Joseph Burke
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Traded for this ord girl yesterday! dress it up like a cop car maybe? I don't know but pretty pleased with myself .
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Joseph Burke
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Last tagged in 84, driven for 12 years then parked for 34
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Carmine says it again perfectly.
Joseph Burke
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Hahahaha
Joseph Burke
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Better than ending up a durby car I guess? Barely
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
Carmine says it again perfectly.
Thanks. I just realized the seatbelt in my formal example does make it look like a sedan. I'll have to re-do my powerpoint slide.
Joseph Burke
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Step by step directions exactly what I needed
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Damn, a NYB looks good with BWs and dog dishes....
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
A derby car destroys the car. Riding around in a make-believe cop car hurts your soul.
Joseph Burke
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You make a good point
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
As long as it isn't a rot box, I'd get it running, clean it up and flip it. Unless you want a second car? Un-f'ed-with cars are getting harder to find.
Paint up a 4 door hardtop as a cruiser (or a luxury car, or a K-car, or whatever) and anyone who knows anything will think you're in make-believe land.
Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
Check out the movie sugarland express for some inspiration, lots of 72 polara cop cars.
Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
Yes, I am an enabler.
Joseph Burke
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Lol yeah I'm not 100% sure what to do with it yet first thing is make it run then decide if I need another project
Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
I'm saving this for reference material.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Stop it!
Y'all are just a little hung up on "black and whites". You're forgetting about the MANY "undercover" or "detective's" cars that might have had similar HP orientations. Especially with a 4dr ht, that might make more sense.
My '80 Newport is the same color some TX Game Warden cars were. When I put the Magnum GT 15x7s on it, added the factory dual exhausts, I noticed that when I was in the right hand lane with the cruise at 55mph (when that was the national speed limit), that cars approaching quickly from the rear would see that "cop car" shape, the factory rear exhaust pipes, and wide wheels, then slow down and carefully get closer. For good measure, I added a small rectangular box to the lh side of the package tray. After they gingerly got closer, saw no other law enforcement items, they continued on their way. I'd laugh to myself and wait for "the next show".
I also got second looks from some local county law enforcement people, too, as they met me on the highway. They recognized that shape and wide wheels. Not unlike the time I rented a new Crown Vic for a weekend. It was a generic beige metallic. Local cops wanted to see who was driving that car, as if it was somebody they knew, but didn't.
Everybody's done the "cop car", do the detectives' car. More fun. Keep the existing hub caps for good measure, with possibly some repro 15x7 wheels. IF you can find a Certified speedometer and such, more the better.
FUN with Chrysler Products continues!
CBODY67
My '80 Newport is the same color some TX Game Warden cars were. When I put the Magnum GT 15x7s on it, added the factory dual exhausts, I noticed that when I was in the right hand lane with the cruise at 55mph (when that was the national speed limit), that cars approaching quickly from the rear would see that "cop car" shape, the factory rear exhaust pipes, and wide wheels, then slow down and carefully get closer. For good measure, I added a small rectangular box to the lh side of the package tray. After they gingerly got closer, saw no other law enforcement items, they continued on their way. I'd laugh to myself and wait for "the next show".
I also got second looks from some local county law enforcement people, too, as they met me on the highway. They recognized that shape and wide wheels. Not unlike the time I rented a new Crown Vic for a weekend. It was a generic beige metallic. Local cops wanted to see who was driving that car, as if it was somebody they knew, but didn't.
Everybody's done the "cop car", do the detectives' car. More fun. Keep the existing hub caps for good measure, with possibly some repro 15x7 wheels. IF you can find a Certified speedometer and such, more the better.
FUN with Chrysler Products continues!
CBODY67
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Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
I learned from all the others on here though?
might make a good taxi too
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