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guitar man

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39. It's got a cop motor

Reply to flvegan (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 8, 2012, 01:07 AM

Apr 2012

It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

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License plate on the car in front of me... [View all] one_voice Apr 2012 OP

How about "STRPSCH" dogknob Apr 2012 #1

good point. one_voice Apr 2012 #3

Yep. woo me with science Apr 2012 #32

not so fast tooeyeten Apr 2012 #52

Is it ironic it's on a Ford Crown Vic w/the Police Interceptor package? flvegan Apr 2012 #2

You can tell from the picture? ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #11

That little bar to the right of the left blinker cyglet Apr 2012 #13

I wish I knew... one_voice Apr 2012 #15

It does have the seal of US Customs bluevoter4life Apr 2012 #37

Yes, as a former taxi driver we saw a lot of these at auction. FogerRox Apr 2012 #29

Great cars. secondvariety Apr 2012 #14

Huh?! LAGC Apr 2012 #16

I said pretty good secondvariety Apr 2012 #18

My four door truck gets better mileage than that. AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #20

Does your four door truck have 200,000 secondvariety Apr 2012 #31

Like I said, if it's what you've got, it's what you've got. AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #40

Sorry, didn't mean to offend. LAGC Apr 2012 #21

No offense taken secondvariety Apr 2012 #28

Hiway can be 22-23, and the engines run for 500k miles. FogerRox Apr 2012 #30

Wow, 500K is pretty impressive. LAGC Apr 2012 #34

Thats why fleet services love the car, same engine as in the Lincoln Town Car, Limo service loves FogerRox Apr 2012 #36

For what they are, I guess you could say they're relatively good Thegonagle Apr 2012 #26

It's got a cop motor guitar man Apr 2012 #39

Heh progressoid Apr 2012 #45

yeah was kinda noticing that... n/t PatrynXX Apr 2012 #42

...sort of like Don Henley's "Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac"? n/t. Ken Burch Apr 2012 #46

I did not think the vehicle quite "fit" either....nt MADem Apr 2012 #47

GWBTR8R annabanana Apr 2012 #4

also a good one. barbtries Apr 2012 #23

Neat, but it might not mean what you think it does. Warpy Apr 2012 #5

I get it. Now excuse me while I get some chowdah. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #19

Um, my ex is farming alpaca up in Massachusetts tavalon Apr 2012 #44

Alpaca pahhked his caaah in Haahvid Yaahd! MADem Apr 2012 #48

Terrific,I love it. I see one around town virgogal Apr 2012 #6

That could be a cop car, too--the guy is a bit of a nark-y kind of cop!! nt MADem Apr 2012 #49

I remember the Boston cop who had "Whitey" as his plate..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2012 #7

Maybe it was a "poke in the nose" to Whitey Bulger. virgogal Apr 2012 #8

Maybe it WAS Whitey Bulger?!? slampoet Apr 2012 #9

That too !! (Good one) virgogal Apr 2012 #12

If you were a blond boychild, you had a good chance of being called Whitey. MADem Apr 2012 #50

It would be hilarious if it was pure coincidence MrBig Apr 2012 #10

That made me smile Marrah_G Apr 2012 #17

i could not love that more barbtries Apr 2012 #22

Too bad there can only be one. Tanelorn Apr 2012 #24

In each state. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #25

Cues Highlander theme... freshwest Apr 2012 #27

Heeeere we are Maynar Apr 2012 #38

But there are variations.... MADem Apr 2012 #51

Love it. woo me with science Apr 2012 #33

love the plate. someone is displaying their awesomeness. roguevalley Apr 2012 #35

I want one. nt Zorra Apr 2012 #41

Too bad we can only get fifty! Zax2me Apr 2012 #43