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Posted 25 January 2007 - 12:40 PM

hi juniperGTR
p.m.the vin no and i might be able to help
my xu1 is ex n.s.w police you did ring me
about 2 years ago

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Posted 25 January 2007 - 02:56 PM

That Juniper colour is pretty sexy, top looking car with a unique history.

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Posted 14 February 2007 - 12:56 PM

Got a new VE car for highway patrol duty at our station today (Sydney NSW). Here's a couple of pictures (have also posted it in the general discussion area as well),

Cheers Mick.

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Posted 14 February 2007 - 04:57 PM

Just found an old photo and scanned it. The year was 1986 and I still had plenty of hair but was extremely embarassed to have to drive a 4 cylinder Toyota as a police car. On the fuel economy drive back then. Here's a photo, try not to laugh to much,

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Posted 14 February 2007 - 08:21 PM

4 cylinder Toyota yes 1986 "The recession we had to have " :tease:

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Posted 14 February 2007 - 08:56 PM

Mick, got any pics of the Mitsubishi Cordia Turbo's? Circa 1985ish. Think it didn't take long for em to write those babies off.

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Posted 15 February 2007 - 07:37 AM

Hey all,
I like the pic of the Victorian Gemini.

Cheers
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Posted 15 February 2007 - 11:17 AM

Yella - I don't have any photo's of the Cordia but a friend has one. Only problem is I can't get it until March as he is away. Anyway he's a couple of photo's I have managed to get. The first photo is a loan car from Lotus and is being used by Bankstown Police (Sydney), second one is an LJ torana (not sure if this has been posted previously), Mick.

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Posted 15 February 2007 - 02:30 PM

i can recall some cops were like big kids with there pursuit cars , i have seen them do 2nd gear wheel chirps on an XD 351 and one of the boys getting a hotdog and bigger exhaust on his VN commodore pursuit, sounded good in its day .

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Posted 16 February 2007 - 08:07 AM

I like the pic of the Victorian Gemini.

Always thought Gemini's where a big girls car, now we have irrefutable evidence.

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Posted 19 February 2007 - 09:01 PM

Like a Gemini could ever catchup to some1 speeding :tease:

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Posted 16 April 2007 - 12:26 AM

Found these on a mad max web site. I don't think they were in any of the movies though
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its a 1/24 scale fibre glass body. I got a hatch one some ware gonna paint it up like mine when its done :D

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Posted 03 May 2007 - 03:10 PM

New Victorian Highway Patrol Holdens. Hopefully this will be as close as they get to you.

No luck getting the Cordia photo's either.

Regards Mick.

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Posted 04 May 2007 - 12:52 AM

far out you would see them coming a mile away.

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Posted 04 May 2007 - 08:24 AM

Unfortunately, They see us a mile away too.
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Posted 25 June 2007 - 08:38 PM

This is another of the dark LC GTR Police pursuit car without the two standing in front.

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Did all notice that although the car is a very dark colour, it still has the GTR side stripes :blink:
Also notice the forward mounted mud-guard arial. This is one way of finding out if your GTR was ex-police.

You may not be able to notice on the coloured pic of the Silver car but the grille GTR badge is above the colour centre bar??
Yes, they did make mistakes putting these cars together and that is why some cars are criticised for not being original. What a load of crap.

Regards ................. Barry

I have these pics in a higher file size if anyone wants them.

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Posted 25 June 2007 - 08:49 PM

Got one of a VH Commodore all decked out.

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Posted 26 June 2007 - 12:36 AM

As a foot-note to my post on Police LC GTRs.

NSW Police Constable Brian Holt was the first to trial the LC GTR at Cootamundra. His email to me told of its suitability as a Police pursuit car:

�I remember making the points that (compared with the Mini Cooper) the GTR had comparable handling ability and acceleration capability and was more comfortable to ride in - better seats, more legroom and more headroom - could more easily accommodate extra passengers when needed and a significant factor -----was easier to service and work on the engine.
The Mini Cooper engine was really crammed in. Fuel economy in those days was not a factor as fuel was cheap anyway.� regards Brian

Brian still lives here in Cootamunda and I have asked Brian if any of the Toranas were XU-1's to which he replied "of the 6 that were at Cootamundra over a period of time, only one of them had tripple carbys"

Brian is a nice bloke BUT back in 1978 he booked me for "Undue noise in the manner operated" :blink: when I was going through the 6 gears on my TY 175 Yammy trials bike down the main street of Cootamundra.

The first 4 gears on the trials bike are extremely low geared and the bike would scream its head off at 80 Kmh in top. :rolleyes:

Maybe it was a good thing that he didn't catch me doing 200 Klicks on my other bike, a 900 Beamer :spoton:

Brian left the police force not long after he booked me and then came to work where I was at the local abattoirs in the maintenance shop.

He also gave me some photos of police bikes that he rode being the Trumpy and Matchless and I've scanned them into my computer.

Regards ............. Barry

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Posted 28 June 2007 - 11:22 PM

This is another of the dark LC GTR Police pursuit car without the two standing in front.

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Did all notice that although the car is a very dark colour, it still has the GTR side stripes :blink:
Also notice the forward mounted mud-guard arial. This is one way of finding out if your GTR was ex-police.

You may not be able to notice on the coloured pic of the Silver car but the grille GTR badge is above the colour centre bar??
Yes, they did make mistakes putting these cars together and that is why some cars are criticised for not being original. What a load of crap.

Regards ................. Barry

I have these pics in a higher file size if anyone wants them.

imagine if this beast is still around somewhere today! :D

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Posted 29 June 2007 - 11:10 AM

I remember the toranas as police cars,I used to see them parked out the front of the station at maroubra junction,There was a orchid met and a juniper met,XU1s disguised GTRs,yeah they had the front airdams,no ducktails fitted,there was no GTR badges on the front door trims,but they had the XU1 rear muffler,and also they had GTR badges fitted on the front grille and boot lid and front sunvisors,cheers.

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Posted 29 June 2007 - 12:51 PM

that orchid met xu1 police car at maroubra junction
might be my car i have been trying to find out were it
was station with no luck allso same colour was at
mittagong its a 73 bath i will go and look at map to
see were maroubra junction is
thanks frash da bucket

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Posted 29 June 2007 - 06:39 PM

G'day Vin,the police station was on the corner of Maroubra road and and bennetts pl,its still there today,cheers.

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Posted 29 June 2007 - 06:43 PM

Talk about bringing back memories...I was stationed at Maroubra Junction in 1975. The station opened early 75...before that we were at Daceyville. We had Chargers back then though. Howd'y Vin & John.

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Posted 29 June 2007 - 06:50 PM

Hi scooter,you brought back memories i just remembered when the XU-1s were parked ay daceyville too,hi pete,cheers.

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Posted 29 June 2007 - 06:55 PM

Talk about bringing back memories...I was stationed at Maroubra Junction in 1975. The station opened early 75...before that we were at Daceyville. We had Chargers back then though. Howd'y Vin & John.

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haha well there ya go john, how goods that!! :spoton:
must of been glory days with all those classics!




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