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This video looks like a catalog of every possible video transition and effect that you could get. And it’s got problems with the wrong model years. And not to mention the fact that the still shots they show are far too short to actually see what’s going on. I will pass.
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I cannot believe you people left off the most successful and enduring police vehicles of all time that lasted from 1990 until the end of production in 2011. The Ford Crown Victoria Police Intercepter. One of the most iconic police cars ever built.
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The cops that chased my 79 Charger said they liked anything with a 383 Dodge or Plymouth They also said my Charger was uncatchable and that I proved many times
Plymouth Fury, Crown Vics, and the Caprice were the best in my opinion. They never did get rid of the Mustangs. They used them today and the mid to late 90s. Foxbody didn't stop til 2004. Have to remember the Foxbody's like the Fairmonts.
This list sucks .. Title reads 1970's cars at numbers 2 and 1 are 80's up... you didn't even list the best which started every police force wanting to use pony cars . AMC AMX JAVELIN which should be number 1 for fastest and best chase car that let criminals know that Alabama wasn't a place that played around . You will be caught! Next plymouth Belvedere wasn't the star car for all adam 12 episodes . Season 1,2,3 had 67, 68 , 69 Belvedere respectively. 4th season had a Satellite, the fifth until end of series they used AMC Matador.
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A good friend of mine was the mechanic for a small city. He was called out to tow in one of the 82 Mustang pursuit cars. The officer reported he was nearing 100 mph in a pursuit when the engine let go. The Mustang was stuck in second gear. The officer was used to automatics and in the excitement of the chase forgot about shifting.
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Most of those big Mopar cop cars were running the 440 V8. For the sake of parts ordering most kept their 440 V8s even into the late 1970s when Chrysler dropped the engine. And the 1 cop car of all time will be the Ford CVPI existing from 1979 to 2012 as the panther platform. At one point CVPIs were in service from coast to coast
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Pete Malloy: You know what this is? Jim Reed: Yes sir, it's a police car. Pete Malloy: This black and white patrol car has an overhead valve V8 engine. It develops 325 horsepower at 4800 RPM's. It accelerates from 0 to 60 in seven seconds; it has a top speed of 120 miles an hour. It's equipped with a multi channeled DFE radio and an electronic siren capable of admitting three variables, wail, yelp, and alert. It also serves as an outside radio speaker and public address system. The automobile has two shotgun racks, one attached to the bottom portion of the front seat, one in the vehicle trunk. Attached to the middle of the dash, illuminated by a single bulb is a hot sheet desk. Fastened to which you will always make sure is the latest one off the teletype before you ever roll. Jim Reed: Yes sir. Pete Malloy: It's your life insurance and mine. You take care of it and it'll take care of you. Jim Reed: Yes sir. You want me to drive?
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Indiana State Police did high speed training with the Camaro on the Indy 500 track. Yep 170 is in the range. They were doing maneuvers over 140. Santos lived in Indiana, and it’s likely he witnessed some of that.
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I had a 95 9C1 Caprice. I drove it for 13 years. It was the best car I ever owned and was a lot of fun, I would blow Mustang GTs and IROCs into the weeds on a routine basis
@@Bluesmobile3 Had a full built Turbocharged 1998 Acura integra GS-R. I specially built an entire separate engine for it. I had a viper killing 525 horsepower on pump gas. On 130 octane Avgas I hit 560. On the street I had to pull out easy so as to avoid blowing up my ring gear. By the 150 foot mark I was spooled up and had 20 pounds of boost ( 15 on 94 octane Sunoco) I smoked many a Mustang and camero both street and strip. One night I was coming home and I didn’t see the state trooper in his caprice 9c1. I saw the lights coming off the exit and I stood on it. He couldn’t catch up. I was way too far to get a plate read and like most imports I had a police scanner in my car. They might be fast enough but not against something that was built to decimate all. After I lost the state trooper on the highway I got off the highway and went backroads home. I outran him before he could get a plate, color or make. When we raced you definitely had to be able to outrun the cops. These days a boat like a caprice would get eaten alive
Jay has been a Super car guy . When I watched The Tonight Show I loved when he showed us about all the cars that he had.When watch cars shows on cable. That was another place I saw his cars too. He has so many really cool rides.
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The picture at 1:19 shows a very rare swedish 911 police car. Just a handful was bought in the mid/late 60's. I believe at least one of them is preserved to this day.
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Love the Camaro and i am a Chevy man but you got to give it up for the Ford Crown Victoria....that joker could take a beating and still roll.... drove one on patrol from 1992-2005
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Noting that some who watch this and videos like this actually drove police vehicles from the 70s and 80s and having differing opinions, I’ll offer mine. As durability is a desirable feature for a police car, I don’t think any of them match the reputations established by the 60s - 70s Dodges and Plymouths, although the Crown Victoria PIs from the mid 80s through the end of the line are pretty hard to beat. The SSP Mustangs as well as the consumer 5.0s we’re great cars and affordable, but had a tendency to overheat as the speedometer needle hit 130 mph. The three-core radiator wasn’t sufficient to keep the 302 cool at sustained high rpms. The Border Patrol bought its last Ramchargers in 1985. They were not anything special other than local “war wagon conversions” to defend against rock attacks - might have had a heavy duty alternator but the engines were 318 two barrels. The last one i drove seemed to have a top speed of about 75. The Broncos with independent front suspensions handled better on and off the road, and took a pretty good beating. Not mentioned but should have been were the last of the 70s B-body Plymouths and Dodges. They were great police vehicles. The Matadors and a o as were never popular in my part of the world. When one department decided to go small, they did it with six cylinder Volaris. Not a stellar moment. The Novas got a lot of media attention - at least from the magazines, but don’t think they sold all that well. I seem to remember a magazine article on smaller police vehicles from 1975 which featured the Nova. Volvo had entered their 164e police car as used by Swedish police. Performance wise, it was close to the Nova. Remember in the 70 s, American law enforcement was used to operating with full frame passenger cars with big trunks and decent interior space. None of the “compacts” of the time had big trunks or decent interior space except for the Volvo, and they cost too much. American fleet maintenance wasn’t always that great so something like a Porsche 911 was a non starter.
You didn’t see the downsized 1979 to 1983 Malibu 9C1s the pa state police got cursed with. They had the 305 mini small block to make matters worse. For sone reason they served ( fairly briefly) alongside the 1983 and up box Caprice 9c1 ( much preferred over the Malibu) and the first 1984 and up Ford Crown Victoria P71s
@@matthewcaughey8898 my home town department replaced six cylinder Volaris with V-8 Fairmonts that were the converted to propane, then the Malibus. The Malibus at that department may have been V-6s, although I may be confusing them with the full size non PI Chevys that the department had to “borrow” from one of the utility departments and install radios, lights and sirens because the budget at the time did not include enough to keep the fleet running. Seems like by the mid 80s everyone started getting tired of that drama and buying vehicles more intended for LE use. During the Volari days, air conditioner belts were even removed so officers couldn’t needlessly waste gas on hot days. I became an explorer in the late 70s but didn’t begin my LE career until 1990. Nevertheless, there were still examples from the mid 80s still in the fleets so I got to enjoy both the mid 80s Crowns and Caprices. Was exposed to 70s Plymouths, Torinos, LTDs and LTD IIs, and Volaris from the explorer program. Those late 70s Malibus were popular with drag racers later on.
Late 70:s Dodge Monaco and Plymouth Fury, these were featured in lots of tv shows and movies in the late 70:s and early 80:s 👍 As for other eras : Chevrolet Caprice and Ford Crown Victoria. Also the picture of the Black and white Porsche 911 which says : POLIS on the door, is from Sweden, yes, in the 1970:s, 13 Porsches were used on the Swedish motorways to catch speeders, pretty interesting fact. Another very popular police car in Sweden in the 70:s was the Plymouth Valiant, which was loved for it's size and it's great Slant 6 engine 👍
Actually, modern police cars have the same powertrain as their civilian counterparts. Because they are at least 150 lbs heavier than their civvy twins due to equipment added they are slower. In the case of the popular Dodge Charger the difference is larger as LEO cars get the old 5 speed auto instead of the superior Mercedes 8 speed, they also have a low gear lockout at 25 mph. This means that LEO Chargers are a full second slower in the quarter mile, running low 14s vs low 13s. Those planning to flee should know that some highway patrols, including FHP are using 392 Charger 'Scat Packs'. With these 6.4L 485 hp HEMI's they run mid 12's and top out at 168 mph. [sources: ALLPAR forums, C/D and Motor Trend mags]
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My local sheriff's told me the fastest squad cars they have are the Ford Interceptor. It's based on the Taurus, and is thev3.5 V-6, but has twin turbos. He claims it's faster than their Charger squad cars
It depends on what kind of service, it is ordered for. City cars, are built with low differential gears, to get up to speed quickly, to catch people. Highway cars are built with high end differentials, for high speed pursuit. I drove a highway car, that was going to Georgia in the late 70s. It was slow off the line, but at 50 mph, it would set you back in the seat.
