OLDSMOBILE POLICE CARS

Sunday, February 20, 2011

OLDSMOBILE POLICE CARS

!±8± OLDSMOBILE POLICE CARS

HARD FOUGHT COLLECTION OF OLDSMOBILE POLICE CARS. THANKS TO THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL THE 1967 DELMONT 425 WAS EVIDENTLY THE PEAK OF OLDS POLICE CAR PROWESS LEADING INTO THE 68 YEAR WITH A BETTER ENGINE IN THE 455. THE 68 AD AT 2:36 WARNS IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH THAT CALIFORNIA AND MISSOURI ARE USING OLDS AND NOT TO TRY AND OUTRUN THE COPS BECAUSE THESE CARS WILL EAT YOU ALIVE. ______________________________________________ Speed and Supercar Magazine, 1968 interview with Oldsmobile police equipment engineer Ted Louckes:S&S: Do you use hopped-up engines in your police cars? LOUCKES: Not in the standard packages. But we offer optional "Police Apprehender" engines for both the F-85's and big cars that are highly recommended for highway work. For the F-85's we use just the regular 400-cubic-inch 442 engine with high compression, big-valve Toronado heads, Quadrajet carb, 286-degree hydro cam and dual exhausts. For the big cars we use pretty much the same package, but on the 455 cubic inch block. This latter combination, incidentally, is not offered in any of the passenger cars. It's a very strong engine. We have no trouble meeting the CHP requirements of standing-start acceleration to 125 mph in two miles with either engine. S&S: What do you see in the future for police car development? LOUCKES: It's pretty much a problem of designing police cars with considerably better performance, handling and braking qualities than the hotter cars on the road. We can do this as long as ...