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a big part of being a car enthusiast is being able to recognize police car headlights at night
And taillights. Almost Every time I see dodge tailights my high beam taillights come on lol.
Is it though?
Don't be too sure about it though. I was once caught doing 160 on an empty road. Only one car was driving behind me and judging by his yellow lights I assumed it was just a random old car... Once I entered the city limits I found out it was a (older model) marked police vehicle...
@@stephans1990
You need to judge based on shape not color 🤦♂️
@@dillonh321 When it's dark out, you cannot really distinguish that much between the headlights of vehicles.
every time i see a new ford explorer on the road "thats a cop.. no one actually buys the explorer anymore"
Here in the Philippines' National Capotal region the roads are flooded with Ford Explorers lol. Guess I know where we get these cars from. Much more expensive here too with all the taxes 55 to 60k USD depending on variant.
@@RuiRuichi wow. they start around $32k in the states.
Here in Colorado you see lots of non-police explorers. I have one myself, though mine you'd be partially right in thinking i'm a cop, because mine used to be a police car. it was cheap, but it's annoying to drive. You can't speed at all because people in front of you will never drive faster than 5 under the speed limit.
It's not exactly a Ford Explorer it's a Ford Inticepter
@@Eagle10021 The chassis is no different than a regular explorer. Even the added structural reinforcement is bolted in, at least on my 2013. So you can argue semantics all you want, but it's still just a better spec explorer.
These days I get spooked when there’s a blacked out Charger creeping up on me thanks Dodge
Should we be afraid when we see police?
DesertSessions93 I don’t get spooked cause I’m afraid of police but the possibility of getting a ticket increases significantly when there’s a possible cop behind you, no you shouldn’t be afraid of police unless you’re doing something illegal
I'm mainly scared of them getting me for going a couple miles over, or suddenly speeding up because they're tailgating me
@RavenPrecept I got shot by a cop once.
GG Bro 69 likes
I’m surprised the Chevy Tahoe wasn’t mentioned, that’s a very common one in Texas, probably the single most common one I’ve seen, with a close second being the Explorer mentioned in the video.
Same in Oklahoma man
its because th Gm Plant in arlington makes jsut tahoes and police depts get bottom line pricing on souped ones, i remember some tahoes have 6.2's 420 horses cops ate them all up because that option cost 0 bucks if youre a purchaser for police depts.
@@gentlemanzackp6591 well, that is potentially because if they buy straight from the factory, it’s gonna be far cheaper than buying from the dealerships, where they mark up the prices hella high, because that’s just how it works.
@@gentlemanzackp6591 East answer, that’s because the Arlington Assembly Plant offers the police package from the factory, and has done that since the 80s when they made the caprice there. I believe there is some form of long term contract between the state and GM (there definitely was when my Dad worked there til 88) And that makes it just that much nicer, easier, and cheaper for TX law enforcement to get their cruisers from GM.
we only have tahoes in phoenix az
So are we just going to ignore the dodge charger being a common police car ?
Yes.
Ummm yeah sure fuck it
And the 77-90 Caprice and Impalas. Those things were everywhere in the '80s.
Yes. It's a Dodge.
Detroit police has tons of them,
But in NFS games i go 240mph and cops still catch up
Ikr, fucking corvettes😡
The fastest cars in the World
Bugatti Chiron
Konigsegg Agera RS
And of course,Ford Crown Victoria
Me in my Konisegg going 250+ with nitro and then they just keep up like nothing
Doing 240 with a fully tuned Carrera GT on the highway loop of NFSMW and those bloody GTOs and Corvettes are not even breaking a sweat. Also, f*ck Rhinos
@@santiagomachado7378 NFS world wass the worst with the rhinos
I once got a ticket for “running a train” which surprisingly was actually how it was documented. The judges face was pretty priceless when he read that out in court and it only got better when he saw it was in my 1990 Miata lol
😂😂 never heard that phrase used regarding speeding cars 😂😂
I would love to hear more funny details about this situation.
I love how chargers are COMPLETELY ignored on this list lol
I was about to comment that lmao
I don't understand how you can talk about police cars and not even mention the charger, its all I ever see on the road.
Well this is 3 years old at least where im from chargers only picked up recently it was manly crown vics or Tahoe’s
@@frankyperez2729 well considering that chargers have been In service since at least 2006 I’m still not sure why they were completely ignored lol
Yeah, I don't know what they were thinking.
I've seen a crap load of police Dodge Chargers in the past few years, so they still got the firebreathing muscle car thing going on.
A dodge charger isnt as powerful as you think they are alot of them only run v6s
BlackPanther147 one time I confused a Taurus as a Charger
@@buzzfeedorange7585 true some have the V6 but mostly sold to smaller jurisdictions that don't see a lot of highway use. Most the ones that got the V6 compared its ability to the Crown vics it replaced. However I'd place money on every state patrol that has them uses the 5.7, I know all of Mo HP is the 5.7. Look at it this way the same motor that dodge puts into a 3/4 ton 4X4 truck is placed into a 4 door car. the old record he said that still stands I don't see how, as those chargers routinely go 156mph fully loaded with a fat guy driving . Agency's routinely sent them in shops to get governed because they were capable of speeds never before seen in Police departments.
dustyak79 actually they put the 5.7 hemi in their 1/2 ton pickups, they put the 6.4 hemp in their 3/4 pickups.
The new ford explorer interceptor, that was announced this year, faster than the chargers they use
There are 2018-19 Dodge Chargers all over my area...
ForzaS1 same where i live
Same in Chile
Here in Spain we have hybrids😢
Here in Portugal we have fiats, skodas and renaults
in iraq we have 2007 f-150’s and f350 and chargers it’s all American cars
I still have nightmares of crown vic headlights in my rear view mirror
XD
*BAD BOYS BAD BOYS WATCHA GONNA DO CUZ WE COME FOR YOU*
I swear I can pick those crown Vic headlights out from hundreds of yards away
You'd hate me then lol I drive an 01 grand marquis
And most of the time it wasn't a cop behind you making you paranoid. Thanks Ford.
I'm surprised the dodge charger was not mentioned here. It is so used in my state, that any time I am behind someone in my charger at night, they assume I am a cop and slow down. I think the charger really started popping up in the police catalogue around 2013 when they made the body style more aggressive.
Lol it seems like the dodge charger inherited the fear of the crown victoria. People slowing down for both
@@thepeskyone charger seems to be going the way of the Vic too, everyone that gets retired seems to end up pimped out in the hoods they fought lol
100%
It's 2020, and I still occasionally see crown vics. It's rare to see them (in service), but they're still out there!
My dad who use to patrol had an unmarked one.
In my area mostly unmarked ones area in service still
Theres still some around Long beach
Yes, but hardly. The legend is nearly extinct...
@@LITTLE1994 I dunno. Police stations are auctioning them off, I'd imagine a bulk of those would go to the enthusiasts
Years ago I remember walking in the Ford section at the N.A. International Auto Show in Detroit and seeing the new Explorer Interceptor. I laughed and said to myself, "man that will never fly". Boy was I wrong on that one.
I hear that they're constantly needing maintenance
I like watching them fly over speed humps.
@@ryanmckenna5254 it’s a ford…
Ford. Fix or repair daily!!
@@jumbomuffin1316 that’s why…
You didn't mention the Charger? Police departments all over the U.S. are switching over to the Charger
Luther Reid No I believe they're right. In Canada as well, there's a lot of Crown Vic's but a lot of the new police cars are Dodge Chargers. They've used the Impala in the past as well.
Firsttime God I love in PA and I see nearly no chargers. Pretty much all I see are explorers and Tauruses.
Cavaliers Taureses Chargers and Explorers in SC all day everyday. Duncan PD has a fucking M3
Yeah, only cop cars I see are Explorers and Chargers. The Chargers are all the California Highway Patrol use apparently.
Luther Reid Have you ever gone outside?
The George Costanza joke is an example of why Nolan’s my favorite. Everyone at donut is cool but when I finally get to meet you guys I feel like I’ll vibe with Nolan the hardest
Police department in my town uses dodge chargers And they’re probably the coolest looking cop car
I love the chargers! I loved the older ones but these new ones look so good as well!
Same
g grt juhj
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Well do they use the 3.6 litre V6 engine or a V8
The game's really gonna change when they start driving cybertrucks.
..but by them they'll have minority report detection and stop the races before they even happen..
AIM FOR THE WINDOW!!!
Random Person burrrrrrn
Garbage
Yaah sure the police will surely be able to look up for criminals in their rear view mirr... Wait what
No mention of the current Dodge Charger police car???? WTF?
It's crap TBH. Along with the exclusive Caprice
Or the Aussie built Caprice..
I think Florida Highway Patrol has a few challengers as well
My country using a evo or mazda lol
@@rafifpramananda9187 Lmao, we here use fiat punto's, new skodas and bmw's
Saw one of those, Ford Victoria, and my dad started laughing because we both thought of Cop cars. We live in Sweden so this shows how big of an impact hollywood has
I have a decommissioned undercover charger and everyone slows down when I go down the highway
Lucky you
I got a decommissioned interceptor utility. Love it
@@robertmcquarrie452 yeah fuck you
So a pretty useless undercover car then!
I hope you at least have the decency to take off the search light
Where the hell are the Chargers? Those things are everywhere especially in the east coast.
Little Kimmy Common in WV too.
never seen a charger police car iin my life
All over california too
Extremely rare here in New York City. Only ever saw one police charger in the past 6-7 years and goddamn that thing was sick looking!
Because they are cheep trash that break down a lot.
Meanwhile in Dubai:
*Lamborghini Huracan*
Zac アニメアート Bugatti veyron
Was boutta say that @that1gamer
It's just for show they don't really use it
They also use aventadors
all the cop cars in dubai are cars taken from tax evaders and other things.
saddest part is most of those cars taken are left to fade away never to be used, or even recycled.
these videos are seeming like something we will watch in history class at school with the cool teacher
No mention of the Charger, Tahoe, Suburban, or Impala? Ok then.
EastCoastShepard ya what about some Chevy love
Was about to comment the same thing, there was a period of time between the crown vic and the ford explores where I remember seeing a lot of these cars, especially seeing a lot of the charger to this day.
Yup. The Charger is popular as hell as a cop car round here. Impalas also exist. Tahoes and Suburbans are less common though, granted.
For real. At least where I am at, Chargers are the go to cars for all local authorities and state troopers. Honestly, I hadn't even seen a police Explorer until late last year. I see more Rams and Durangos than I do Explorers.
This is more like a paid by Ford commercial
“It would be a crime to not mention the ford crown victoria” me:its I crime to not mention the Dodge charger
69th like nice
Lol
Man 80 likes is like nothing xD
dynamiczero do i get this many no i dont now you can shut up
@@The_Cyanboi thanking for Likes is cringe also 80 Likes is nothing seriously
The police department in my area got two hellcats and there dash cams are hilarious. No one can outrun/drive them anymore
Link?
Except a Performance Tesla can beat a Hellcat outfitted as a cop car without breaking a sweat!
@@ZipZoomZip or oil
@@ZipZoomZip yeah, sure
@@ZipZoomZip Tesla fanboy spotted
"I read all of them even if they hurt my feelings" thats how a real man handles a TH-cam channel
Nolan: But in Europe they want everyone to know they're a cop from hundreds of *meters* away
*American confusion intensifies*
Ofcourse they want to, if they dont want to be seen the got cars that look just normal
Unmarked cop cars?
I'm a European. Whats a meter?
We have feet and miles bro
I think almost every American knows about meters by now...
@@evann5451 nope... The education system doesn't teach that. In some cases they do, but they don't drill it in your head well enough.
Edit: well, at least not where I live
Lol No Chargers.
andrey pabalate state troopers and highway patrol use chargers where I live
The issue with the chargers was that dodge stopped test driving A lot of their cars in hot weather conditions after they bought their stock back from Diamler Benz. On top of that their transmission turn to crap after 70k miles according to my fam that does fleet work for La Migra (border patrol). Now dodge fiat had to start doing hot weather testing near my hometown in South Texas.
The Charger Interceptor is cool but it seems like they were mostly released around the time most departments were swicthing to the explorer
Here in Mexico the Dodge Charger are the first car that ANY police department (even the federal police) see to use. And, just by one reason: as the Crown Vic was used because doesn't have any competitor, the Charger are used just because it does not have at least one rival. And the Ford Fusion are not that fast.
I've seen a few new Dodge Chargers used as Patrol Units. CHP got them on fast highways.
Dubai Cops: **Hops in Lamborghini Aventador police cruiser.**
All for show. A police car is as useful as the back seats it has.
sahara: I have a feeling they call an ambulance for the suspect.
You have to keep in mind, Dubai is a different kind of city. Almost everyone there that has some kind of vehicle uses a supercar. So, in turn, the local law enforcement needs to also use a supercar.
Harambe Jr. Japan cops *Hops into r34 GTR cruiser*
They actually rarely use those.
The Eco Boost engine is like finding fire for the early cavemen. It's so flipping good.
Charger, Impala, Taurus, and Tahoe???
impala's don't deserve a mention lol
No where to be found XD
I drive an Impala 😭 regardless of what people say I actually love it
Bridges 823 the police caprice impala was damn good tho
I mean if you like headlights always going out and your dash lit up more than a Jeep, sure haha
Amerika: *V8!*
Britain: *DISCO COLOR!*
Austria: luxury
Russia: i4 beater
tryton 890 Italy: Shitty FIAT punto... And a bunch of Lambo and Alfa because they look cool
[[Insert Name]] in greece we have Octavias, Xsaras and Astras
Welcome to the different cultures of cop cars
In malaysia , we have a lot of proton inspira (mitsubishi lancer clone) and with some evo x and volvo s80 for royal police department
in india a suzuki mpv beater , and some old jeeps
Hello Donut it's nice to meet you. Cool video my dude!
Donut Operator Hey Donut love your vids. Surprised no one else has commented
Ahhh donut op still waiting on those roof Koreans
Roof Koreans
Life Of A Gold long story
Apparently
The legendary “King of the Road” will always be my favorite Ford Crown Victoria!
*WE WANT BEER*
Lol
wait what
Noch Ein Bier!
Lol
JOSHUA JACKSON same wtf
What do you mean cop cars aren't the muscle cars they used to be? There are plenty of Chargers and whatnot in use today.
hell ive seen camaros and corvettes
The thing is even if you can find a 5.7 V8 charger police car, it isn't the fastest car on the road. In the 70s police cars were fastest on the road short of the rare LA millionaire with a Ferrari. Nowadays my mom's Acura MDX could match the charger in straights and beat it in corners lol
exactly every cop car needs a turbo/supercharger
PCMasterRaceTechGod I've seen a mustang police car on a video.
lego truck wheel. Yeah I've only seen one Corvette tho
My dad used to be one of the 3 lead superintendents at the Ford St. Thomas Plant that the Crown Vic was made at. Part of his job was to take a randomly selected vehicle home from the days production for quality control reports. It was always exciting to me and my brothers when he came home with a Pre-commission cruiser or better still the interceptors. Now years after he retired the plant is not only gone but totally razed. Not even the foundations of the building remain. Sad times.
oh thats sad. But I def know how cool it would be whenever dad brings a fresh car off the line home!
donut should make a new video about police interceptors cuz of the dodge hellcall police interceptor specifically
Our local PD still has a 7.3 Dually in its fleet. Complete with light bar, livery, and laptop inside
Tell me where so I can commit a small crime and be put into that diesel police vehicle
Awesome!
@@midlbrwn15 Yeah for real, sign me up. Those things are known for lasting 500k+ miles, I own the following motor, the 6.0.... Don't use that one for police work!
@@Skiballer I have a 7
3l but it's been at the shop for about 6 months and not working for more. Some electrical issue
I have a 7.3L psd in my 01 and she's touching 697k miles right now and still strong
Why no mention of the new Ford Taurus police interceptor?
C Boon ford is quitting making cars by 2020.
Bick Dig no, Ford will still make cars by 2020. They're just ditching half their models
C Boon ford is phasing out their sedan line up (expect the mustang and the new focus active) by 2020 and will be focusing on crossovers, SUVs and trucks
Tom DeVito but the focus ST and fiesta st ??? Why ?
SpookyTheCat Ford hasn't said anything about the ST's yet. I was reading online they want to revamp themselves as a utility company kinda like GMC
Worse Cop Car Story EVER!
I got roped into buying a White Chevy Impala. A major mistake. The strange thing is, everyone slows down when I'm driving around them. Everyone! It's the worst thing ever. What's even more egregious, is that I even find myself, slowing down when passing a reflective 18 wheel gas truck and I see my car's reflection. Then I'm like, wait, that's me. LOL.
romanieo just precautionary measures hahaha, I'm guilty of it too.
romanieo I bought an ex cop impala back in 2015 and still have it. And yes, traffic does slow down and drive less aggressive for the most part because they think you're an undercover cop or something, but at the same time some will let you pass them, making it a super convenient car for traffic.
romanieo My grandpa bought 2 chevy caprice cop cars and has some pictures of them before the stickers and lights came off.
Our Crown Vics worked 24 hrs a day for over 200,000 miles before they were mostly junk. And sold them to civilians.
If you have a spot light still on it, look online for one of the plates that cover the hole, and remove the spotlight.
I couldn't go anywhere in my Charger Pursuit without people driving ridiculously slow infront of me. Took the spotlight off, and now I don't get anywhere near the attention
My Dad and I are currently working on a 1969 Polara that was previously a CHP car. It has the 440 Magnum aka 440TNT if you are working on a Chrysler and not a Dodge or Plymouth. The gentleman he bought it from was originally from Cali and gave Dad the receipt where ye bought it from Orange County, CA. According to a Hemmings motor magazine article CA ordered 1,500 Polaras in 1969 and as of the time it was released, there were 11 left. Dad called and said, we have #12. The author doubted it and stated all options CA ordered that other states didn't such as the red and clear spotlights as shown in the video. Dad took photos of each feature as well as the receipt and the gentleman was able to confirm we are the 12th one left.
What no Dodge Charger we can tell this guy hasn't gotten a ticket lately
Danny Smith lmao
My New Jersey town is only buying chargers not a single suv so far
Well, he did say "lesser known" and he only briefly mentioned the Crown Vic
Larrymcjones my town (also jersey) had bought a Taurus a few years ago and will soon retire it because there isn’t any space in it
Most places are swapping to suvs now. I haven’t seen a police car in a long time. Mostly Tahoe’s where I live(Alabama btw).
It's too bad you never mentioned the Charger. In the midwest where I am, they are ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE
LMAO, in my city, the cops all drive old or new. If it's an old car it's a Crown Vic. If it's less than 2 years old, it's a Chevy Tahoe. For some reason, I have to drive outside the city limits to find police issued Chargers. Interestingly, if you're in northern Texas near the OK/TX border, the highway patrol drive unmarked pickup trucks! They keep the roof lights in a fold-down rack in the cab so the poor bastard never sees them until the last second!
All over here too in the North East US
Here in Missouri our Highway patrol loves Chargers
here in Oregon they are popular
Brenan Conroy I'm in the east and they're still common
Charger? Tahoe? Literally the entire fleet where I live in Louisiana is 2017 Tahoe’s that are fucking badass with a few Chargers mixed in.
Jonathan McCann Tahoes are badass af
True
I drive a retired police Tahoe and it's fucking awesome
You missed the time (late 90's early 2000's) between the crown vic and the SUV where many police started moving over to impalas as their fleet of cruisers.
Now whenever I see a Dodge I'm scared for my life until I see a dude in his late 40s just hanging out with his buddies, thanks cop's you ruined dodge
Wendy's memez When you have a mild heart attack from just seeing a cars brand lol.
Lol I don't know what you guilty of most peoplesings the police Dodge charger and the police crown Vic is pretty badass
Game on he's probably black and believes everything the media says about cops
BeaverChicken Productions Distateful comment, but as a white man you’d probably never understand what your race puts us through.
Emmanuel Chukwuemeka What the fuck do you mean? What ''My Race" puts "Your Race" through? Yeah you definitely listen to everything the media says about cops.
That AMC Javelin police car looks like something straight out of Mad Max
Yvny You probably can't relate to the original Mad Max because I'm guessing you are too young. It has the feel of the falcon xB interceptor with the lettering on the back and the spoiler also the large round light on top. It just has that look......
It definitely has the same vibe as the MFP Pursuit cars.
Ooooof roasted and toasted
LegacyMuse
Agreed.
Lmao Yvny is dumb he prolly thinks the remake is the only mad max
This one time in Paris Tennessee I seen a Toyota Prius police car. Talk about scary.
Ive seen meter maids and police aids use priuses. I think there’s a couple in Tucson and San Diego
Saw a handful of NYPD Corollas about 7 years ago. Got pulled over about 11 years by Jetta owned by Casselberry PD in Florida.
I've seen a parking enforcement officer in a smart car
Actual size-----> 🚗
*gets pulled over by a Prius*
Officer- do you know why i pulled you over?
Me- cause i let you
NO SHIT HAHAHAHHA ITS FUCKING PARIS that’s why lol
Nothing will ever say "Law Enforcement" like the Crown Vic. RIP.
When I was in high school in Sarasota, Florida the police department of Longboat Key got a new Pontiac police car. Longboat key is basically a 12 mile straight shot, north to south. They bought the Pontiac because the previous car couldn't catch XKE's and similar. It had a 421 with three two barrel carbs. You can see such a set up at 1:41 .
The car had problems, back firing in the carbs. Well, one night, the whole car caught on fire. The officer did manage a radio contact before he exited. Fire extinguisher was useless. What really made it bad was the car had an electric fuel pump and it just kept pushing gasoline to the burning engine! Guess he forgot to turn the key off in all of the excitement.
I think that all College Campus police departments should have Mustangs so when they get tired of breaking up protests over absolutely nothing they can just let the Mustang do what it does best...
Crowd Control
I like mustangs, but you made me laugh because of it. Good Show😁
10/10 very original and not more worn out than your mother joke
Lol when people say the Mustang joke is old, then bam a new mustang crash video surfaces lol.
crowd control via engine smoke trying to catch a Yugo
Fixed Or Repaired Daily🤣🤣😋
Old joke but original execution
“They will have no problem keeping up” “laughs in tuner”
cops: laugh in twin turbo crown vic
Even then, you’re standing out and they probably got your plate read. Even if you get away, they’ll find you in no time.
@@rylanprime6176 thats why i dont have a vin plate
@@gabrielrowellbetancur3298 would be a shame if that tuner got stolen... or you got pulled over and he decided to look at your in plate, nah what you need are plate flippers, just as, actually probably less illegal and do a better job.
@@rylanprime6176 tuners don’t have plates
9:05 Like how they reached out to ford to avoid engine and camshaft failure lol
I cant like coz 69 likes lol
@Cipheiz ok
I know right with the raggedy 3v engines who can barely make 100k miles when regularly maintained.
@@kadenmathews7119 You're talking about 3v 4.6L? I didn't know they weren't as dependable as their 2 and 4 valve counterparts.
I remember back in the mid to late 90s the Florida Highway Patrol were using the Dodge Stealth
Everyone saying chargers but I see mostly Ford Explorers everywhere
That sucks
In my town I see chargers all over basically for the police department
I see chargers
Ryan Wilson chargers are the actual police. The explorers are highway patrol
It’s usually a mix of both and a couple of Crown Vics that haven’t been decommissioned yet. My city has Interceptor Mustangs too
Huntsville Al has a few newer V8 mustangs (undercover) for high speed interstate chases
Yeah I've seen a few around! Mostly standard cars not so much under cover at times. I live in Huntsville. Cool stuff! 👍🏻
Haven’t seen any yet, but i don’t doubt it
*I edited my comment so the replies dont make sense*
That's not what the title says.
@@majorborngusfluunduch8694 I must have been thinking of something else
Still Nissan gtrs as police cars are weird
sad depressed loser 85 well not as weird as using a Bugattis and Lamborghinis as Police cars in Dubai tho 😂
Japan uses them, a Nismo 370 and even an NSX!
I live in Alabama and I’m so glad he talked about Alabama and our police cars in the past because that is amazing because I feel like Alabama doesn’t get enough recognition and how probably some people think that we’re boring state and have nothing exciting about Alabama but I’m so glad at this guy talked about Alabama
He only talked about the Alabaman state police car, not the state
You speak like how I imagine everyone from Alabama speaks
Where's the charger dude
Oh that
~R A M C H A R G H E R S~
Best cop car :
Cross's 2005 Corvette
AFR 2017 this comment made my day :))
cuz its a Corvette
No becsuse it's crosses corvette but hell ya AFR yer right
SIT DOWN!!
EVERYONE
Can you do a video about getaway cars now?
Stefan Winter its difficult as the cars keep "getting away"... Ill go now
The Crown Vic is honestly the most iconic to me…it’s amazing, reliable, credible, and highly capable.
My family was partners in an AMC Dealership. In 1968, we sold 41 "Police Package Ambassador DL's" to police departments in three Pennsylvania counties. They all had "worked" 343 V-8's; cooling systems for the "Torque Command" transmissions, and the engines which were 33% higher capacity than standard models; special order Motorola 90-amp alternators; chrome "pusher" front bumpers; and speedometer/odometer combinations which had "CERTIFIED" written below the hi-beam indicator.
Being a little kid at the time, I was most impressed by just how comfortable the front seat was. That was also the first time which I noticed 'shoulder belts' mounted to the center pillar, and stowed along the lower roof-line.
I still remember my old man removing the "10-Code List" from the driver's sun visor, and Xeroxing a bushel of them at the library.
It has a
Cop motor
Cop tires
Cop Suspension
Cop shocks..
It's a model made before emissions, so it runs good on regular gas.
adventureoflinkmk2 it’s a carburetor, you might as well bring a bag of lay’s.
The spare a doughnut lol
JaysDaysXBehind 808 cop motor? Lmao.. what's that? You mean a special ECU or a tune? Because there is nothing different about the engine that is in your vehicle..
adventureoflinkmk2 wtf is that?
Is that Bill Nye [ The Science Guy ] back in 1899?
Freeze Frame
00:42
Zachary Bennett I see him😆
didnt you see that episode on theoretical physics?
bro it is thats crazy
Yes
The guy in the middle right? I think I see him too
A cop was trying to bust me for drinking and driving (at 7am), he asked me what was in my Red Solo cup, I showed him my smoothie 🤣😂.
7:57 That’s my video... Thank you Donut Media! Great Work!! 👍🏼
You welcome - Not donut media
11:23 is my video and nobody is arguing about.
@@jayco2415 it has credits at the bottom
look at the bottom it has your name
Irwindale!
WHAT ABOUT THE TAURUS!!!
OR THE CHARGER!!!
the taurus aint fast,
SHO
Clitaurus
Neiko Belic 370 HP twin turbo awd aint fast? Lmao they really aint all that fast but unless you're packing at least 450 hp or have a mile gap you aint getting away
@@edgarbarrera3871 and it really doesn't matter anyway. You're not going to drive faster than a radio.
My great grandfather was a purchasing agent for Allstate insurance sometime around 50 years ago. He found that in the Allstate fleet, Plymouth cost the most in maintenance and downtime whilst AMC cost the less. He became such a proponent for AMC that he eventually opened his own AMC dealership
That’s awesome! AMC had some damned good cars, they are highly underrated!
This was actually a very informative and cool video, good job guys
Those big 1969 Dodge Polara police Cruisers with 440s and 383s hauled serious ass though.
charger master the 383 was a chevy
Nathan Simpson gm and Chrysler both made a vary different version of 383s
Yeah they did
383 was a Plymouth/Dodge/Chrysler/DeSoto factory engine 1958-71. A 383 Chevy is not a factory engine,that's a 350 .030 over,with a custom re-ground 400 SBC crank.....it's a machine shop/rebuilders job.
The '71 Fury with a 440 wasn't a slouch,either? ( I had one many years ago,an old Trooper Car?)
I was cruising thru Texas one summer night, around 2 am, heading for Waco...in my supercharged Custom 73 Corvette...
T-Tops were off, temperature was around 75 degrees, and I was moving comfortably at about 85-90mph with the stereo playing "Fast Songs", like "Barracuda" by Heart and some Led Zep...
I was on a divided 4-lane highway -- almost like a low-volume section of Interstate, but it wasn't 'limited access'. the road was arrow-straight, with a gentle rise and fall over the rolling east Texas farmland... with driveways randomly along the way to some of those farm houses.
As I topped one of those gentle hills, I caught just a glimpse of a Cop Car in the shadows of one of those driveways! This was in 1978, and it was one of those square box style Crown Vics, with the big "popcorn popper' light and siren combo on the roof...
I was Certain he was going to come after me, as I passed him at about 90mph, and before i topped the next hill I saw his headlights come on and shine across the highway... So as soon as I was over the crest of the hill, I found a driveway of my own and made a Quick left turn -- careful not to leave any skid marks or tire smoke (no ABS to help out of course) -- and pulled into the shadows and killed the lights! [Don't forget to put your car in Park, or parking brake, and take your foot off the brake!! ]
Once the Ford came roaring past, with big 4-bbl Carb sucking in all the air it could get, I pulled out and began FOLLOWING the COP! I stayed back about 200 yards, but was running just as fast as he was! We were doing roughly 120mph or so...as we went thru small towns, lights flashing and siren blasting, running red lights, and even 2 4-way Stop Signs, as he was Dead Set on Catching that Corvette!! He never realized there were headlights in his rear-view mirrors and I was right behind him!! After about 25 minutes of FUN, I figured I was beginning to push my Luck, and he might get on the radio for help, or some other Town Cop might TELL HIM he was being followed! WE got to a stretch of road between 2 towns, and I decided it was time to end the 'Game'... I had aircraft landing lights on the front of my Corvette -- a Million candlepower with over a mile long beam -- and I turned them on, and turned OFF all my other lights (which included my License Plate light), and pulled up Beside the Officer! He was at the TOP SPEED that Ford was capable of -- 128 mph -- and there was enough air going Under the front of the car to almost lift it into flight! I looked over at him and waved, and smiled...
Then I mashed my gas pedal and drove away into the darkness! {MY car was well capable of speeds WAY past 128mph!!} I went only a short distance further, and got OFF that highway, and found an alternate route for the remainder of my drive to Waco!
And Now... "the Rest of the Story" ...
The Burt Reynolds Movie "Cannonball Run" was filmed largely in GA near the east suburbs of Atlanta. My younger sister was a High School Senior, and she and her best friend would go down to the Motel where the "Race" began, and where all the Movie Crew and Actors were 'based'...and "Hang Out" during the summer days. {They made it 'on camera' in several 'crowd scenes' such as the beginning of the Race!} There were no cell phones back then, only pagers. I was a Realtor, and a pager was 'mandatory' for me. So our Mom would page ME to go and tell my sister it was time to come HOME for dinner... I still had the Custom Corvette, and after several times going to get my sister -- and often 'hanging out' for a few minutes myself -- I got a chance to talk with some of the Movie Crew, and eventually with Hal Needham who was the Producer! { I had 'met' him and Burt, and Lonnie Anderson gave me a kiss(!) a couple of years before when I was a FedEx courier and was delivering packages to them while they filmed another 'GA Movie, but that's another story... Anyway, I mentioned my Texas Story to Hal, and he LOVED IT! So he had the Writers create an opening Scene for the Movie based loosely on my Story! But he put 2 Very sexy Ladies in a Lambo Countach ... and They got Caught by a Sexy Lady COP!
So my little adventure became part of a Hit Burt Reynolds Movie! And I got invited to the 'wrap party' and met Most of the Star Actors from the Movie! Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr, Jamie Farr, Farrah, Dom D., Jackie Chan, Roger Moore ....
Floyd Burdett Man that's a great story.
Floyd Burdett how clever
Floyd Burdett Too long of a story. I had to take a break.
This cant be a real story, noone is that stupid.
Random User. its in the detail's
Butt pucker time when you see an SUV behind you the you look again & it's an SUV with a ski rack!?! Lol
Bro I fuckin hate that... Or somebody driving a old crown vic with the side light but isn't a cop... Like fuck you dude 😂💯
×3!!!
I live in Denver so every suv has a ski rack! It’s a nightmare
I used to live in the UK and the city of Nottingham had such a bad street racing problem that the cops couldn't keep up. When I left in 2003, the police had bought a subi WRX STI in full police liveries.
Can you imagine doing nearly a buck 50 in one of those cars? It would be terrifying. LoL
What do you mean? I'm a numbskull. Please explain.
@@dogge929 he means can you imagine going 150 mph in one of those cop cars
@@mountainblues3525 oooooh
69
That would be awesome in an old V8 cop car, in the race track!
The Police Cars of NFS were faster than ur car so the real life police got jealous
Yes
plus the police in the earlier NFS games like Most Wanted wanted to kill you
up to speed for lotus PLEASE hear me GUYS
Noel Roby yes! Lotus and Toyota partnered up and made my car back in the 80s, the suspension was designed by Lotus. They share the same wheels I believe.
hansolo i too am a fan of toyota and i LOVE lotus f1 cars driven by legends such as SENNA
It's in the works fam
OMFG Donut Media YOU Fukin RESPONDED. I LOVE YOU JAMES AND NOLAN PLZ SHOUTOUT FOR ME IN A VIDEO
I wish Crown Vic weren’t being discontinued even more, they’re cool police cars and are pretty reliable and spacious
I was damn sure charger would be mentioned in here but it wasnt and im not even american !!
Because chargers are somewhat new and just recently started being used(last decade or so).
They're such pieces of shit that they stopped soon after. That's why. They're nothing special. They had and still have more problems per 100 vehicles than almost every other manufacturer. Fiat, Chrysler and Dodge are 3 of the least reliable manufacturers in the industry and have been for the last 8+ years. Look up dependability studies on Dodge vehicle or anything from FCA. They're are ranked in the bottom 5 for dependability. Of the 5 least dependable manufacturers, Fiat, Jeep, Ram, and Dodge own 4 of those spots.
While Cadillac and Buick are at the top rankings in dependability, with something like 8 problems per 100 vehicles, Dodge is at the bottom with something like 60.
In texas police use chargers a lot
+Irene Gallegos I see a lot of highway patrol chargers in kansas
We can tell you're not american you would kbow the charger is shit
No mention of the charger?
you see, you'd be cooler if you had a liter bike
Rata 4U that's a 4000lb car vs a 500lb bike... Fucking argument invalid jesus
stellvia hoenheim Fat ass
Meanwhile in Dubai... *Lambo* 😂😂
Meanwhile Dubai is literally in middle of nowhere
@@lilramennoodle8056 ikr where will the criminals run, the fuckin desert? 😂😂
and buggatis and ferraris
That's because most of the police stations are automatic/required officers are handful. Soya the govt is kind enough...
*BUGGATI VEYRON/CHIRON*
I like learning about this topic. Continue this as a series discussing different countries police history.
Do a wheel house on pop up headlights
Jack Santoni
They should be called “Aerodynamics eradicators” or “Air brakes” LOL
The charger is being used now a lot as a police vehicle, the old Chevy impala was being used quite a bit too.
Josue Gonzalez the police Impala did cease production a few years back, and departments are phasing them out, I only know of one department near me still using a lot of them.
Josue Gonzalez Not in California Dodge chargers has transmission problems
Oregon State uses the charger as their vehicle of choice. And I think the Impala deserves a mention as it cleared the Gap in between the crown Vic and the explorer
Matthew Heckman
I think your cops use the Charger because they need the AWD version for the winter, right?
Neg Ative I don't think so and they're not necessarily my cops. Im a courier so I go all over Oregon and Washington but I live in Washington. If that was the case as the one you made it would make more sense for them to use the Ford explorer
What about chargers??????
I agree but I reckon the coppers should use the challenger and demon as well
@@JyWalker1603 chargers are better at corners tho
This remembers me NFS most wanted 2005 police cars
I have fond memories of my Police officer dad taking me on ride along's in the legendary Chevy Caprice
:^
@@mikeb8893 not all cops are bad my guy
@@mikeb8893 I do agree on your name though, Iowa does suck.
Iowa Sucks wow you’re so edgy I’m sure everyone love you and you have tooonnns of friends
@@mikeb8893 not all police are bad dumbass
The police over here in Texas only ever use a Charger. One time I saw a Corvette police car...
Killcard707 like sergant cross from nfs
matthew natividad, fr
I live in North Alabama and our neighboring county has a c5 vette they sometimes use as an undercover, but my city's pd has a 2016 mustang 5.0 with a roush supercharger on it. The local dealership built it and donated it to them, so we have to deal with a 670hp 5.0 that sits up on the interstate just waiting for a high speed chase. I saw a newer corvette blow by me late one night on the interstate doing probably around 120 or so. Normally I would have messed around with him because I have a 2017 5.0 myself that's got several mods to it, but something told me not to. Long story short about 3 miles down the road that vette was sitting on the side of the road with that police 5.0 behind it....lol
jrvbamafan1 dam
We have a police mustang GT in AZ
What happened to the charger? They are everywhere!
Hell yeah. Nolan Mopar for life. I hope you get you're car driving bud
R.I.P. Crown Victoria :(
good
JOSETHEBEAST22 NOT good
Still a lot where I live
1 like = 1 prayer
SSmaro hopefully Ford brings back the crown Victoria soon. I heard they are thinking about during the next redesign of the Taurus renaming it the crown Victoria. But it won’t be the same.
Here in Canada we have cops driving Dodge chargers.
Alexander Dotzko Most cops in the U.S. use Dodge Chargers as well.
I live in Alberta and I usually see them driving either Suburbans, F-150s, Explorers or Expeditions. They're muscle cars might be nice for speed up here but due to our weather conditions we need a lot more vehicles that can tank it in snowy conditions.
@@thefabulouskitten7204 that's what we have in upstate ny. The police use a Tahoe, explorer, charger and Taurus. A few towns have f-150s.
Same in America it's weird he never mentioned it
Alexander Dotzko around here in Saskatchewan you’ll see explorers, Taurus’ and the occasional F-150 or 1500 Silverado
one of the rare police cars to see is a 1992 to 1995 Ford Taurus
AmericanHillbilly I agree and yet this type of cop car is extremely fast and yet faster than the crown Victoria plus there is proof that it’s fast as well
@@xanders.8650 I drive a 1993 Ford Taurus GL it's a underrated car
They suck
AmericanHillbilly or a dodge intrepid. But those were some of the worse police cars in the country.
They were in the Robocop series.
As a retired cop of 25 years, my blacked out 2008 5.7 R/T charger was almost like a partner to me. I liked it so much I bought my own SRT Super Bee Edition & have it to this day.
WHOOP WHOOP
THATS DA SOUND OF DA POLICE
WOOP WOOP THAS DA SOUND OF DA BEAST
Im sad they dont produce the Crown Vic anymore
J Fk I am too, i don’t like fords but I say the crown Vic was the last good car ford ever made
Because they were horribly outdated. Production ended 8 friggin years ago.
Well, the Falcon and the Territory were pretty damn good. Ford ended production of those in 2016.
NOOOOO GOD DAM FORD
Sierra was the best ford ever made.
And now in Dubai the cops have Ferrari Lambos Bugatti and dither crazy exotic they are literally NFS in real life
Mike Arredondo they don't use it , those are show cars , they use Nissan SUVs and hardbody and some Nissan sedans as their cop cars
Mike Arredondo if the Americans and chinese find a way to not use oil anymore all of the middle east would be fucked and russia Venezuela to but they already are
Dubai is a city
They have BMWs too.
Mino Assal Technically an Emirate.
I have driven 3 kinds: Caprice Rectagonal (axle broke on highway one time), Caprice Bubble (... kinda peppy), and owned a Crown Vic PI 4.6L. Yes, it drove amazingly.