Unusual police cars

[arm2000]

Most of the time you can tell a police car from miles away even if has no official signs. However sometimes is not so easy. Recently I saw a driver pulled over by a police car, it was a Chevrolet Malibu 2007/2008, maroon, very unusual car for a police cruiser.
Do you know others?

[matdwyer]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2221/2395319056_2572bb6503.jpg?v=0 <- saw that on the highway going through montreal... I wouldn't expect it as its not even a full sized car.

http://media.nowpublic.net/images/90/c/90cc31f6866d037b5d63be7ad61406dd.jpg lol

http://www.engsoc.org/~pat/log/20071002.jpg <- you'd have NOOOOOOOo chance

[Tha_Doggg]

A couple years ago I was pulled by a silver Volvo sedan. Looked just like a good old regular Volvo.

[V A N Q U I S H]

Yes, TPS is using the 2007 model Malibu's (not the new, bigger sized one) as ghost cars. Officers driving them are uniformed from what I saw.

I was pulled over by an Intrepid before, the cops were wearing polo shirts and blue jeans.

[z24driver1986]

matdwyer-

I don't know what you are talking about the Impala Police car is common to be used as a cop car all over North America and it is a full size car.

I like the Camaro police cars in the States they are nice!

[ShadowVlican]

i saw someone get pulled over by a VAN before... must've been an undercover police or off-duty...

[alex_d10]

i saw someone get pulled over by a VAN before... must've been an undercover police or off-duty...

Are you sure it wasn't one of these?:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2043/2483309880_3222fc4382.jpg?v=0

[Drew_W]

I've seen undercover Toyota Camry and Nissan Altima with full lights flashing. In Toronto.

[chriswalsh]

Around here they have lots of 'random' unmarked police cars on top of the usual crownvic/charger:


chev silverado ss
ford f-150
mercury marauder
ford excursion
chev camaro
dodge magnum


They like to keep us on our toes!

[m0cha]

I think the cops usually use American cars for their undercover vehicles. I've seen them in a Dodge Intrepid and a Dodge Caravan.

[olympic]

The local detachment here has a full size Chevy Silverado crew cab 4x4, but it's fully marked. The Regina hiway patrol used to have an LS1 Camaro but I havn't seen it in years. I also saw an early 90's style 5.0L Mustang hatchback once on a deserted stretch of hiway. But I think the Italian police force takes the cake with their Guillardo! :D

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=YtZkdhBUSDc

[zoolander]

This goes around town, but unlike the pic, close up, all the stickers are there, in black, camo'd into the paint.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2249/1667267550_0b91e58882.jpg

[Ironballz]

Wouldn't want to get chased by this on the hwy.

http://ucarmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/caparo-t1-police-car.jpg

The most intimidating police car.

http://classic-car.y2u.co.uk/Photo_caq/Volkswagen_Beetle_Police_Car.jpg

[IntegrationByParts]

Some of the notable, unusual police cars I've spotted include...

Honda Ridgeline
Hyundai Santa Fe
Nissan Maxima
Dodge Caravan

In all of them, the police were in uniform, and the cars were unmarked.

[bythehour]

I saw a stealth Venture/Montana(?) a couple years ago on the DVP (same as the Panther stealths; dark blue with the tone-on-tone markings).

[Snicla]

VW Beetle full Police Decals + Lights in Etobicoke.

[astroboi]

Saw a black Toyota Highlander hybrid recently in Peel.

[Rekognize]

VW Beetle full Police Decals + Lights in Etobicoke.

With these rims (http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=wheelCloseUp&wheelMake=Sport+Edition&wheelModel=Daisy&wheelFinish=White+Painted&partnum=DAISYW24100)? :lol:

[Xtahse]

This goes around town, but unlike the pic, close up, all the stickers are there, in black, camo'd into the paint.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2249/1667267550_0b91e58882.jpg



You can easily tell that's a police car without seeing the police stickers, just like the rest of the undercover police car in Toronto. They all comes in black/white Crown Victoria with black rims. I don't speak for everybody but I can easily tell the car is a undercover police car or not (w/o seeing the sticker) when i'm on the road.

[UrbanPoet]

Chevy Venture marked "Forensic investigations"
Honda Civic h/b SiR. It was TPS's anti-street racing PR car.
Smart Car parking enforcement.

[olddog]

http://www.ireporter.tv/Upload/lexusnewyork360.com/Corvette_police.jpg
http://www.webentory.com/billboards/1768/6752.jpg
http://www.allcarwallpapers.com/wallpapers/previews/brabus-cls-v12-s-rocket-police-car-9523.jpg
http://www.diecastmodelswholesale.com/catalog/3e_1_b_3134_1.JPG
http://cars.88000.org/wallpapers/80/Porsche_911_Police_Car.jpg

[dshiu]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Japanese_NISSAN_SkylineR34_GTR_police_car.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5781/21sq1.jpg

http://allcarsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/24672.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/conceptscars/Ry2mHHtIeJI/AAAAAAAAAYs/R9OS6PbblYI/s800/USA+Hummer+H2.jpg

[Capt.]

You can easily tell that's a police car without seeing the police stickers, just like the rest of the undercover police car in Toronto.

You and some of the other posters are confusing undercover and unmarked/stealth. That black Dodge is not undercover. Like you said, you can tell it's a police car. True undercover cars are just regular cars and you wouldn't know they're police.

I like that Vette, not bad at all!

[cheap sk8]

Seen in Woodbridge, Ontario:

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l352/toastedwhitebread/Solo01011.jpg

[cheap sk8]

Not a real police department per say, still, Toronto Parking Enforcement use this:

http://www.torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_marcl/police_smart.jpg

[zoolander]

Oh, I can tell that Dodge police car I posted is 5-0, I just like the all black stealth look. Do not speed in Italy...
http://www.autocult.com.au/img/gallery/full/44493.jpg

[cheap sk8]

^ ^ ^

London, UK has one too:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PmZFWsMiEcY/SQQoXVeBl8I/AAAAAAAAAac/7Kt6-CSuoVg/s1600/police-cars09.jpg

[woodstock827]

there's a fully marked VW Beetle for York Region police around my area..

i believe I've seen a gold/champagne colored Malibu police car before (no decals but has lights inside the car)

and a lot of unmarked Chargers

[leon200608]

I only found Crown Vic and Charger intimidating, the old Impala is quite sinister looking, the ones after 2005 are not. All others are just halirious and don't scare me at all.

[Drew_W]

Caught a Toronto Police (not parking) VW Beetle today at Kennedy/Eglinton.

[V A N Q U I S H]

Seen in Woodbridge, Ontario:

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l352/toastedwhitebread/Solo01011.jpg

Who the hell approved funding for this?!?!?! I hope it's a fake.

[Emancipated]

I would like to know this as well. Damn!

I guess you need some serious BHPs to catch all the rich speeders in Woodbridge since everyone has a Porsche 911 and Ferraris up there.

[Sepiraph]

Who the hell approved funding for this?!?!?! I hope it's a fake.

That Maserati Quattroporte looks like it is in a dealership.

[leon200608]

Caught a Toronto Police (not parking) VW Beetle today at Kennedy/Eglinton.

I'd laugh to death if the driver is a policeMAN

[randomdef]

Who the hell approved funding for this?!?!?! I hope it's a fake.

something that they confiscated?

[deuce]

That Maserati Quattroporte looks like it is in a dealership.

it is.
thats ferrari of ontario on steeles

anyways its not an actual police car, it was just done for a charity thing.

[zzz3]

Seen in Woodbridge, Ontario:

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l352/toastedwhitebread/Solo01011.jpg

Imagine if the courts weren't backlogged :confused:

[lagzor]

Who the hell approved funding for this?!?!?! I hope it's a fake.

I think I read somewhere most of the exotic cop cars (i.e. the blue lambo) the decals are just removable stickers, and are usually just for display.

http://code3.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/2005-techart-911-carrera-police-car-porsche-fa-1024x768.jpg

[S14_Raven]

:arrowu::arrowu::arrowu:

I would think the German's have the most exotic police cars... most be intimidating a fcuk to get chased down by a Porsche with cherries on.

[bluecraze07]

Wow, very cool thread guys. I never knew about so many interesting cars that different police forces around the world use. My favourite by far is the Lambo.

[hightech]

Seen in Woodbridge, Ontario:

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l352/toastedwhitebread/Solo01011.jpg

That image has photoshop written all over it.

[RTC]

matdwyer-
I like the Camaro police cars in the States they are nice!

Yeah, just not when your being pulled over :( ... not that I was even thinking of running, but it is intimidating knowing that it would have an LS1

[RTC]

You can easily tell that's a police car without seeing the police stickers, just like the rest of the undercover police car in Toronto. They all comes in black/white Crown Victoria with black rims. I don't speak for everybody but I can easily tell the car is a undercover police car or not (w/o seeing the sticker) when i'm on the road.

Yeah, besides the obvious addition of extra lights in the rear window, front grill, etc... most unmarked police cars will be absent of any dealership markings (stickers, licence plate frames...). They usually lack "options" as well like spoilers and aluminum rims (of course) probably to save money?

Some of their cars also lack the chrome trim found on "civilian" cars, and instead just have matte black trim... more cost savings?

One last thing to look for might be signs of a V8, since *most* of the time police have the V8. Like on the new impala's the SS (V8) don't have a chrome bar across the trunk like the other trim level. I think the Dodge Chargers have single exhaust for the V6, and double for V8.

Of course, they are changing things up more then ever... so you can throw all that out :)

[bly]

That image has photoshop written all over it.

Now that you mention it, staring at the white door makes this pictures seem photoshopped.

[Tomy]

honda crv i think its the 06-07 model too

had no markings, but it had flashing lights inside the grill directing traffic

[matdwyer]

That image has photoshop written all over it.

In my professional opinion it is not photoshoped. The graininess of the photo is consistent, along with proper angles/skew for each decal, including the ones at the far back.

Putting some decals on a car isn't hard, and wont wreck the pain. As someone said above, certainly just a publicity thing.

[Jon04CTS]

It's real.

[mpsrent]

From a true undercover perspective.......

I drive HWY 11 in Ontario every day and I was surprised last week to see a plain white Chevy Trailblazer pull over a vehicle. I've seen lots of Tahoes, Suburbans, Expiditions and other SUV's but never a plain jane Trailblazer with stock alloy wheels (not steel).

[deuce]

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/Zeeman28a/miscellaneous/2877432912_892c3cf0f0.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x309/Zeeman28a/miscellaneous/2877469882_88c255b640.jpg

also, when the allen was closed for sarsfest i remember a honda odyssey with police lights in it.

[Mattones]

The dodge magnum's i only see are Caine Units. Last year i saw a Pickup cruiser on the highway.

[lastchild01]

when i was younger there used to be a Camaro police car parked right near a bunch of dealerships on Milner avenue

Right here:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=951%20Milner%20Ave%2C%20Toronto%2C%20Toront o%20Division%2C%20Ontario&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl

I always thought the dude looked so cool. He had shades and stuff ... That was like HIS spot!

[coriolis]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/091208-1-mit-image001-.jpg



http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/syorkshireevox-3.jpg


http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/syorkshireevox-6.jpg





http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/10/south-yorkshire-police-enlist-mitsubishi-evo-x-in-the-force/