I have seen this photo in person twice. I just realized there is a second car. It looks like a Country Squire!

Greg,
If I find a '72 Delta with a green interior, can you come up with another mars bar?

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NO


Greg
copcar dot com

IT'S A STAR CHIEF (SEE FENDER)
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But it's still a Pontiac....

Greg
copcar dot com

Is this a sheriff Contract?

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No. It's a separate county police department with jurisdiction over the parks in 7 small towns in suburban Cook County.

Greg
copcar dot com

I'm Guessing that funeral of someone in CPD

Hi, Where/What event was this taken at? (If you remember). Thanks....


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It was not a funeral. It was a police unity parade during police memorial week.

Greg
CPD and
copcar dot com

The fleet mgr. at Schaumburg Dodge, the winner of the last ISP Diplomat bid, advised that the ISP changed the specs to require a larger trunk and the Diplomat did not meet the specs.

1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 4-door sedans. This was the best selling Olds for 1952.

Not only are they 1962 models, they are the rare 2-door versions. Total production of both the base and Deluxe versions was less than 21,000 units. I'd love to have one of these today.

Look at the way it is equipped. Does it not look like it is used for regular patrol work? In looking through the archives, do you not notice the variations of vehicles used by just about every PD in the country? SUVs, pickups, Camaros? Why does the fact that a department chose a Wrangler as their 4WD vehicle surprise you?

Dave Arnold
copcar.com

thats one weird police car what do they use that for?

You're right. When I rode in the bus in the academy it didn't have radios or lights.

I recall installing the radio equipment in this bus at our facilities located at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. I recall the radio's and emergency lights were the last items to be placed on the bus after the ISP markings were already done. I believe the bus may have been in use prior to the radio equipment being installed. If memory serves me correctly, we didn't complete this task until the end of August after the Illinois State Fair, because the bus was being used during the fair to transfer cadets for traffic duty inside the grounds.

I was in the ISP Academy from 03/01 to 08/01 and we had the bus the whole time. This article may have been publidhed on 9/05/01 but we had the bus well before that.

Below is the article directly from the ISP official webpage. I was wrong about it being dontated a week before 9/11. It wasn't State Police Modified and ready until a week before 9/11.

September 5, 2001

SPRINGFIELD, IL - At a news conference held today, the Illinois State Police (ISP) and Mr. Richard Fix, Managing Director of the Springfield Mass Transit District (SMTD), announced the donation of a 39-passenger bus. "This generous donation by the SMTD is a valuable addition to the ISP’s transportation fleet. Not only will the bus provide a more practical and economical means of transportation, it will also enhance our ability to transfer cadet and recruit classes from the academy to various training locations," said ISP Director Sam W. Nolen. "The Illinois State Police is very grateful to Mr. Fix and the SMTD for their generosity."


The bus, retired from the Springfield Mass Transit District last year, has been striped with ISP markings and modified to make it highway usable. A message board on the front displays a "Buckle Up" safety message, while the rear panel contains recruitment information. Although it won’t be directly involved with enforcement activities, Nolen warned violators it will be fully equipped with ISP radios.

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Uh, thanks Sean. I'm sure we'll all sleep a little better tonight now that the full story about this bus has been placed here for all to see.

At least I know I will.

Greg
copcar dot com

It had probably been wrecked and they didn't have a star in stock when they restriped. Happens all the time.

Somebody forgot to put the star on this one.

I believe this photo was taken in Cairo, Illinois during a period of civil unrest in the early 70's. Govenor Ogilvie sent ISP in from all over the state to assist local police with race riots. I believe it was sometime between 70 and 73.

I believe it is featured in 1989 department year book also.

You are correct that the bus is assigned to the academy and transports cadets. The bus is also a former Springfield Mass Transit bus. However we had it long before 9-11 and I am sure it was purchased from Springfield Mass Transit not donanted.