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Can anyone provide a general rule of thumb for the colors "most-used", and/or "almost never used" for police cars?
Yes, I do know there are always exceptions, but I am looking for a good ballpark. (Heck, one year the Seattle PD got cars in reversed colors of mostly white with blue, when they intended to order mostly blue with white. There are always exceptions.
Thanks!Rick
Dark factory colors, grey, black, blue. It goes against the dark "hides dirt" theme, but tan is not uncommon.
If they use one of those custom fiberglass back seats, they are usually grey or black, but those seem to be found mostly in urban departments with a high call volume (easy to clean, hard for people to hide stuff in the seat) and larger budgets.
Small departments sometimes buy an off the lot car, instead of one with a police package. Those can have just about any factory interior.
The 90's rear wheel drive 9C1 caprices almost always came with a blue interior. Front seats were usually cloth, while the back were usually vinyl.
90's B4C Camaros were usually gray cloth inside.
I remember seeing several Polaras and Furys in the 70's that had a tan or brown interior. I also remember seeing one mid-80's Dodge Texas DPS car (black and white exterior) with a red cloth interior. I don't know how many of those there were, though.
Gene Beaird,Pearland, Texas
G. Beaird,
Pearland, Texas
Our Crown Vics have dark blue cloth front seats and the vinyl dark blue back seats. Black plastic floor mats in the front and back. And spilled coffee stains. Not every car had a cup holder. Chevy Tahoes are the same but a bit nicer looking.
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The vehicles I drive (Crown Vics) are either dark blue or dark grey.All 2003 and later models I have driven are dark grey.
It's typical for vehicles out west to have tan interiors.
When I worked patrol back in the 70's and 80's they were an an ugly mustard yellow or tan vinyl. Easy to clean when the prisoner puked in the caged back seat!
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
I guess it just me be my department, but we have had a dark blue gray color on all our patrol cars that I have driven in my nearly 23 years on. Chevy Caprice (box car and Shamu style)and Ford Crown Vics. Black cage for the rear seat and either a blue gray removable soft seat (old box cars)or black plastic or fiberglass molded hard seat in the rear.
Never used... Red.. but I would love to see that for a radio car interior.
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Our older Impalas have dark blue interiors. The oldest have Vinyl seats that fall apart.
Our newer Impalas have black interiors with cloth seats.
Our Crown Vic seats are gray fabric.
We have the pee-proof plastic seat in back. The cage divider is gunmetal gray. Some cars we have black bars on the back windows.
We use Dell laptops on black mounts. Our radar antennas and control boxes are kind of a baby poo beige. The (icop) camera heads are gray and the controls go in place of the factory radio.
Excuse me.. Is that an Uzi?
I saw an old episode of COPS recently.A late '80's black and white Caprice had green interior.Now that was strange looking.
macattack80 And spilled coffee stains.
And spilled coffee stains.
Dont forget the tobacco spit brown stains/racing stripe from the driver's window on back...
Or the divit in the side of the drivers seat where the handcuffs seem to take a chunk out of a seat.
The funniest thing I ever saw were a guys cuffs go sliding across a road when they got caught on the seat and flipped out of the cuff case.
Also, research whatever departments car you are building. I know the big flaw I saw without opening the box on the Lindberg Texas DPS car is it has a cage.. I don't think I have ever seen a DPS car with a cage.
I really wanted to build the kit, but I traded it to a retired trooper for ammo. I really wanted to see what all could be done as far as opening the trunk and whatnot. I was going to scratch a patrol bag for the right seat, and some stuff for the trunk. I was thinking Rifle case, Shotgun case, flare cannister, a couple rolls of police tape, a fire extinguisher, and some of the other crap that is always rolling around back there.
stikpusher macattack80: And spilled coffee stains. Dont forget the tobacco spit brown stains/racing stripe from the driver's window on back...
macattack80: And spilled coffee stains.
I've seen that too. Not from me though..... is right! At least use the empty coffee cup as a spitoon!
agentg And chunks taken out of the steering wheel where your rear sight always seemed to hit upon exit. G
And chunks taken out of the steering wheel where your rear sight always seemed to hit upon exit.
G
Never had that....I don't think so anyway. I seemed to always get the expandable baton caught on the door jam while getting back in. Kinda spins you around a bit and you look kinda like a fool.
If you must dip in the car.. PLEASE take your spit cup with you at the end of shift. That has to be the MOST disgusting present to leave for the next person.
agentg Landed on your ASP huh? LOL
Landed on your ASP huh? LOL
Hahaha. Good call!
I've driven squads that are down to the steel frame in places on the steering wheel.
Well, I got one of these kits for myself. I opened the box up, and just thought.. "Lindberg"
I'll post pictures later. There is a ton of stuff in the box, but the molding is nothing to brag about. Also, there are a lot of engine parts for what appears to be a hood that doesn't open.
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