I Bought A Fully Loaded Police Patrol Vehicle! Chevy Caprice PPV! 

I'm really shocked that this car was sold that way and wasn't stripped of all this equipment.

As a former deputy fire chief and police officer I can say that the fleet manager screwed the pooch on that sale. Live ammunition is never to be left behind in any sale. Period. And honestly I'm kinda surprised to see a vehicle fully equipped sold to the general public. I have bought and purchased many retired police vehicles and the only way I got them equipped was to verify my employment as a fire chief and officer. Or show proof of dealer license etc.

That is an Australian made Holden Caprice sedan, of which a few thousand made it across to the USA and Canada, not to mention New Zealand, South Africa and the Middle East. Holden (GMH) ceased local production a few years ago, so don't count on any warranty or spare parts support, especially as this is a 2013 build. But surely, Chevy locally has got some spares stock. Still. a beast of a car, even without the police goodies!

I own a 2014 Statesman CapriceV. Here in Australia, you can get parts everywhere for this car. It's not hard to find. Your model locally is known as A Holden Statesman WM model in Australia. If you need help trying to source parts, just let me know and I would be happy to look locally for you and put you in contact with the right people. Holden spare parts are also available through Holden, depending on what it is. Just a tip also, mine was running engine light and we couldn't work it out. Then realized the fuel was the issue. Since running mine on 98 octanes, no engine light and it's now been 2 years. I remember when Holden got the contract to import the stateman to the USA for the police department. It was all over the news before they shut holden down on Oct 2017 and no more locally made vehicles. Everything rebranded to Chevy or GMH. Australian Police here decided on the Chrysler SRT, BMW 530d, Kia Stinger and the BMW X5.

Spider eggs below the hood? This car really shows off its Australian origin.

Dude. Get yourself a prosecutor or lawyer to write a letter saying that you got it this way to avoid trouble if you get pulled over.

Police departments saw right through this. It’s made in Australia so getting parts was tough. I mean it does look fun.

When you are connecting a battery always connect POSITIVE FIRST. This is to prevent any accidental short circuits by tools. Same thing when boosting a dead battery Positive first, then ground last on the boosting battery.

Built in Adelaide, South Australia at the Elizabeth plant in the Northern suburbs. This model is based on the Holden Caprice once sold in Australia however, as US police cars, they were the basic poverty pack models. Last Caprices rolled of the production line in 2017 and were fitted with the 6.2 liter V8 from late 2015 on wards.

Man I really gotta buy a retired police car.

Yesterday I bought a 2010 Dodge Charger Pursuit at auction here in Idaho that still has all the Sheriff stuff & it's silver-grey color with the Hemi. I'll pick it up in a couple of days.

Bahahhahhahaha "Out with the old and in with the new" lol chris fix moment

I was just watching a video about police cars and they were talking about the crown Vic and it reminded me of this channel, I haven’t watched on of your videos in years,

As a USA Sheriff's Deputy and proud owner of a Pontiac G8 GXP,...lets just say back in 2013 when we retired the crown vic's I was pissed we went with the Dodge Chargers and not these...

Before it was a caprice it was an Australian Holden Commodore VE. You might not be able to buy the civi model there, but here you can....and a whole bunch of versions. Sedans, wagons.....and the utes. V8 or V6, and parts are abundant. Might actually pay to try n find a wrecker here that will post stuff. Get a full list of what you need and they might just send the lot and you could potentially save a few bucks.

These are Aussie cars and commonly driven on our roads 😂

The caprice has always been my favorite Chevy sedan. Good video man!

The baton you found in the car looks like a Ninja Nate Woodworking custom cocobolo wood baton, They're like $200. Bet whoever lost that wasn't happy.

In my 24 year career, this was my favorite cruiser of all time. Mine was unmarked, however. The best way to describe this car is a four door corvette.

a couple of years back my brother bought a MSPD used Ford Crown Victoria not sure on the year but that thing was a beautey. he had a ton of fun with that old thing.

I understand your excitement. A few years back I got a 2004 P71 Crown Vic that was ordered special for the county and it was used by the water dept director. it had 77k miles on it. Never used as police unit but had all the goodies as ordered. I lucked out big time.

Rick? I'm searching for old junk out of LAPD vehicles, such as ticketbooks, blanco speeding tickets, a neon yellow police traffic vest and all the stuff that usually ends up in the trashcan. I collect LAPD items, but here Germany, it's hard to find such things.

Dam I can't belive how they sell them equipped like that, I bought a 2014 a few years ago, they took everything off,They only left the crap,,,the cage, one spotlight, no controller, nothing, Took every emergency light, including the hide-away bulbs and wiring !

80k miles but you can times that by 10 in idle time with engine running while donuts were eaten and naps were taken 😂

What a wonderful find/purchase. The only thing missing was a nail-clipper and filer, but other than that amazing! :)

It's just a rebadged a Holden Caprice, Made in Adelaide, Australia, Where they were a upmarket model (Longer wheel base) of the Holden Commodore (G8 and SS). Where anyone could buy one

Many places In America, you can get that registered as an emergency vehicle, and keep the police technology. You have to be a volunteer service to do so.

It’s a cake walk to extend those wires. Who ever built that car took their time with the wiring!!! Great video!!

I once rode in a retired police vehicle that had been modified with monster truck tires for off-road purposes around the are in the Mojave Desert.

This is so cool! I just bought a 2012 caprice ppv with the 6.0 fully equipped police equipment. And she's phantom black

respect to america for trusting and buying australian made cars... sadly we don't produce cars locally anymore.. now most holden/ford drivers have switched to mustangs and chevy/ford/dodge trucks so at least we are supporting our closest allies.

I love how you used Chisfixs out with the old and in with the new

This model is the Aussie developed Zeta platform that underpinned the 5th gen Camaros, so a more accurate comparison would be a 4 door Camaro. It’s weird for us Aussies to see the (luxury model in AU) Caprice body, but with basic trim and dash fitted. I spun out when I saw an export Caprice LS too. Base model (omega) interior, and basic plastic exterior parts, but all in the long wheelbase body. It was as though they made a long wheelbase omega. The PPV is similar (omega spec) with its components. I was lucky enough to walk the line at Holden in 2011 and see these in production. I really wanted a broadcast sheet, but they wouldn’t let me take one :( Some of the unique PPV parts were fitted on the line, and many of the unnecessary parts were left off (like a lot of trim). A lot more work was completed by the agencies in the states to turn them into patrol vehicles. The foot operated park brake is unique, and clearly had to be fitted to make room for all the Police equipment. The regular VE/WM had a console mounted handbrake that had the lever on the relevant side to the steering wheel. VF/WN went electric with a switch. That would have made their life easier when converting the PPV. The spider eggs are probably from the Aussie redbacks that hitched a ride over on the boat 😂 (I know, they fumigate them, it’s a joke!)

i used to work for a company in the Netherlands Wich install these goodies on emergency vehicles like lights and radios... if you find the two way radio let me know witch one it is.

Very cool! I bought a Caprice out of Richmond CA last year...had a lot of same stuff that yours has, but only 15k miles.

“They never sold them to the general public” Yeah because you aren’t Australian 😂

Hey if there is a radio in the trunk I could really really use it

i sometimed wondered what happened to the caprice

Great video Rick! i've been watching for 3 years now love the videos keep up the great work

they say negative first when removing battery cables. When connecting them it’s positive first. No sparks.

That clear tube was to vent gases that are released by batteries instead of letting it build up in the interior

Clean, dirty but clean

Positive first then negative to prevent sparking 😇 I always wanted a retired service car to modify to my liking.. maybe drop it a few inches 😎

I’m a oh fan been watching for 3 years

There’s no way they sold it with the computer still in there

That what goes into the Side of the battery is when the battery over chrages that the battery acid doesent damage stuff

Makes me miss my old Pontiac G8

She’d make a good addition to the District 76 fleet.

I am amazed at what they left in the car surely they would have removed the sensitive equipment and also the decals on the outside. I am pretty sure this would not happen in Australia.

just one battery is rather odd. normally you want the lights and radios to have their own. so you know, you can still move it after it has done blinky blinky for half a day or so.

What an awesome video, great job!!👍

I would love to see the lights on at night 😮

Such a cool car! That baby can fly on the highway. You should paint it black and call it Black Widow.

The ChrisFix reference LMAOO

When reconnecting battery always negative last , when disconnecting the battery negative first .

I cant believe they sold that fully loaded im questioning the legality of that but whatever

why can’t my cleaning lady be that cool? she just enjoys taking percs

Great video Rick! Can’t wait to meet you one day 🤙🏻

Damn... Free Tough book... thats a win.

Sweeeeer love it, normally i dont like cops or cop cars, but maaaannnn you make those cars look sweeet👍👍💯💯✌

I would luv do be able to buy an ex lapd caprice black and white fully equipped and bring back to Adelaide Australia where they were built. I spoke to a friend of mine who is a police officer and in her thinking it wouldn't be illegal to drive here. Have loved the black and whites LAPD of course since watching Adam 12 way back.

Yo bro sounded like Chris fix for a second 😂

Bro, this thing needs a supercharger and some headers

Been a watcher for a long time, keep up the amazing work

That is for the battery was for an Apex 8000 radio radio

I wonder who put the ninja Lego there😂😂😂

Helluva score you have man , lotsa goodies i bet.

I envy you bro. Great find and purchase.

love the Piss tub rear seating mmmm lol!

3:56 was amazing @chris fix

Plenty of those washer bottle caps here in Australia

I wanna know if he found that radio... and if he wants to sell that toughbook!

Retired police cars in Canada? All that is left to tell it was a cop car is the black and white paintjob. You'd NEVER see all this stuff and lights left on!!!

3:56 😂😂😂 chirsfix

i like that Chrisfix voice when you changed that battery

Cops tend to not like light bars with red/blue lights. Suggest you cover them up.

the tube coming out of the battery is a vent tube becase of the potential of dangerous gasses being released from the battery

Cannot believe all the Police Equipment incl Laptop left in this Caprice. Bonkers.

Should have did research before buying.... I thought about getting a 9c3 unmarked Caprice....glad I didn't... The car is actually made by GMs, Holden in Australia. Holden closed its doors a few years ago. Long story short, it's hard to get parts for the Caprice and if you do, they're more expensive than American car parts.. Good luck...if it was me, I'd recondition the car, strip it, paint, make it look, "street appearance" then sell it....

Convert it to a sleeper and make it lol like a normal car but it is tuned and has a blower

I believe the hose on the battery is just a ventalation hose

Dude!!!!! I would soooOOoo buy that in a heartbeat! and it came with all that free stuff AND a free pet black widow under the hood !!! Weird that it doesn't have a redline on the tach ... I guess you can just rev it too the moon and back without any sweat.

#handcuffs also, what radio did you find as I’m looking for a Motorola APX also. Love the videos

Jeez it still has the laptop. I really want to see you boot that thing.

Man that's a big ass black widow spider

This guy never tells us where we can buy these 😊

That would be cool to leave on the lights on and change them to purple

Just think all those emergency lights you have to take off and send back

these are Aussie made cars calle Holden caprice. great car last of the holdens

Chris fix out with the old and in with the new

I NO WHAT IS your biscuit it is a black Widow😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Not bad for a bad ass aussie Holden

Originally sold as a VE Commodore manufactured and sold by General Motors Holden Australia.

My Dad's cop car is a Ford explorer Max out

Sport mode picked up a whole second

I used to drive one of these as a taxi. Can confirm they were quick lol.

You got some great movie & tv cars

loose hub cap ! I have a ford police intercepter utility that had the same clicking sound

The fact that you can buy these is crazy to me.

I get the baton I love collecting them my grandfather was a police officer