The Impala SS kit and the 91 police car kit are very compatable and I believe the frames are the same. The grill and headlight parts from the police car kit fit right into the Impala SS body. The Impala SS kit has bucket seats with a console and a floor shift so I put the dash into the interior of the police car kit. You can often find both kits on e-bay for less than $20.

This conversion was pretty simple. I used the snap-tite 1991 Caprice model and opened up the rear wheel wells, changed the shape of the rear quarter window with sheet plastic, filled the mounting hole in the door for the mirror and used the outside mirrors from a Ford Taurus kit to make the 1995 style corner-mount style. The wheels came from a company called All-American Models, but they're long gone. policecarmodels.com sells the same wheels now. The interior is still from the 1991 kit because the later ImpalaSS kit with the correct dash had not been released yet when I built this in 1995.

I am not sure how Greg did this. But I have made 93-96 Caprices by taking using the body from a Revell Impala SS and using the grill and interior from a Revell Caprice police car kit. You can buy these wheels at www.policecarmodels.com.

Greg

Great job with this conversion from a '91 to a '95. Could you explain how you did this? Looks like a great new project to take on.

Thanks for the info. I am suprised they even allow any blue lights on emergency vehicles at airports in that case.

Greg

Could you elaborate on this rule about emergency vehicles needing red lights if they operate on roadways and taxiways utilized by FAA sanctioned aircraft.
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Sure. It's very simple. Runway guide lights and taxiway lights are blue. At night after a landing all a pilot focuses on are the blue lights that guide his path to the gate. If an emergency vehicle had only blue lights on it, there is a pretty good chance that a pilot might not be able to distinguish the blue lights on the vehicle from the blue lights of the taxiway, making the warning lights on the vehicle ineffective. With a combination of blue/red lights, the pilots are more apt to notice the police vehicle if it has to be out where the moving aircraft are.

Greg

if this is an airport unit it is suposed to have red and blue lights if not it looks great
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Thanks for your expert critique, Mr Anonymous...

So you're saying I can't even take a photo of a plastic model car at an airport unless it has red lights? The caption does not indicate it's an airport car, does it? While on duty I often end up at O'Hare Airport. Am I not allowed to go there because my squad car only has blue lights?

The red light rule applies only to emergency vehicles that in the course of their regular assignment may have to operate on roadways and taxiways that are also utilized by FAA sanctioned aircraft. In other words, out on the TARMAC with the airplanes.

Greg
the model builder and CPD officer