some of you young guys may not get this

[dryheat]

Dryheat. I think that the car that started with a c was the Convair. It was the subject of Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe at any Speed"

Nope that was never a cop car(sounds more like a jet). JB's story sure is a home run. -The fuel filter was on the carb and the steel fuel line was connected to that with about a 3" section of hose.- The same problem with the Ford LTD. The rubber gave way and poured gas all over the engine. Seriously; Seriously! Three inches of rubber was all they could come up with? I've witnessed a couple of LTD's burn. The third was my brothers(didn't see the burn), who, luckily had sold the car a week before to someone else(she was OK and had insurance).

[lyman]

Cop car would be the Chevy Caprice Classic,

the last of the RWD Caprice's would fly,

I knew a local Cop that got to test one for his dept on a local highway,
supposed limited to 140 or so top end, and he had it up to 160 on a long straight,,,

the civilian version was badged as a Caprice for the grey haired crowd, and the faster one was the Impala SS

[dryheat]

My apologies. Not Chevy at all. It was a Ford.
-Crown Vic fire forever changes police officer.-
You can look it up.
Jason Schechterle. I can pronouce it, but it's hard to look at the guy.
Our local channels would make a point of showing him. He went back to work for a while, and then disappeared. Just bad luck.
End of story.

[JB White]

Some of Fords better ideas weren't good at all. However the patrolmen I knew loved their Crown Vic's. When the departments began changing over to the SUV platforms, most of the senior guys begged to go out in the remaining CV's in the fleet.

Wonky police cars: Any of the Houstonians here remember the HPD's AMC Gremlins? Going back to the 70's.
I think the cruisers were Dodge Monaco's.

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Some of Fords better ideas weren't good at all. However the patrolmen I knew loved their Crown Vic's. When the departments began changing over to the SUV platforms, most of the senior guys begged to go out in the remaining CV's in the fleet.

Wonky police cars: Any of the Houstonians here remember the HPD's AMC Gremlins? Going back to the 70's.
I think the cruisers were Dodge Monaco's.

[Hal O'Peridol]

My apologies. Not Chevy at all. It was a Ford.
-Crown Vic fire forever changes police officer.-
You can look it up.
Jason Schechterle. I can pronouce it, but it's hard to look at the guy.
Our local channels would make a point of showing him. He went back to work for a while, and then disappeared. Just bad luck.
End of story.

I watch a lot of "cop" TV, the real stufff, not drama.

Jason Schechterle has been on several episodes of A&E network's "The First 48". Interesting to know the back story on his accident.

[dryheat]

AMC Gremlin police cars? That sounds like something from a funny movie.

[JB White]

You're right, it does. But I kid you not. They were used mostly in the downtown area.

[Ltdave]

the chevy youre thinking of is the Citation. it was the X body car...

Oldsmobile Omega
Pontiac Phoenix
Buick Skylark

1980-1985

[lyman]

the chevy youre thinking of is the Citation. it was the X body car...

Oldsmobile Omega
Pontiac Phoenix
Buick Skylark

1980-1985

and all were POS's

[kj47]

Had a 1971 1600cc, wife had a 73 2000cc both were coupes. we got a 1977 wagon 2300cc. The 1600cc was one tough engine, was a english ford, the2000 & 2300 chewed up cams. The wagon was good in snow, the coupes not.