Has anyone ever modified a police car ?

I've been wondering lately.

I like all those old cop cars with the 2-tone paint, the searchlights etc - but i've never actually seen any that have been made into a custom and still kept their police makeup.

I guess if there are any out there, this is the place to find them. I'd really like to see lowered, shaved, jumped-up. but all in keeping with the cop origins of the car.

Has anyone ever done this ? Couldn't find any on the interweb.

Cheers
Herm

 

No, but I have test fit the back seat on occasion

 

Pete and Jake.
No wait that was Elwood and Jake did one in the late 70s.

 

not something you look forward to eh ?

That's not the mods I was thinking about guys ...
Plus their car wasn't HAMB-friendly.

 

Theme cars are lame

 

Can't think of one...

 

Probably because in most states, it's illegal to have a car that resembles a police car. However, a lot of agencies have reproduced early police cars as promotional tools at car shows. Recently, Burbank P.D. has a '49 Ford police car on display. I've never seen a custom one though. LAPD has a race car that they take to the track. A program called "Race a Cop".

 

We have a race a cop program in Alabama. First there is a Yee Hawww. Followed by a fast ride down a dirt road with the lights off.

 

Wasn't thinking about a theme car, rather taking an original car and preserving it's roots.

 

Would throwing up in the back of one be considered modifying it ?
If so, then I did ?

 

The first thing you would to to make a custom, is to get rid of all that crap

 

This what you have in mind?

 

not customized but interesting travels in one

http://www.roundamerica.com/55-Chevy-Dallas-to-Atlanta.htm

 

Here is the beginning of a Rear end swap

 

Are you sure? Never heard of this one.

 

That is by far the best modification I have ever seen done to a cop car. An object of art.

 

They had one on Cajun Pawn Stars this past year. I seem to recall it was a early 50s Chevy? Someone will be along to straighten me out .

Mike

 

Shades of Hiway Patrol! OK not the same model but still...

 

A local car club has one. The Fabulous Fifties Car Club, from Manitoba, Canada has this 56 Meteor. The buildup is here: http://fabulous50sford.com/projects/0/project0.html
Ralph

 

Hey Frank. How about a photo of your 37 ?
He has a period siren on top, white star with a logo on the doors, a red light, and last but not least a box of donuts ready for use !

 

Mine had a hard plastic bench.

 

Filled one's gas tank with sugar once to see if it would run better...hehe

 

No kidding, and they can be total douchebags about it, too. There was a local guy about 10 years ago, just South of Indy, used to go to the cruise-in in a 4 door 64 Galaxie. Black and white, gumball machine on top, with a gold "Mayberry Sheriff" star on the door. He got pulled over, arrested and impounded for "impersonating an officer."

 

There are quite a few corvettes that look like police cars in the D.A.R.E. Program

 

some "officers" should get " impounded" for impersonating officers..

 

Yes, I modified a police car but it was an OT model. I took a 71' Police Intercepter and made it look like a 57' F100 shortbed!

 

The ride is not bad but when they tell you to drop your pants, squat and coff reality sets in.

 

Hmm.

 

I see them all the time...they call them Donks...roflmao!!