Finally a genuine "Police Special" from the NSW Cops

[EVLKNEVL]

It's amusing that people who go on about 'cop bashing' don't seen to have a problem with 'forum member bashing'.

[Angeldust]

they should 'canary' themselves and take themselves over the pits...

[TZENU]

They should bring back the VT drag car that raced down here as part of operation drag safe or something along those lines around 10 years ago

[Rockape]

I like it. A real police special, isnt that what started the GT thing anyway?

[XR6T0Y]

Originally Posted by Angeldust

they should 'canary' themselves and take themselves over the pits...

Really?

[GTP534]

I'm at the State Library on Mondays and Wednesdays. I missed this!

I would have had a nice chat with the boys in blue.

I wonder if they are still covered by warranty? (LOL!)

[XTBlown]

What a concept! With the publicity they could get from this taking it to schools, Tafe's etc they could use it as a career marketing tool!

If I didn't have committments to stay in my area and they had them here in Vic I'd enlist just to drive that!

[xisled]

Some infor at the bottom of the page.

http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and...st_ever_falcon

Facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...0131362&type=1

[dimka100]

Is this supposed to scare real criminals or just plain bogans???

Seriously how is this even beneficial to Ford??? ... promoting your cars as fleet specials does nothing for resale value! FPV should have never been selling their models to fleets ... ohh well I guess they are simply happy with ANY sale they can get.

[STINKY NINJA]

Originally Posted by Angeldust

they should 'canary' themselves and take themselves over the pits...

I agree somewhat, though being coppers it must have permits for the mods...

[xisled]

Originally Posted by dimka100

Is this supposed to scare real criminals or just plain bogans???

Seriously how is this even beneficial to Ford??? ... promoting your cars as fleet specials does nothing for resale value! FPV should have never been selling their models to fleets ... ohh well I guess they are simply happy with ANY sale they can get.

I dare say FPV and every other car maker out there, do not rely on resale to keep going. Once a car is out of warranty, then it is not the manufactures problem.

Once the FPV is sold, FPV do not make any more on the car, apart from service.

You have to remember manufacturers do not sell second hand cars, they sell brand new cars.

It is good to see a awsome car being used by the boys in blue. It is also great marketing for FPV.

[ltd]

Originally Posted by dimka100

Is this supposed to scare real criminals or just plain bogans???

Seriously how is this even beneficial to Ford??? ... promoting your cars as fleet specials does nothing for resale value! FPV should have never been selling their models to fleets ... ohh well I guess they are simply happy with ANY sale they can get.

More of a PR exercise mate.
Not only that, but it shows Ford supporting the local constabulary, which hopefully translates to orders.
Be better though if Alexander Downer was the premier - he's a massive petrol head with a Ford fetish.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by kempy311

Come to the west side we don't even have high powered police cars we have v6 commodores, i6 falcons, Subaru imprezas.

Top end of WA the highway cars are not sixes.

[Wretched]

Originally Posted by fo,mo and co

No one asked you to play the "devils advocate", you chose to, so I would think that would be the part where you chose to go "cop bashing"

do you understand the concept of the devil's advocate?
Please identify out of those questions that I asked, which of them bagged a cop?

[Nikked]

I don't get it...

-Ford, and FPV are getting tonnes of free publicity
-The Police force have taken an interest in car enthusiasts, hence the exhaust mods, showing us that they are not against us.


Yet people are whinging?

Police already have Clubsports, F6's etc...I'd bet a paddy wagon ends up costing a fair bit fully decked out...so why whinge about cost?


Just like the Army builds burnout cars, and the Airforce show their jets at Bathurst etc...all about recruitment, about showing of the job.


We should be proud that the police chose a FORD, for the 150th anniversary of the force. Ford and the police have a good history, with the poilce pack XR falcon all but providing the basis for the iconic GT.

And lets not forget mad max!


Some people are too uptight.


I for one an happy that my tax money bought a R-spec...

I bought an R-spec!!!!

[blackf6]

Looks good. Glad they colour coded the racoon eyes.

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by teak81

Looks good. Glad they colour coded the racoon eyes.

All rspecs have colour coded raccoon eyes

[XtRmn8]

......ummm excuse me officer but I think your limo tint is a bit illegal

[SSD-85]

Awesome stuff. Good to see the Police can get in on the action.

Id happily be pulled over by one of them. Swapping stories with a nice enough cop would be well worth the fine.

**Disclaimer: The above statement is NOT an endorsement/encouragement/recommendation/opinion to engage in dangerous & reckless behaviour on public roads by me.**

[Sprint]

kinda stupid since they give up at 160kmh.

Also the point is not to engage in high speed chases for obvious reasons.

thats why they have road spikes, a radio and a helicopter.

[Maggot]

Originally Posted by Wretched

why the need for 400kw in a cop car?

here in perth .. we once had a lambo get away with speeding (in court) simply because the cops couldn't catchem.. and I would much rather see this than the coppers driving an imprezza or anything else fully imported for that matter.

[tex]

A 500 rear wheel horsepower falcon is unlikely to see run of the mill highway work, more likely it will be used strategically for high vis civic PR duties and the like.

Can you imagine the crap that would hit the fan if this thing got bent, or a vehicle that it chased got bent? I can read the headlines now, the do-gooder high brow types would have a field day. So would grimshaw.

I hope it's received positively, and that it's used to build some cred and good will with those that need re-educating on the value and civic worth of the boys in blue.

[STINKY NINJA]

Originally Posted by kempy311

Come to the west side we don't even have high powered police cars we have v6 commodores, i6 falcons, Subaru imprezas.

I still see turbo falcons and wrxs on the south side of perth,maybe just girly na 6 cop cars for the north side

[Bluehoon]

Why ask how much they spend on it, they get their money back booking you...

[jpd80]

Now the coppers will clean up at the illegal Saturday night street races,
gotta do something now that all the brown paper bags are gone....

[kempy311]

Originally Posted by TE 220

I still see turbo falcons and wrxs on the south side of perth,maybe just girly na 6 cop cars for the north side

I had seen a couple of turbos a few years ago but they have seemed to fizzeled out when you look at the east with there F6's and stuff.

[Warrenk]

Originally Posted by xrghiawagon

What does it matter? Some people like a fast streetcar, that they can drive to the drags and run a 11-10 sec 1/4mile in a modem day Turbo or Supercharged G-Range


Anyway, back o/t, I really like the idea. Good marketing for Ford too... Wouldn't mind being pulled over by it either...

Sorry if you can't understand sarcasim. In future I will respond in simple english for you.

[Redrum]

Looks awesome! Would love that as a work car....

[DJM83]

Love it. And I thought the GT that passed me in Newcastle was cool, this is even better.

Did I see it spotted at the drags tonight?

[galaxy xr8]

Almost makes me want to go out hooning just so I could get pulled over by the copper to check it out... Oh wait I already was hooning today, I did 62 in a 60 zone.