 Dutch Police Porsche 911 at Bonham's, Amelia Island |
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| thieuster |
 Feb 21 2018, 03:06 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 31-January 15 From: 275 mls NW from Stuttgart. Member No.: 18,384 Region Association: Europe  |
Porsche 911 - used by the Dutch Highway Patrol (Rijkspolitie). Not a fake or remake; original, except for the engine: there's another engine installed. Those cars were driven in anger, 24/7/365 Only off the road for a new crew every 8 hrs and maintenance. Installing a new engine was cheaper & faster than a rebuild.
When I was a young boy, these cars were iconic. The Rijkspolite started using 356'es, then went along with the changing model range of Porsche over the years. They stopped using them in the early 90s, I think. Too expensive. Bonham's Nowadays, The Highway Patrol uses a highly tuned Audi A6 TDI. Sort of R6 in TDI disguise. |
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Feb 22 2018, 10:23 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,490 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California 
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One of the Top Gear episodes covered this subject. Very interesting.
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