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13/12/2019 10:31 am
Putting a policeman into his car (pic)
Take one Quartzo N.Y. Speed Check car
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Prepare to add one police officer/driver.
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Remove the body of the car carefully (2 screws and two tabs inside rear window; both tabs broke and I used a little glue when replacing the top, a very little.)
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Place before that "most unlike N.Y. background possible" and attempt a close up. Well, keep trying. . .
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And that's how I spent a rainy Friday afternoon. Enjoy!
Afterthought: Do you really think the state of NY would put white walls on these cars?
15/12/2019 6:10 am
Whitewalls
All the pictures of working US Police cars have no whitewalls and small dog dish hub caps and black steel wheels or even just painted steel wheels.
I guess there were a few loan vehicles or cars to transport the top brass with whitewalls and full trim but mostly Police Departments spent cash on engines and suspension packages not trim .
That is what I see from over the pond maybe a US Police Collector can confirm or deny?
15/12/2019 6:26 am
Marius - I believe you are correct. Have lived in
US all my life (77+ years!), and cannot recall EVER seeing a police car with whitewall tires!
15/12/2019 7:23 am
+1.
15/12/2019 8:37 am
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You could/can usually pick a cop car out of the traffic just by its barebone looks. Even/especially the unmarked ones. Stand out like a sore thumb.
15/12/2019 7:26 pm
For sticklers for accuracy way easier to paint the whitewall black than to go the other direction.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA