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!
The development of the Australian US Police car goes back to WH. I was with HSV when we built one as a sample. I guess you could say. We were also building LH drive Granges for Dubai, so one of those was perfectly suited.
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.
I was surprised that my SAP crown Vic came with lights and sirens still installed from the city. Previous owner (a company) probably bought it for a good price 😂
same. Whenever we sell our old squads EVERYTHING gets removed. It is either repurposed on another vehicle (lightbar, controllers, laptop mounts, etc) or saved for another day. None of that stuff gets sold with the car. Anything to identify it as a police vehicle is removed as well (any wording of our city and the word "police". Any badge emblems come off as well). The only thing that stays is the spotlight since its technically built in to the vehicle.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@DaleTuck31 There are still plenty of them. Many are ex-cabs from Taxis Combined and others are former hire cars. They are quite easy to spot amongst all the Chinese rubbish being pushed onto us nowadays.
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.
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!)
@@coover65 That’s right, they do. And Opels compete against the low spec Mercs too. When I was buying my FG (yes, despite my username) an Indian guy at work told me I should be buying an older used Merc for the same money. His comment “Falcon is a taxi” riled up my German colleague, who responded perfectly with “in my country, Mercedes is taxi too.” That Indian guy eventually gave up on his older Mercs when he got sick of paying the repair bills (he can’t DIY to save his life). Funny thing is that he now drives an older hybrid Camry. I gleefully point out to him how many hybrid Camrys are used as taxis these days…. 😂😂😂
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.
Very nice, my local department used to do Chevy Caprice and 2015-2020 Tahoe's back then, now they use Ford Explorers and 2021-2023 Tahoe's and sometimes chargers too. Sometimes I wish I could just buy a cop car and play around with like maybe not use it on public roads but use it in my driveway. Just play around with the lights and acting like a cop. Which is why I bought myself a 12volt plug in police lights. Wish I could buy the exact same lighting box tho
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 !
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.
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
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.
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...
They used to show how much idle time was on them if you push the right buttons around the speedometer area. The unmarked ones used to have the most idle time but usually lower miles. I used to buy and sell police cruisers and school buses. I didn't have any trouble selling any of them. I used a 85 9C1 Caprice to race on dirt in the pure stock class and won 73 feature races with it over a 6 year period. I didn't keep track of the heat race wins but they had to at least 150. I had hours of fun in the 'Ole purple grocery getter' as most of the fans referred to it as.
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.
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.
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....
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.
I'm really shocked that this car was sold that way and wasn't stripped of all this equipment.
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!
Do you want to come
The development of the Australian US Police car goes back to WH. I was with HSV when we built one as a sample. I guess you could say. We were also building LH drive Granges for Dubai, so one of those was perfectly suited.
Up the holdens
I'm right here you guys. Sorry I'm late. Won't happen again.
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.
I was surprised that my SAP crown Vic came with lights and sirens still installed from the city. Previous owner (a company) probably bought it for a good price 😂
same. Whenever we sell our old squads EVERYTHING gets removed. It is either repurposed on another vehicle (lightbar, controllers, laptop mounts, etc) or saved for another day. None of that stuff gets sold with the car. Anything to identify it as a police vehicle is removed as well (any wording of our city and the word "police". Any badge emblems come off as well). The only thing that stays is the spotlight since its technically built in to the vehicle.
Live ammunition is not uncommon to find. This is America, we have more guns than people.
the fact that the laptops still in there is what suprised me the most lol. wonder if they pulled the HDD from it
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.
Spider eggs below the hood? This car really shows off its Australian origin.
😂 😆
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.
Police departments saw right through this. It’s made in Australia so getting parts was tough. I mean it does look fun.
Man I really gotta buy a retired police car.
Yeah
Yea me too
Same
Yea
Don’t come cheap these days
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.
they think they are fast and never heard of hsv,walki etc.lol
The caprice has always been my favorite Chevy sedan. Good video man!
commodore mate.
holden.
Its a Holden Statesman from Australia.
@@paulseehusen6951 Same thing.
@@Sweston24 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Caprice
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.
Is that all you need?
@@molyoxide164 th-cam.com/video/Qm4LHak5WZY/w-d-xo.html
Definitely because he definitely will get in trouble
@@rylordrylord7347 how so? he bought it with his money so its his toy now!
Nothing stopping him from removing that stuff. Thats what the cops and courts will say
they say negative first when removing battery cables. When connecting them it’s positive first. No sparks.
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,
Welcome back! 😎
@@CrownRickAuto thank you, it’s been like 7 or 8 years
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.
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.
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.
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.
3:56 was amazing @chris fix
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
I bought a 2013 charger and the department left it fully equipped but without the lightbar, is this legal to just have on the car? I’m from Ohio….
@@molyoxide164 small world! My caprice was a sheriff car from Ohio! Wooster to be exact. And I'm not sure if it's legal or not.
What a wonderful find/purchase. The only thing missing was a nail-clipper and filer, but other than that amazing! :)
These are Aussie cars and commonly driven on our roads 😂
Just not made there anymore.
@@carrisasteveinnes1596 they aren't made at all anymore
GM took Australia for granted, made their money and then left.
Not really anymore, barely see WM/WN Caprices/Statesmans anymore out on the road.
@@DaleTuck31 There are still plenty of them. Many are ex-cabs from Taxis Combined and others are former hire cars. They are quite easy to spot amongst all the Chinese rubbish being pushed onto us nowadays.
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.
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.
Great video Rick! i've been watching for 3 years now love the videos keep up the great work
I love how you used Chisfixs out with the old and in with the new
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.
Bahahhahhahaha "Out with the old and in with the new" lol chris fix moment
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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!)
Germany has base model Mercedes and BMWs that we don't see in Australia. Same, same but different.
@@coover65 That’s right, they do. And Opels compete against the low spec Mercs too. When I was buying my FG (yes, despite my username) an Indian guy at work told me I should be buying an older used Merc for the same money. His comment “Falcon is a taxi” riled up my German colleague, who responded perfectly with “in my country, Mercedes is taxi too.” That Indian guy eventually gave up on his older Mercs when he got sick of paying the repair bills (he can’t DIY to save his life). Funny thing is that he now drives an older hybrid Camry. I gleefully point out to him how many hybrid Camrys are used as taxis these days…. 😂😂😂
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.
Very nice, my local department used to do Chevy Caprice and 2015-2020 Tahoe's back then, now they use Ford Explorers and 2021-2023 Tahoe's and sometimes chargers too. Sometimes I wish I could just buy a cop car and play around with like maybe not use it on public roads but use it in my driveway. Just play around with the lights and acting like a cop. Which is why I bought myself a 12volt plug in police lights. Wish I could buy the exact same lighting box tho
It’s a cake walk to extend those wires. Who ever built that car took their time with the wiring!!! Great video!!
What an awesome video, great job!!👍
Damn... Free Tough book... thats a win.
Yo bro sounded like Chris fix for a second 😂
That is for the battery was for an Apex 8000 radio radio
Been a watcher for a long time, keep up the amazing work
Helluva score you have man , lotsa goodies i bet.
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.
I envy you bro. Great find and purchase.
I wonder who put the ninja Lego there😂😂😂
love the Piss tub rear seating mmmm lol!
She’d make a good addition to the District 76 fleet.
Sweeeeer love it, normally i dont like cops or cop cars, but maaaannnn you make those cars look sweeet👍👍💯💯✌
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 !
Great video Rick! Can’t wait to meet you one day 🤙🏻
That clear tube was to vent gases that are released by batteries instead of letting it build up in the interior
I would love to see the lights on at night 😮
There’s no way they sold it with the computer still in there
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.
someone messed up i think bc once that touches the road its illeagle and inpersination of a officer
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 😎
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.
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
There are body parts that are different too.
@@DaleTuck31 What body parts are different? It's the same car.
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 like that Chrisfix voice when you changed that battery
That what goes into the Side of the battery is when the battery over chrages that the battery acid doesent damage stuff
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...
I’m a oh fan been watching for 3 years
Makes me miss my old Pontiac G8
Such a cool car! That baby can fly on the highway.
You should paint it black and call it Black Widow.
I love that idea! Her name is now officially Black Widow! 😎
fly how thats the slow one,need hsv versions to fly down the highway.
80k miles but you can times that by 10 in idle time with engine running while donuts were eaten and naps were taken 😂
They used to show how much idle time was on them if you push the right buttons around the speedometer area. The unmarked ones used to have the most idle time but usually lower miles. I used to buy and sell police cruisers and school buses. I didn't have any trouble selling any of them. I used a 85 9C1 Caprice to race on dirt in the pure stock class and won 73 feature races with it over a 6 year period. I didn't keep track of the heat race wins but they had to at least 150. I had hours of fun in the 'Ole purple grocery getter' as most of the fans referred to it as.
why can’t my cleaning lady be that cool? she just enjoys taking percs
Lol
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.
3:56 Chrisfix?. It’s him!!!
Chris fix out with the old and in with the new
3:56 😂😂😂 chirsfix
I cant believe they sold that fully loaded im questioning the legality of that but whatever
The ChrisFix reference LMAOO
Hey if there is a radio in the trunk I could really really use it
Plenty of those washer bottle caps here in Australia
Clean, dirty but clean
How do I enter a giveaway
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.
When reconnecting battery always negative last , when disconnecting the battery negative first .
Bro, this thing needs a supercharger and some headers
I wanna know if he found that radio... and if he wants to sell that toughbook!
Man that's a big ass black widow spider
You got some great movie & tv cars
“They never sold them to the general public”
Yeah because you aren’t Australian 😂
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....
This guy never tells us where we can buy these 😊
Sport mode picked up a whole second
The Chris fix thing😂😂😂😂
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.
i sometimed wondered what happened to the caprice
My Dad's cop car is a Ford explorer Max out
#handcuffs also, what radio did you find as I’m looking for a Motorola APX also. Love the videos
Imagin getting it fixed and clean up, and pull up to your family drive way
I used to drive one of these as a taxi. Can confirm they were quick lol.
I get the baton I love collecting them my grandfather was a police officer
Did not expect to hear Chris in here
Can you believe he was cool enough to fly out here just to say that line? 😂
Not bad for a bad ass aussie Holden
Please make more of these type of videos
Out with the old, in with the new !!!! ♥♥♥
Aye Rick, send that light out to me and I can fix it.
Loving the videos ❤
Cops tend to not like light bars with red/blue lights. Suggest you cover them up.
I NO WHAT IS your biscuit it is a black Widow😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Jeez it still has the laptop. I really want to see you boot that thing.
Bro!!! I’m so jealous!!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Cannot believe all the Police Equipment incl Laptop left in this Caprice. Bonkers.