Police cars

A "Blues Brothers" special?

cobbadog wrote: A "Blues Brothers" special?

Yes, it's a tribute car going by the number plate and the speaker on the roof at Juliet.

Sam & Dave on the 8-track.

Jarrod.

asw120 wrote: Sam & Dave on the 8-track.

Jarrod.

Soothe me baby, soothe me...

Southbound wrote:

asw120 wrote: Sam & Dave on the 8-track.

Jarrod.

Soothe me baby, soothe me...

Only years later I found out that some of the the Blues Brothers actually played on the Sam & Dave records and for other Stax artists, e.g.; Otis Redding.
Jarrod.

Roderick

2 Dec 2019 Ford Ranger Raptor police car earns its stripes
UK Police stepping up from tiny hatches to the muscly Raptor
Pint-sized police cars in the UK – such as the Fiat Panda – have for years been ridiculed because crooks could get away even on foot.
But UK cops could soon have the last laugh: police across Britain are testing a Ford Ranger Raptor for special duties.
While the fully decked out Ford Ranger Raptor is not likely to replace the fleet of BMW and Volvo sedans, wagons and SUVs that UK traffic police now widely use, the desert-racer pick-up is being assessed by various regions for suitability in specialist areas.
UK has 48 police forces across the country and while not all of them will get a chance to test the Ford Ranger Raptor, it is booked out far and wide in the coming months.
A Ford spokesperson told Autocar UK: “We are not just playing dress-up”.
The Ford Ranger Raptor has been completely decked out with operational police equipment and will spend time in real-world policing situations.
The pick-up was prepared by Ford UK’s special vehicles division in Essex, but other than police markings, lights and radio equipment the vehicle is in showroom standard condition.
A statement from Ford UK says South Wales police are among the first to trial the Ranger Raptor pick-up, with other jurisdictions to follow.
Ford UK has also put on the road a police-pack version of the high performance Ford Focus ST wagon, which could be used for highway patrol duties.
In the coming months both vehicles will be on loan at no cost to each of the 48 police divisions.
Unlike Australian police fleets which are run by the states and territories, police vehicles in the UK are operated by the 48 police regions.
It is not the first time UK police have been tempted with high-performance loan vehicles.
Previous limited-deployment pursuit cars in the UK have included Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Subaru WRX and Lexus IS-F performance sedans.
Meanwhile Ford Australia says there are currently no plans to offer a Ford Ranger Raptor to local police fleets for assessment.
However, NSW Police do have a large fleet of base model Rangers for general duties work, while the NSW Highway Patrol currently has a US Ford F-150 Raptor as a promotional vehicle.
< www.drive.com.au/news/ford-ranger-raptor...-stripes-122876.html >

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The remaining two.

Roderick

Roderick

9 Dec 2019 High-powered Mercedes-Benz joins Victoria Police highway patrol fleet
The new Vic Pol Mercs will replace ageing Commodore fleet
Victoria is about to roll out high-powered, police-only Mercedes-Benz wagons to replace highway patrol Holden Commodore V8s, as most states get close to retiring their remaining fleets of Australian-made pursuit cars.
It might look like an ordinary Mercedes-Benz wagon but this model is not available to the general public and has almost twice as much power as the showroom version.
It has the same acceleration as a Holden Commodore V8 – 0 to 100kmh in about 5.0 seconds – but uses about one-third of the fuel because it is a hi-tech diesel.
The Victoria Police Mercedes will also be decked out with the latest speed detection and drug detection equipment, as well as being armed with tiny cameras that can read number plates of passing cars – day or night – and detect wanted vehicles or drivers in milliseconds.
The Mercedes-Benz All-Terrain that has earned its stripes for highway patrol duties is powered by a turbo diesel 3.0-litre six-cylinder versus the standard car’s smaller turbo diesel 2.0-litre four-cylinder.
For the tech heads, the police pack Mercedes has an impressive 250kW of power and a V8-crushing 700Nm of torque. The showroom version available for the public to buy (pictured below) has a modest output of 143kW and 400Nm.
Although Victoria Police has had a couple of Mercedes vehicles on the highway patrol fleet in recent years (such as the GLE 63 SUV and E43 AMG sedan, pictured below) each of those were one-off examples on loan for 12 months.
The first 20 examples of the Mercedes All-Terrain E400d – to give its full name – are due on the road over the summer holidays, but more will follow as Holden Commodore V8s are retired.
As is the case with all highway patrol vehicles, the Mercedes All-Terrain E400d earned a “gold rating” during tests by Victoria Police for “performance, handling and braking”.
“The vehicles will be among those replacing the current Holden Commodore SS wagons, which will be phased out progressively as they approach the end of their lease,” Road Policing Command Superintendent John Fitzpatrick said in a media statement.
The Mercedes' largest boot space in its class provides ample room to carry the range of equipment highway patrol officers are required to carry, he said.
“We’re always evaluating our vehicles to ensure they meet safety standards and match the dynamic work our police do every day,” said Supt Fitzpatrick.
“We look at a number of factors when selecting vehicles to join our fleets and the (Mercedes E400d) stood out as being fit-for-purpose and above all, safe,” said Supt Fitzpatrick.
Victoria Police said the Mercedes’ cabin allows for seamless integration of operational systems and police equipment “without compromising visibility of dashboard displays”.
The Mercedes All-Terrain E400d joins a wide range of highway patrol cars across Australia.
Victoria Police already has large number of BMW 5 Series sedans (illustrated above), BMW X5 SUVs and Volkswagen Passats, the latter split between highway patrol and general duties. In the new year, Victoria Police will also add BMW 5 Series wagons to the highway patrol fleet.
Victoria Police use a mix of 132kW front-drive VW Passats for general duties work, and 206kW all-wheel-drive VW Passats (pictured above) for highway patrol work.
NSW Police continue to use a mix of BMW 5 Series turbo diesel sedans and Chrysler 300 SRT V8s, while Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory are trialling the Kia Stinger turbo V6.
South Australian police have a mix of imported Holden Commodore V6 all-wheel-drive sedans and Kia Sorento SUVs for traffic duties, while the Australian Capital Territory has a mix of VW Passat sedans and wagons, as well as a number of BMWs.
Tasmanian police are trialing all-wheel-drive Subaru Liberty sedans due to the slippery roads.
There is also a number of special purpose vehicles on some fleets: Queensland has deployed a handful of Mercedes C43 AMG sedans for its “Fatal Five”, and a BMW M3 has been spotted in recent months with police lights in the ACT.
Covering both ends of the spectrum, Victoria Police also have a Tesla Model X electric car – the first jurisdiction in Australia to put a fully electric vehicle into service – and a BMW M5 high performance sedan.
However, although the BMW M5 is fully operational, it is only on a 12-month loan to Victoria Police and comes with distance restrictions.
< www.drive.com.au/news/high-powered-merce...ol-fleet-122909.html >
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* Most of the time in the workshop ...keeping the heat off the street

with four photos

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170915F-Melbourne'Age'-policerally. This is an annual ride, raising funds for the families of police killed while on duty. IIRC, this was the year when one of the riders was hit and killed by a speeded drug-affected car driver. I don' know if any of the motorbikes are police ones, and how many are private.
Roderick

With the loss of Holden, forces around Australia have been testing replacements.
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Roderick