Re: Police cars--A must read.

[scirocco.gtx@juno.com (Mark A Peele)]

Not many were made though . . . it wasn't very popular with John Q.
Public

Mark . . .
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
*BIRTH*SCHOOL*WORK*DEATH*
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From: "Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>
To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Subject: Re: Police cars--A must read.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 11:32:55 -0400
Message-ID: <35E57C27.8F80C5CF@gsinet.net>
References: <19980826.113926.5030.1.Scirocco.GTX@juno.com>

I know plenty of people who have Impala SS's... and I think that if I
wanted to
look like a badass drug dealer, I would buy one too. They are
scary-looking. :
)
    -Josiah
    '83 Scirocco
    '84 GTi
    '86 Scirocco 8v
    '87 QSW
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah/


Mark A Peele wrote:

> I assume all Impalas/Caprices to be cops - until I can get a good look
at
> the car . . .
>
> Almost nobody else (other than Taxis) bought these boats.
>
> Mark . . .
> Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
> Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
> *BIRTH*SCHOOL*WORK*DEATH*
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> From: "Aaron D. Patton" <apatton1@airmail.net>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: Re: Police cars--A must read.
> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 19:16:38 -0500
> Message-ID: <010c01bdd086$cbb0d240$293088cf@mephisto>
>
> I have seen two different Impala SS Texas DPS (Dept. of Public
> Safety=state
> cops) cars in the past year or so.  One was metallic maroon and the
other
> was black, both had the stock 17" whls and dark tinted windows. 
Neither
> was
> distinguishable as a cop car, until they had their lights going.
>
> Aaron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jason. miller <j.miller@shaw.wave.ca>
> To: veritech@fix.net <veritech@fix.net>
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Date: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 7:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Police cars--A must read.
>
> Yikes, thats scary!  Imaging what he would feel like if you raced &
beat
> him
> in
> one of our German rockets?  :)
>
> --> Jason "Honda Killer" Miller.
>
> Kris Rayner wrote:
>
> > Read this.  I found it at a place called the "Speedtrap Bible".
> > Think about it before you race that riceburner at the stoplight.
> >
> > It's a myth that they only use 'obvious' cars. In the UK this would
> > mean Range Rovers, Vauxhall Cavaliers etc. I've known people to be
> > pulled over by an unmarked Volkswagen Scirocco amongst other things.
> > More recently I've had reports from around the country of various
> > unmarked cars. Not that it's much use to you, the reader, unless
> > you're carrying around a laptop with an internet connection, but
> > here's what's been reported to me so far:
> >
> > ïBrighton area in Sussex - metallic gunmetal grey Vauxhall Astra with
> > 5-spoke alloy wheels, lowered suspension and blacked-out windows -
> > it's an unmarked car complete with speed-measuring equipment and
> > hidden blue lights. Max Power magazine have also mentioned a black
BMW
> > M3 with 17inch Evolution alloys.
> > ïHampshire police are tooling around
> > in a burgundy Subaru Impreza turbo, mostly along the M27, kitted out
> > with LADAR guns. They also have a de-badged dark blue BMW M3 which
> > frequents the A3M/M27 area.
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> >                    Kris Rayner
> >     1981 VW Scirocco S - Soon to be a 16V :)-
> >             "What, behind the rabbit?"
> >                 veritech@fix.net
> >         http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/2422/
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