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1957 Chevrolet 150 Military Police Car Owned By A Chevy Collector And Former Mp Who Drove A Car Identical To Th Military Police 57 Chevy Bel Air Police Cars

1994 LT1 V8 Introduced For Caprice.

. When General Motors discontinued the large rear-wheel Caprice after 1996 Chevrolet spent years trying to win favor of police departments with products that never provided the complete package of power and toughness. Built on the Tahoe foundation Tahoe PPV features a 53L engine exceptional handling a spacious interior and the ability to handle heavy loads. The Chrysler Enforcer from the early 1960s.

Motorcycle Unit image courtesy Pat Kirrane. The Mercury Monterey of the late 1960s and early 70s. It also provides smart features like police-specific front-row seats to.

The Chevrolet Bel Air is a full-size car produced by Chevrolet for the 19501975 model yearsInitially only the two-door hardtops in the Chevrolet model range were designated with the Bel Air name from 1950 to 1952. The Ford Torino of the early 1970s. Ford Crown Victoria K-9 unit photo by rwcar4.

2004 Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Andrew Size. Light bars were streamlined. Old cars went out of style while new designs became popular.

The real Caprice 9C1 won the Michigan State Police Patrol Vehicle Tests in 1987 in its second year as a police car and continued to win the tests every year until GM killed it at the end of 1996 lusting after SUV profits. Here are just some of the key police cars through history. 1993 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Police.

With the 1953 model year the Bel Air name was changed from a designation for a unique body shape to a premium level of trim applied across a number of. Thrusting the Chevrolet Impala Police model was a 39-liter Vortec V-6 engine generating 233 horsepower and 240 pound-foot of torque. The top-trim versions of the street-car 409 churned out an astonishing 425 horsepower while the Bill Grumpy Jenkins-tuned NHRA cars could run the quarter mile in under 13 seconds.

The Ford LTD of the 1970s. The LT1 V8 makes its first appearance in the Caprice 9C1 making it one of the fastest police cars ever. GM has shut down production at the Michigan plant responsible for assembling the Bolt EV.

Chevrolet Tahoe with Detroit MI car photo by rwcar4. 2005 Chevrolet Impala image courtesy Dominik Fiszer. The Chevrolet Caprice had a distinguished career as a law reinforcement vehicle during the 1980s and 1990s.

Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Steve Wright. Chicago Illinois Police. The Impala Police cars 39-liter engine featured Active Fuel.

Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Steve Wright. Both groups of options are found on the production code sticker which on most modern GM vehicles is located in the glove box. The Chicago Police Department is the second largest police department in the United States after the New York City NY Police Dept.

The Chevrolet Biscayne of the 1960s. Pickup trucks are used for truck enforcment. The 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicle has been engineered to give officers an advantage in a variety of situations.

The CHP uses other types of vehicles for special units such as truck enforcement or for use in areas where cars can go like off road or mountain areas. Considered a fleet vehicle by General Motors the 9C1 package is considered a Special Equipment Options SEO code as opposed to a Regular Production Order RPO code. 9C1 is a code used by Chevrolet in reference to a vehicle intended for use as a police car.

The last 9C1. Additionally the engine transmission and the power steering unit on the 2008 Chevrolet Impala Police car received specialized cooling accessories. There is no other police vehicle that can claim such an unparalelled record of excellence except for maybe the Crown.

Pittsburgh PA Police Cars. 2005 Chevrolet Impala image courtesy Dominik. 94 Chevy Caprice Classic Police.

For mountain and bad weather areas of the state the CHP has used vehicles such as Ford Expedition Chevrolet Tahoe Chevrolet Suburban Jeep.

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