used police car

[peter lena 9,829]

talking to a guy yesterday at at walmart  , had a very clean  police interceptor , hadrecently  picked it up at   https://www.google.com/search?q=brooklyn+ct+state+police+barrics&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS866US866&oq=brooklyn+ct++state+police+barrics+&gs_lcrp= auction , 123 k on it  fresh service , all new brakes  , tires , tune , $  995 !  had to  ask him again about the price , he said  right place right time  ,  he said very solid  nothing  at all  off , said  with a/c on fuel was obvious  , but not bad , highway mileage in the mid 30,s . thinkin today  for a grand , thats a no brainer , told him to get after  an oil  creeping soaking going  on body / frame , he was thinking the same way  , emphasised the  highest  closed body feeding the lowest  seam areas  , and 2 step  , penetrating  oil  soak down first  , then  MACKS  chain and cable spray  , days after  , look for effects .  try it on a visible  area , and learn from it  , especially  horizontal , boxy areas . fender wells and door bottoms . told him once you see the lubrication proof  ,  you will be hooked . most of the stuff i see  is rusted neglect , those body seams , are the veins of a car , put  lubrication in them , pete 

[ri702bill 11,709]

When I met my wife in 1975, she was driving a 1973 Dodge Coronet 4 door that was an ex detective's car. My FIL got it at auction; it had 88K one driver miles on it and it had had only 1-1/2 years of service. We kept it until 1985. My kids cried when we sold it to buy the Buick. Oh, but then it was OK because they realized the Buick had AC and a nice velour interior!!

[ML3 2,220]

I had a Crown Vic Police Inerceptor. It was a great vehicle.  Got over 300k miles outta it. It got respect on the road while delivering over 20mpg. Tons of power- I towed my boat, snowmobiles, & camper with it. I've owned over 100 vehicles & gotta say it was probably one of my favorites. 

[peter lena 9,829]

@ML3  very solid looking unit there ,  first thing that stands out to me is , no rusty wheel wheels , or related trim ,  more than nicely kept , the detailing  / interest , really shows  , pete

[ML3 2,220]

1 hour ago, peter lena said:

@ML3  very solid looking unit there ,  first thing that stands out to me is , no rusty wheel wheels , or related trim ,  more than nicely kept , the detailing  / interest , really shows  , pete

It was originally a Fla detective unit. Had 60k mi when I got it. However,  I drove it daily for 7yrs all year round to just over 300k. I wash my vehicles very often. It was also treated with Fluid Film underneath & in doors etc. I did have another set of 4 same wheels with winter tires. 

[peter lena 9,829]

@ML3  WAIT , YOU CAN,T DO THAT  !   but  I agree with you  , pete 

[8ntruck 8,734]

Those wheels were made in the plant I retired from.  I was not there engineer on those dies, but I oversaw the maintenance and development of them through production.

 

I was the engineer on the next generation of police interceptor wheels.

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[adsm08 4,335]

3 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

Those wheels were made in the plant I retired from.  I was not there engineer on those dies, but I oversaw the maintenance and development of them through production.

 

I was the engineer on the next generation of police interceptor wheels.

 

How involved were you on the 7-hole wheels?

[8ntruck 8,734]

Drop center wheels or full face wheels?

 

The wheels in the picture look like they are full face wheels.  These came in several flavors.  Different numbers of windows and those for heavy duty applications got shot peened on the outboard beadseat.  My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I think the initial production was 7 windows, then later there was a 12(?) window version.

 

I had a part in the conversion of the dies to make a different number of windows.  That conversion needed to be swappable, as both versions were in production at the time.

 

The drop center wheel had its own set of tools.  That set of tools was a good running set of tools.  I really don't remember how many windows these had.  I'm thinking that it was an even number.

[adsm08 4,335]

Just now, 8ntruck said:

Drop center wheels or full face wheels?

 

The wheels in the picture look like they are full face wheels.  These came in several flavors.  Different numbers of windows and those for heavy duty applications got shot peened on the outboard beadseat.  My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I think the initial production was 7 windows, then later there was a 12(?) window version.

 

I had a part in the conversion of the dies to make a different number of windows.  That conversion needed to be swappable, as both versions were in production at the time.

 

The drop center wheel had its own set of tools.  That set of tools was a good running set of tools.  I really don't remember how many windows these had.  I'm thinking that it was an even number.

 

The ones that I wasted most of 2007 replacing because they were prone to fracturing.

 

The recalled ones were like the ones in @ML3 's picture, except they were 7-windows. The ones in his picture were the replacements installed for the recall.

[8ntruck 8,734]

12 minutes ago, adsm08 said:

 

The ones that I wasted most of 2007 replacing because they were prone to fracturing.

 

The recalled ones were like the ones in @ML3 's picture, except they were 7-windows. The ones in his picture were the replacements installed for the recall.

Ah.  Those.  That issue spurred the 12(?) window version. The 7 window version started production just before I got assigned to that plant.

 

All of the replacement wheeling and dealings were done up in Corporate.- way above my pay grade.  I was at the manufacturing level - we built what we were told.   

Edited 3 hours ago by 8ntruck