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Darn Missouri troopers are always doing something strange. :lol:

I heard the MSHP decided that these would be worth more sold outright after their police careers were over. They felt the cars would bring more money with something other than gray/black interiors.

*edit for clarification*

MSHP always and still rotates cars at 85,000 miles. Other police agencies get first dibs on the "used cars", all except these.

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Edited by Agent G
Posted

Darn Missouri troopers are always doing something strange. :lol:

I heard the MSHP decided that these would be worth more sold outright after their police careers were over. They felt the cars would bring more money with something other than gray/black interiors.

*edit for clarification*

MSHP always and still rotates cars at 85,000 miles. Other police agencies get first dibs on the "used cars", all except these.

G

They maybe coulda got even more in resale if they had run them with gold Daytons and dingleberries around the windows.

Posted

They maybe coulda got even more in resale if they had run them with gold Daytons and dingleberries around the windows.

In North St Louis, definately. B)

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Posted

Wait no more Austin.

Here's the real deal, it's an '89 but you get the idea.

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Here's where I'm at. I used the radio/siren box from a Lindbergh CV. The K55 radar is scratchbuilt.

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This will give an idea how it will look.

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Here's the radio and mic mounted.

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More to come later.

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Posted

Thank you sir, here's a bit more.

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Starting the work week tomorrow so we might be stuck at this stage for a while.

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Posted

Interior looks great, perfect finish for vinyl seats. But based on your 1:1 shot, wouldn't the cloth seat inserts need to be duller?

Posted

Thanks all!

Skip I thought the same thing.

Since these pics were taken I used a dark wash on the seats, drybrushed them with some flat red, and Dullcoted the lot.

It looks much better now.

More to come.

G

Posted

That looks awesome! Are you sure radar gun will clear the windshield?

I was sure, until you mentioned that.

Apparently all my mockups failed to disclose the fact that once everything is glued up, it didn't work. :blink:

It fits now.......................................... :mellow:

Thank you sir!

G

  • 3 weeks later...
Posted

More you say?

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Here's my take on the light bar, inspired by Martin fan's build.

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I also used paperclip wire for my spotlight.

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Just waiting for the new clear lenses from Revell to wrap this up.

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