Unmarked Police cars

[Ext User(Jason James)]

Not something I have mad a study of,..but the other day I got pulled over by
what looked like a Ralliart Magna only in light metallic blue, not black
which is the only colour I've noticed others.

I was pulled over because my 8 by 4 trailer lights were not working. This I
thought was OK as long as the car's lights were visible,....not so with the
'95 Camry, they were not quite totaly visible and I accept that. No fine, so
it was out with the cash to upgrade to flat 7 pin socket on car and plugs on
boat and box trailer.

Other unmarked cars here in the sunny west of NSW also include a white XR8
which looks like it was ultra lowered,..some 2" at least by my reckoning.

Apart from the sight of a walloper in a blue shirt as driver, which was
obvious from the side from about 30 metres or less, the rest of the time
these guys are pretty well hidden.

Jason

[Ext User(James)]

Jason James wrote:
> Not something I have mad a study of,..but the other day I got pulled over by
> what looked like a Ralliart Magna only in light metallic blue, not black
> which is the only colour I've noticed others.
>
> I was pulled over because my 8 by 4 trailer lights were not working. This I
> thought was OK as long as the car's lights were visible,....not so with the
> '95 Camry, they were not quite totaly visible and I accept that. No fine, so
> it was out with the cash to upgrade to flat 7 pin socket on car and plugs on
> boat and box trailer.
>
> Other unmarked cars here in the sunny west of NSW also include a white XR8
> which looks like it was ultra lowered,..some 2" at least by my reckoning.
>
> Apart from the sight of a walloper in a blue shirt as driver, which was
> obvious from the side from about 30 metres or less, the rest of the time
> these guys are pretty well hidden.
>
> Jason
>
>

What sort of registration plates did the car have. Did you take down the
number, that could be usefull to know. It is probably best not to
overtake an unmarked police car.

[Ext User(AJS)]

"Jason James" <associate@dodo.comzapspam.au> wrote in message
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> Apart from the sight of a walloper in a blue shirt as driver, which was
> obvious from the side from about 30 metres or less, the rest of the time
> these guys are pretty well hidden.

I've seen a few that you couldn't pick. Surfer looking guy in a wagon,
stickers and mags. Small, cheap van type vehicle that would pull over a car
then another unmarked car would appear and join in. That sort of stuff. I
often spot them by the aggressive or odd driving.


AJS

[Ext User(Jason James)]

"AJS" <asaunders82@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Jason James" <associate@dodo.comzapspam.au> wrote in message
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>
> > Apart from the sight of a walloper in a blue shirt as driver, which was
> > obvious from the side from about 30 metres or less, the rest of the time
> > these guys are pretty well hidden.
>
> I've seen a few that you couldn't pick. Surfer looking guy in a wagon,
> stickers and mags. Small, cheap van type vehicle that would pull over a
car
> then another unmarked car would appear and join in. That sort of stuff. I
> often spot them by the aggressive or odd driving.

Guess they dont involved in chases...

Been discussed before no doubt,..but as youngster I remember the wry jokes
about the Vic Police buying a couple of Daimler V8 sports cars to chase the
snow-ski brigade in their Porsches etc in the '60s.

Jason

[Ext User(Allan A)]

"Jason James" <associate@dodo.comzapspam.au> wrote in message
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> "AJS" <asaunders82@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Been discussed before no doubt,..but as youngster I remember the wry jokes
> about the Vic Police buying a couple of Daimler V8 sports cars to chase
> the
> snow-ski brigade in their Porsches etc in the '60s.
>
> Jason
>
They had the Daimler SP250s in Canberra. I know a guy who used to drive one.
The problem here was, at that time, there was no "cross border" pursuit, so
if you were travelling Sydney to Snow (or vice-versa) and could beat the cop
car to the border, he had to give up the chase and you were home free.

Until they got something that had a bit of grunt, the cops were not a chance
of getting anyone in a performance car. My friend has a host of stories
about some of the guys they did catch with the SP250s.

Allan A

[Ext User(Kev)]

Jason James wrote:
>
> "AJS" <asaunders82@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:438a6e90_1@x-privat.org...
> >
> > "Jason James" <associate@dodo.comzapspam.au> wrote in message
> > news:438a1e5e@news.comindico.com.au...
> >
> > > Apart from the sight of a walloper in a blue shirt as driver, which was
> > > obvious from the side from about 30 metres or less, the rest of the time
> > > these guys are pretty well hidden.
> >
> > I've seen a few that you couldn't pick. Surfer looking guy in a wagon,
> > stickers and mags. Small, cheap van type vehicle that would pull over a
> car
> > then another unmarked car would appear and join in. That sort of stuff. I
> > often spot them by the aggressive or odd driving.
>
> Guess they dont involved in chases...
>
> Been discussed before no doubt,..but as youngster I remember the wry jokes
> about the Vic Police buying a couple of Daimler V8 sports cars to chase the
> snow-ski brigade in their Porsches etc in the '60s.
>
> Jason


I remember my father getting done between Armidale and Gyra about 1970
on a mountain stretch of the the New England highway and there was this
lil black mini buzzing along at the speed limit, the old man slips
around him on a short straight and next thing there is a flashing blue
light coming from within the mini......DOH


wouldn't have been much that could lose a mini through some of those old
twisty bits



Kev

[Ext User(Kev)]

James wrote:
>
> Jason James wrote:
> > Not something I have mad a study of,..but the other day I got pulled over by
> > what looked like a Ralliart Magna only in light metallic blue, not black
> > which is the only colour I've noticed others.
> >
> > I was pulled over because my 8 by 4 trailer lights were not working. This I
> > thought was OK as long as the car's lights were visible,....not so with the
> > '95 Camry, they were not quite totaly visible and I accept that. No fine, so
> > it was out with the cash to upgrade to flat 7 pin socket on car and plugs on
> > boat and box trailer.
> >
> > Other unmarked cars here in the sunny west of NSW also include a white XR8
> > which looks like it was ultra lowered,..some 2" at least by my reckoning.
> >
> > Apart from the sight of a walloper in a blue shirt as driver, which was
> > obvious from the side from about 30 metres or less, the rest of the time
> > these guys are pretty well hidden.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
>
> What sort of registration plates did the car have. Did you take down the
> number, that could be usefull to know. It is probably best not to
> overtake an unmarked police car.


The new while SS Commondore down beenleigh district has white on red
personalised plates, couldn't quite make out what was on them


Kev

[Ext User(ant)]

AJS wrote:
> "Jason James" <associate@dodo.comzapspam.au> wrote in message
> news:438a1e5e@news.comindico.com.au...
>
>> Apart from the sight of a walloper in a blue shirt as driver, which
>> was obvious from the side from about 30 metres or less, the rest of
>> the time these guys are pretty well hidden.
>
> I've seen a few that you couldn't pick. Surfer looking guy in a wagon,
> stickers and mags. Small, cheap van type vehicle that would pull over
> a car then another unmarked car would appear and join in. That sort
> of stuff. I often spot them by the aggressive or odd driving.

They often have these stealth cars doing the NSW snow road run too. You'd
never spot them, until they capture someone. Scruffy stickers on the back
windows, things on teh roof... you name it.

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[Ext User(Scotty)]

"Kev" <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
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>
>
> James wrote:
>>
>> Jason James wrote:
>> > Not something I have mad a study of,..but the other day I got pulled
>> > over by
>> > what looked like a Ralliart Magna only in light metallic blue, not
>> > black
>> > which is the only colour I've noticed others.
>> >
>> > I was pulled over because my 8 by 4 trailer lights were not working.
>> > This I
>> > thought was OK as long as the car's lights were visible,....not so with
>> > the
>> > '95 Camry, they were not quite totaly visible and I accept that. No
>> > fine, so
>> > it was out with the cash to upgrade to flat 7 pin socket on car and
>> > plugs on
>> > boat and box trailer.
>> >
>> > Other unmarked cars here in the sunny west of NSW also include a white
>> > XR8
>> > which looks like it was ultra lowered,..some 2" at least by my
>> > reckoning.
>> >
>> > Apart from the sight of a walloper in a blue shirt as driver, which
>> > was
>> > obvious from the side from about 30 metres or less, the rest of the
>> > time
>> > these guys are pretty well hidden.
>> >
>> > Jason
>> >
>> >
>>
>> What sort of registration plates did the car have. Did you take down the
>> number, that could be usefull to know. It is probably best not to
>> overtake an unmarked police car.
>
>
> The new while SS Commondore down beenleigh district has white on red
> personalised plates, couldn't quite make out what was on them
>
>
> Kev

Done they read AVOLUP ?



( Read in the rearview mirror it reads PULOVA )

[Ext User(Scotty)]

"AJS" <asaunders82@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jason James" <associate@dodo.comzapspam.au> wrote in message
> news:438a1e5e@news.comindico.com.au...
>
>> Apart from the sight of a walloper in a blue shirt as driver, which was
>> obvious from the side from about 30 metres or less, the rest of the time
>> these guys are pretty well hidden.
>
> I've seen a few that you couldn't pick. Surfer looking guy in a wagon,
> stickers and mags. Small, cheap van type vehicle that would pull over a
> car then another unmarked car would appear and join in. That sort of
> stuff. I often spot them by the **aggressive or odd driving.**

*Baiting you mean?

>
>
> AJS
>

[Ext User(Scotty)]

"Allan A" <aaci@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Jason James" <associate@dodo.comzapspam.au> wrote in message
> news:438a7863@news.comindico.com.au...
>>
>> "AJS" <asaunders82@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:438a6e90_1@x-privat.org...
>>
>> Been discussed before no doubt,..but as youngster I remember the wry
>> jokes
>> about the Vic Police buying a couple of Daimler V8 sports cars to chase
>> the
>> snow-ski brigade in their Porsches etc in the '60s.
>>
>> Jason
>>
> They had the Daimler SP250s in Canberra. I know a guy who used to drive
> one. The problem here was, at that time, there was no "cross border"
> pursuit, so if you were travelling Sydney to Snow (or vice-versa) and
> could beat the cop car to the border, he had to give up the chase and you
> were home free.
>
> Until they got something that had a bit of grunt, the cops were not a
> chance of getting anyone in a performance car. My friend has a host of
> stories about some of the guys they did catch with the SP250s.
>
> Allan A


Two coppers chasing a young hoon down towards Tweed Heads Qld , when all of
a sudden the first car when over the border and the copper yanks on his
brakes, the passenger cop asked why the sudden halt to the chase and the
driver cop said, "Well we will never catch him now hes an hour ahead of us!"



>
>

[Ext User(atec)]

Kev wrote:

>James wrote:
>
>
>>Jason James wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Not something I have mad a study of,..but the other day I got pulled over by
>>>what looked like a Ralliart Magna only in light metallic blue, not black
>>>which is the only colour I've noticed others.
>>>
>>>I was pulled over because my 8 by 4 trailer lights were not working. This I
>>>thought was OK as long as the car's lights were visible,....not so with the
>>>'95 Camry, they were not quite totaly visible and I accept that. No fine, so
>>>it was out with the cash to upgrade to flat 7 pin socket on car and plugs on
>>>boat and box trailer.
>>>
>>>Other unmarked cars here in the sunny west of NSW also include a white XR8
>>>which looks like it was ultra lowered,..some 2" at least by my reckoning.
>>>
>>>Apart from the sight of a walloper in a blue shirt as driver, which was
>>>obvious from the side from about 30 metres or less, the rest of the time
>>>these guys are pretty well hidden.
>>>
>>>Jason
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>What sort of registration plates did the car have. Did you take down the
>>number, that could be usefull to know. It is probably best not to
>>overtake an unmarked police car.
>>
>>
>
>
>The new while SS Commondore down beenleigh district has white on red
>personalised plates, couldn't quite make out what was on them
>
>
>Kev
>
>
The new Falcon txt in browns Plains is white with std 17" mags , and a
pioneer sticker on the rear window but damn if it wasn't for the blue
shirt you wouldn't have a chance

[Ext User(Stan Marsh)]

There was a Kia Carnivale in Albury about a year ago. I've spotted a few
Magnas including a verada wagon too.
Pete

[Ext User(Kev)]

> *Baiting you mean?
>

Flashback to 1985, Port Drive Fishermans Island, bunch of hoons parked
beside the road doing ...errr....nuffin, along comes a light metallic
blue turbo VL with 15 inch steelies, pulls up in front of everyone and
drops a huge smokey burnout, then stops about 20 metres up the road and
waits. You see the newbies itching to get inn their cars and give these
guys a run and being told by those who know better to just stay put.
after 10 minutes the VL speeds off. 10 minutes after that the place is
deserted


Not that I would know anything about it


Kev

[Ext User(grumpy@mailinator.com)]

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:07:24 +1000, "Scotty" <scoter1@warmmail.com> wrote:

> Done they read AVOLUP ?
>
>
>
> ( Read in the rearview mirror it reads PULOVA )

Cardigans are better. :-)

[Ext User(Jason James)]

"Allan A" <aaci@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "Jason James" <associate@dodo.comzapspam.au> wrote in message
> news:438a7863@news.comindico.com.au...
> >
> > "AJS" <asaunders82@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:438a6e90_1@x-privat.org...
> >
> > Been discussed before no doubt,..but as youngster I remember the wry
jokes
> > about the Vic Police buying a couple of Daimler V8 sports cars to chase
> > the
> > snow-ski brigade in their Porsches etc in the '60s.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> They had the Daimler SP250s in Canberra. I know a guy who used to drive
one.
> The problem here was, at that time, there was no "cross border" pursuit,
so
> if you were travelling Sydney to Snow (or vice-versa) and could beat the
cop
> car to the border, he had to give up the chase and you were home free.
>
> Until they got something that had a bit of grunt, the cops were not a
chance
> of getting anyone in a performance car. My friend has a host of stories
> about some of the guys they did catch with the SP250s.
>
> Allan A

Interesting car. The original SP 250s were produced just as Jaguar took the
Daimler over. According to this site (URL below) Jag found the SPs chassis
and body stiffness pathetic. Doors even opened!! during hi-G cornering,..so
Jaguar redesigned the car's in that area. The re-designed ones were later in
the '60s circa 1962-64. I guess the Ozzy cops got these ones.
The engine is also interesting: a bitsa design 90 deg V8 using 2 SUs and
hemi chambers, it produced only 142 bhp and 155 ft/Ibs torque,..but the
weight saved the day at just under a tonne

see http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.php?file=car.php&carnum=2404

for the whole story. They also were manual,...no doubt this would present an
extra training fortnight for current flat-footers (duck!)

Jason

[Ext User(Jason James)]

"Scotty" <scoter1@warmmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Allan A" <aaci@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Jason James" <associate@dodo.comzapspam.au> wrote in message
> > news:438a7863@news.comindico.com.au...
> >>
> >> "AJS" <asaunders82@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:438a6e90_1@x-privat.org...
> >>
> >> Been discussed before no doubt,..but as youngster I remember the wry
> >> jokes
> >> about the Vic Police buying a couple of Daimler V8 sports cars to chase
> >> the
> >> snow-ski brigade in their Porsches etc in the '60s.
> >>
> >> Jason
> >>
> > They had the Daimler SP250s in Canberra. I know a guy who used to drive
> > one. The problem here was, at that time, there was no "cross border"
> > pursuit, so if you were travelling Sydney to Snow (or vice-versa) and
> > could beat the cop car to the border, he had to give up the chase and
you
> > were home free.
> >
> > Until they got something that had a bit of grunt, the cops were not a
> > chance of getting anyone in a performance car. My friend has a host of
> > stories about some of the guys they did catch with the SP250s.
> >
> > Allan A
>
>
> Two coppers chasing a young hoon down towards Tweed Heads Qld , when all
of
> a sudden the first car when over the border and the copper yanks on his
> brakes, the passenger cop asked why the sudden halt to the chase and the
> driver cop said, "Well we will never catch him now hes an hour ahead of
us!"

Yes,..well,..this is a joke,...I hope!

Jason

[Ext User(Jason James)]

"James" <j_radcliffe@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Jason James wrote:
> > Not something I have mad a study of,..but the other day I got pulled
over by
> > what looked like a Ralliart Magna only in light metallic blue, not black
> > which is the only colour I've noticed others.
> >
> > I was pulled over because my 8 by 4 trailer lights were not working.
This I
> > thought was OK as long as the car's lights were visible,....not so with
the
> > '95 Camry, they were not quite totaly visible and I accept that. No
fine, so
> > it was out with the cash to upgrade to flat 7 pin socket on car and
plugs on
> > boat and box trailer.
> >
> > Other unmarked cars here in the sunny west of NSW also include a white
XR8
> > which looks like it was ultra lowered,..some 2" at least by my
reckoning.
> >
> > Apart from the sight of a walloper in a blue shirt as driver, which was
> > obvious from the side from about 30 metres or less, the rest of the time
> > these guys are pretty well hidden.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
>
> What sort of registration plates did the car have. Did you take down the
> number, that could be usefull to know. It is probably best not to
> overtake an unmarked police car.

There would be too many to make one plate useful info,..I didn't notice,
being thankful I wasn't fined I suppose.

Jason

[Ext User(Jason James)]

"Kev" <kevcat@optunet.com.au> wrote in message
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>
>
>
> > *Baiting you mean?
> >
>
> Flashback to 1985, Port Drive Fishermans Island, bunch of hoons parked
> beside the road doing ...errr....nuffin, along comes a light metallic
> blue turbo VL with 15 inch steelies, pulls up in front of everyone and
> drops a huge smokey burnout, then stops about 20 metres up the road and
> waits. You see the newbies itching to get inn their cars and give these
> guys a run and being told by those who know better to just stay put.
> after 10 minutes the VL speeds off. 10 minutes after that the place is
> deserted
>
>
> Not that I would know anything about it


In Sydney, it used to be, if I recall correctly, a road called 'Brick-pit"
or similar? Anyone remember. It was the unofficial drag strip back
aways,..nice and long with no sidestreets of any traffic, with a
brick-factory at the end. Off P'matta rd IIRC.

Jason

[Ext User(Jason James)]

"Stan Marsh" <neddo69 AT hotmail DOT com> wrote in message
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> There was a Kia Carnivale in Albury about a year ago. I've spotted a few
> Magnas including a verada wagon too.
> Pete

Yeah, this Magna could have been a stock 3.5L. Keeps the budget in tune, and
can handle non-performance cars like the Camry 2.2,...