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Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:18:51 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:20:25 AM EDT
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Got to admit that the Guidos got this right
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Italians are far and away #1 in the world for design.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:20:45 AM EDT
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Same here.

"Last of the V-8 Interceptors..."
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:22:05 AM EDT
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Ok I hate NJ as much as the next guy but.....

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Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:35:43 AM EDT
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CA can (and does) eat a bag of dicks, but the B&W with the agency badge on the door is what I consider classic police car livery.  Recognizable, simple and clean.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:38:34 AM EDT
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Got pulled over by a crooked ass Mississippi HWP a couple of years ago. I was only doing eighteen over.  Asshole should have let me go.   Bastard obviously has no problem with some mouth breathers doing ten under in the fast lane.
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Only 18 over? Based on your sorry attitude you probably talked yourself into a ticket.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:40:11 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:42:37 AM EDT
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Ain’t that the truth.

Every time I see one I wonder if it’s a police surplus vehicle or an actual cop car.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:45:52 AM EDT
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I think the picture is what won, not the car.
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In all fairness, it’s pretty hard to take a picture in Nebraska and not have a tornado in the background.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:47:32 AM EDT
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Ok I hate NJ as much as the next guy but.....

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The variation of chinstrap placement really screams "professionalism."
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:52:50 AM EDT
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Why are there two zeros in the spelling?

Now you can’t unsee it
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:54:31 AM EDT
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Black car with white lettering. How original.

GA should have won.
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Yup.  

Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:55:10 AM EDT
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Cool picture!!
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:55:50 AM EDT
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Chargers are the best looking cruiser IMO.  That’s bitchin pic.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 10:57:52 AM EDT
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Because the paint scheme is just weird, the proportions are off, and it's a boring picture?

Other agencies have Challengers, and others look better than that one.

https://www.allpar.com/squads/police-cars/challenger/police-cars.jpg

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The proportions may look a little off, but ask any Floridian; those proportions along with that color scheme with the fde on top make them damn tricky to see.  I spend a fair amount of time in other states, including NY.  Silver troopers stand out like a sore thumb.  The blue trooper cars in NY do a fair job of hiding.

But FL?  Those cars are damn hard to spot in a median or when they’re trying to hide.  And when they’re coming up behind you, the paint scheme tends to break up the shape of the car and make them a bit trickier to spot.

There’s actually a rationale to that paint scheme, beyond putting a lighter color on the roof to try and keep it cool in the sun.  The others are cool, but there’s a lot of function in the FHP color scheme
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:02:01 AM EDT
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If it ain't a Tahoe... then I don't care.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:03:39 AM EDT
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The photo isn't bad but it would have looked cooler with one of the SSP Tahoe's though. I like the way the SSP package drops them.

Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:05:39 AM EDT
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Should get an award for the least threatening looking police dogs too.
Unless you are a tennis ball.

(It is probably a search dog, not a "regular" police working dog)
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:06:56 AM EDT
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Black car with white lettering. How original.

GA should have won.
Yup.  

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Nice
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:07:17 AM EDT
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Chargers are the best looking cruiser IMO.  That's bitchin pic.
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I have a soft spot for the LSx Caprice's. Too bad Chevy killed Holden.

Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:14:08 AM EDT
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Hopefully Michigan was disqualified for that stupid 1930's style single light on top top of their cars.
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stop it, those lights are cool
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:14:26 AM EDT
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We were driving across country in an RV a couple of years ago. I can't even begin to tell you where we were other than the great USofA, but there were high gloss burgundy/crimson police cars that blew my mind. They were absolutely beautiful. Everything about the car was just incredible ... from the graphics to the color. And then the police uniform was badass, too. I got up close and personal after being pulled over for speeding. I deserved a heavily expensive ticket, but after I got to talking to the officer about his uniform and his patrol car --- he gave me and the wife and kids a tour of it and didn't ticket us at all.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:15:17 AM EDT
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TC
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Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:19:43 AM EDT
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I think the picture is what won, not the car.
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Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:22:09 AM EDT
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Why does such an award exist? What purpose does making cruisers look good serve?
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It's like the officer of the year baton they pass on every year. Ever hear of someone winning in two years in a row?
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:23:07 AM EDT
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Far from the best looking cruiser. May be the best photo in the group though. I’ve seen many municipalities with similar markings and lettering.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:24:17 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:25:38 AM EDT
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Black car with white lettering. How original.

GA should have won.
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Surely you jest. That blue, silver and orange.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:28:19 AM EDT
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The correct answer is South Carolina.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:28:40 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:29:05 AM EDT
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I present "The Chicken Coupe".

Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:29:43 AM EDT
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Yeah... CHP's black and whites are some of the most iconic police cruisers out there.

Here's a gallery for the contest: https://www.autoblog.com/2019/07/18/state-police-highway-patrol-cruiser-contest/#slide-2153717

Not sure what state this is, but I kinda like this one:

https://s.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/1049x590/quality/80/https://s.aolcdn.com/os/ab/_cms/2019/07/17130155/best-looking-state-police-cruiser-23-copy.jpg

I've always been amused by the way Missouri always got vehicles in completely random colors and slapped the badging on:

https://s.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/1049x590/quality/80/https://s.aolcdn.com/os/ab/_cms/2019/07/17130153/best-looking-state-police-cruiser-21.jpg

It was funny going to the state fair and seeing rows of them in all kinds of weird colors. Black, white, beige, baby blue, burgundy, sage green... whatever. I always wondered if they got some kind of discount from the OEMs for that.
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Yeah... CHP's black and whites are some of the most iconic police cruisers out there.

Here's a gallery for the contest: https://www.autoblog.com/2019/07/18/state-police-highway-patrol-cruiser-contest/#slide-2153717

Not sure what state this is, but I kinda like this one:

https://s.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/1049x590/quality/80/https://s.aolcdn.com/os/ab/_cms/2019/07/17130155/best-looking-state-police-cruiser-23-copy.jpg

I've always been amused by the way Missouri always got vehicles in completely random colors and slapped the badging on:

https://s.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/1049x590/quality/80/https://s.aolcdn.com/os/ab/_cms/2019/07/17130153/best-looking-state-police-cruiser-21.jpg

It was funny going to the state fair and seeing rows of them in all kinds of weird colors. Black, white, beige, baby blue, burgundy, sage green... whatever. I always wondered if they got some kind of discount from the OEMs for that.
I always figured MO Highway Patrol just bought whatever unsold stock the dealers had at the end of the year. Not only are there colors random but so are the vehicle specs. Obviously they're not doing big fleet orders.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:32:12 AM EDT
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looks like shit.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:33:38 AM EDT
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I know only running blue lights is a southern LE (other than Chicago) thing but it just looks odd to me when there's no red in the mix.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:36:06 AM EDT
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stop it, those lights are cool
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Hopefully Michigan was disqualified for that stupid 1930's style single light on top top of their cars.
stop it, those lights are cool
I don't consider my trips to Michigan to have started until I see one of them. They're so ridiculous they're awesome.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:40:43 AM EDT
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I don't consider my trips to Michigan to have started until I see one of them. They're so ridiculous they're awesome.
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Hopefully Michigan was disqualified for that stupid 1930's style single light on top top of their cars.
stop it, those lights are cool
I don't consider my trips to Michigan to have started until I see one of them. They're so ridiculous they're awesome.
Michigan should not win the best looking cop car.....most iconic? Yes.....but not the best looking.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:41:04 AM EDT
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I don't consider my trips to Michigan to have started until I see one of them. They're so ridiculous they're awesome.
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those beacons can be seen damn near forever
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:45:00 AM EDT
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I miss this scheme.


Replaced by this.
pants

And now they are switching to this.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 11:54:55 AM EDT
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I have a soft spot for the LSx Caprice's. Too bad Chevy killed Holden.

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That’s what I came here to see.

Love my 17 SS.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 12:03:43 PM EDT
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I wonder if that's one of the AWD 5.7s.
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They are getting canceled after this year.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 12:07:39 PM EDT
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Found this.  Too good not to post. Just look at those door handles.

Link Posted: 10/5/2019 12:10:16 PM EDT
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Getting a car lettered with a shitty design costs basically the same as to get it put together with a good looking one.  And police cars are some of the most visible part of the local government so making it look nice reflects on the city/state/county.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 12:11:55 PM EDT
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There's a big pencil eraser on top of that police car!
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Those used to be referred to as 'bubble gum machines'.
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 12:13:50 PM EDT
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The proportions may look a little off, but ask any Floridian; those proportions along with that color scheme with the fde on top make them damn tricky to see.  I spend a fair amount of time in other states, including NY.  Silver troopers stand out like a sore thumb.  The blue trooper cars in NY do a fair job of hiding.

But FL?  Those cars are damn hard to spot in a median or when they’re trying to hide.  And when they’re coming up behind you, the paint scheme tends to break up the shape of the car and make them a bit trickier to spot.

There’s actually a rationale to that paint scheme, beyond putting a lighter color on the roof to try and keep it cool in the sun.  The others are cool, but there’s a lot of function in the FHP color scheme
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Yep, thank God for Waze
Link Posted: 10/5/2019 12:20:11 PM EDT
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NC State Troopers shut their door with their foot because they are already writing your ass a ticket!    NC Patrolhttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/317430/NC_State_Trooper_jpg-1113198.JPG Cruiser must have been omitted from contest.
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Link Posted: 10/5/2019 12:23:34 PM EDT
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I remember when Alabama State Police were running those ADPS Javelins for 'interceptors'. They were running 401cid 4-barrel V8 engines backed by a Borg-Warner automatic transmission.

Out of the 132 ADPS Javelin fleet in 1971-72 only 24 are known to still be in existence.

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