Posts Tagged ‘HighestMileage’

Police in Oz hope Hummers will curb “antisocial behavior”

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Question: What's more intimidating than a group of Australian Police roaming the streets in search of drunken party-goers? Answer: Aussie Police driving Hummer H3s with the same intent... supposedly. The Hummers in question were provided by the General in all-black before getting custom livery from ......

Kuwait orders 150 Dodge Charger police cars

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Kuwaiti cop-issue ChargersChoosing them for their portrayed image of "strength and power," officials in Kuwait have ordered 150 Dodge Chargers to be modified as police vehicles. As the Charger is the leading volume vehicle for Chrysler LLC in the Middle East, ......

Find of the Day: 1967 Maserati Quattroporte fire truck

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Click to view more of the classic Maserati fire truck In case there were ever any doubt that the Italians have more style than the rest of us, just look at their emergency vehicles. While over here, public services use the most basic of vehicles, the polizia have cars like the Alfa Romeo 159 and Lam......

BMW X5 “Security” model can handle .44 Magnum fire

Friday, August 15th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 BMW X5 SecurityIf you happen to be the Head of State of a controversial nation, have a lot of enemies, or you are just plain paranoid, BMW's latest X5 variation may appeal to you. It's called the BMW X5 Security, and it has been armored by the factory t......

AM General to produce wheelchair-accessible transit vehicle

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
While General Motors looks over a stack of offers for its HUMMER brand, the fate of AM General hangs in the balance. The military contractor developed and built the original Humvee until the rights to the HUMMER name were bought by GM, who then contracted AM General to continue building the H1 (unti......

Mitsubishi i MiEV police car has SUPER ARREST POTENTIAL!

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Click image to enlargeSomewhere, our pal Mike Bumbeck is smiling, because Mitsubishi has produced yet another vehicle worthy of its classic "Super Potential" slogan. No, there's no new-fangled Starion, unfortunately, but there is now an i MiEV police car. Mitsubishi has supplied one of the teensy EV......

Photo of the Day: Chinese anti-terror Segway commandos

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
From Xinhua via our friends at China Car Times comes the above photo, showing Chinese counter-terrorism forces going through drills as they prepare to crush any dissent terror threat that might arise during next month's Olympic Games. The black ninja suits, fritz helmets, body armor, and submachine ......

Prodrive sets up Essex police with 270hp Impreza interceptors

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
If you watched the first episode of Top Gear's season 11, you likely smirked at the lackluster Vauxhalls that the British bobbies have to drive in pursuit of "the baddies". But once in a while the constables in the UK gets something special in their motor-pools, like the Caparo T1, Lotus Exige, Lamb......

“For Sale” of the Day: 1982 CHP Mustang

Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Click image for photo galleryThe news that the Indiana state police are adding new, unmarked Mustang GTs to their patrol fleet sent this blogger over to SSPMustang.org for a little nostalgia. SSPMustang is a site dedicated to the 1982 - 1993 Special Service Package Mustangs and the enthusiasts who f......

Buell to offer Ulysses Police bike

Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Generally, when you see the boys in blue riding on two wheels, it's either on an air-cooled V-Twin Harley-Davidson or on a BMW road bike. Neither of these vehicles is appropriate when the road goes away, which could cause a few potential problems when giving chase. Buell, makers of the Ulysses, a bi......