Alex Ginzburg

I remember these cars rolling around the city when I was young. Are there any more photos of these Caprices, or 1980's Impalas in the CPD fleet?

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Why would you ask a question like that, Snookie (Ahmed)? You've been leaving comments under CPD photos for years here at CCdC. You know where all the pictures are. And by the way, you were wrong on all years of the cars when you left your comments. This one is a 1990, not an '87.

Greg
copcar dot com

Such a beautiful looking specimen of Chrysler to ever grace the streets of New York City.

Anyone remember the movie "Short Time"?

1981-1985 Chevy Impala F41

do you have a link to the information you posted about them redesigning the frame and such for LE?

It looks like this one is 2WD, I believe Chevy makes a Special Service Tahoe only in 4WD and a Pursuit Rated Tahoe in 2WD, since it is a Highway Patrol unit. The agency in my hometown uses several Chevy Tahoes, 4WD and 2WD pursuit versions. They used 4x4 Ford Expeditions in the late 90's but went with Chevy's after the Fords drivelines kept falling out. The area they patrol is very vast and only 20% of the roads are paved.

Yes, they did.

Wow, so Chevrolet built a seperate frame and panels just so they could sell a couple thousand tahoe's to cops a year?

I believe this has been discussed here before. If I remember correctly, units in urban areas are the ones with the roof numbers, but units in more rural areas (such as the high desert, I would assume), do not have roof numbers. I may not be 100% correct, but that's what I remember hearing.

Actually, Police Tahoes, are made to be shorter, to lower their center of gravity to reduce the chance of a roll over. The 4x4 AND the 4x2 Police Tahoes are shorter than the regular civilan Tahoe. Chances are this is a 4x4.

OK I just checked the other photos. And I stand corrected, this one unit does not have the ID numbers. It is possible that it was just assigned to the area office, so it was not ID with those numbers belonging to the office yet, or... I don't know. But every unit I have seen in my 23 years in CA have had roof numbers.

Hey Jack. Thanks do not get on here much. Just moved to Missouri so still adjusting.

All CHP units, unless unmarked, should have roof numbers. They are for IDing the unit by air. The one above, does have numbers, but they are positioned further back on the roof.

And Jack is correct, only the blue flashes on these units. On the older units with the non-LED set-up, they only have a steady red light, and headlight flashers. Nothing else.

As for the KISS method, I have no clue. I wish they used more lights, or at least corner strobes, but I guess they feel if it worked before, it will still work?

man that is an old one we haven't had that paint skeem since well probably late 70's or early 80's

this car has an agressive look

the new 2007 chevy impalas are one heck of a car and an awsome pi they have tons of power and are all wheel drive