The best police car?

[AM04ARO]

Best colour too.....

[BO55 VXR]

[BigNige]

[hsvgtscoupe]

AM04ARO said:

Best colour too.....

hehehehe... aint seen this one in ages, I remember when HSV loaned it to Vic police in 2004 and I actually got pulled over by it a few months later in Melbourne when driving the GTS Coupe!! It used to hang around a lot near my office in Kensington, Melb. Bastard cost me nearly $200 and 3 points for answering my mobile! Not often a GTO gets one up on a GTS!

[Dan_S V8]

haha, did he at least appreciate the car you were driving?

[hsvgtscoupe]

Dan_S V8 said:

haha, did he at least appreciate the car you were driving?

wasn't the appropriate time for a "mines better than yours" convo... you leave Vic traffic coppers well alone - they are all front bums in my book.

[Checkitoot]

oxford police have them also available in black for those really high speed chases

[hsvgtscoupe]

Checkitoot said:

oxford police have them also available in black for those really high speed chases

please elaborate??? I live in Orrxfooord

[Stigmundfreud]

hsvgtscoupe said:

Checkitoot said:

oxford police have them also available in black for those really high speed chases

please elaborate??? I live in Orrxfooord

I believe that thames valley were going to be using a monaro

[wasted years]

Not quite - Vectra's with Monaro engines so I'm told.

[hsvgtscoupe]

wasted years said:

Not quite - Vectra's with Monaro engines so I'm told.

Elaborate more please..... surely not???? now there is an interesting car I'd like to belt round a track - sounds like a new Torana for those Holden enthusiast amongst us??? Surely not front wheel drive though?

Edited by hsvgtscoupe on Tuesday 13th February 17:51

[Island boy hsv]

Quite a bit of work getting the Monaro lump into a Vectra. Did not think the Police had that sort of money any more?

[BO55 VXR]

Surely if they want a high-speed pursuit car, they'd just buy something like an M5...Doing that sort of work would never happen, they would never be able to sell the car afterwards.

[Vxr Darren]

BO55 VXR said:

Surely if they want a high-speed pursuit car, they'd just buy something like an M5...Doing that sort of work would never happen, they would never be able to sell the car afterwards.

I'd buy it For the right price.

Darren

[Demolition Man]

Very difficult having a 2 door police car.....

a. You need 4 doors for prisoners.
b. You need to carry a shed load of standard kit these days - Monaro boot just doesn't cut the mustard.

[Stigmundfreud]

Demolition Man said:

Very difficult having a 2 door police car.....

a. You need 4 doors for prisoners.
b. You need to carry a shed load of standard kit these days - Monaro boot just doesn't cut the mustard.

04 cv8/vxr does

[qldmick]

The Monaro police car is old news guys. Try this site for some interesting Aussie police cars, www.auspolcars.info Some good stuff in there especially the Vic Highway Patrol Commodore SMART car. What does SMART stand for? Maybe Jules can tell us, eh mate?
There's a 1/18th scale model of it by Biante. Sells at about $130AUD

[hsvgtscoupe]

qldmick said:

What does SMART stand for? Maybe Jules can tell us, eh mate?

It notifies observers that the car contains one or more of the Smug Moronic Arseholes from Road Traffic

[qldmick]

Re the SMART cop car: Silly me, I should have known.
How are ya mate, long time no see? Bet you're still missing the beast.
Met some of your blokes from 33 sqn,Richmond NSW at Fairford last year. They brought a 707 over for it's last ever flight before before retiring the type.

[hsvgtscoupe]

All good Mick.. only miss the beast every time I drive