i was woundering if anyone has restored or seen a restored a third gen police car that has the service equiptment in it like computer, light bars, police paint?

 

The MDT (Mobile Data Transmitter) was not available during that time, the pilot program started in 1993.

I take that back, even though the program started in 93, I’m sure some B4C's would still be in service and retrofitted with this new device.

 

the guy selling the b4c on ebay had this pic on the page, got to watch out for the high performance cruisers, too bad thirdgens arent used anymore, i did have a undercover cop in a brand new m*st*ng follow me onto the highway once though

 

our city still has a third gen firebird (pre 91 formula) dare car in full dress with an american flag paint scheem (sp) on it. 20 miles north of St. Louis

this is a dare car though, not a cruiser. but the city does use it extensively. I beleive it was a impounded car, so it isnt as prestigious as a B4c or anything, still kinda cool though

 

If i remember correctly, there is still one camaro in service in ohio..
I rememer talking to a ohio state patrol officer about it.
Call on me if you know in fact that it's not out there anymore..

 

side note, isnt it illegal to restor a police car and drive around in it, the whole impersonating a cop thing, by the way heres anohter b4c cruiser, its claimed someone still drives it with those lights on it, on the site i got it from, notice the dunks donut box on the hood, hahaha thats hilarios, wonder if they put it on the car for the picture for that reason , also another side note question, since third gens are 2 door, what would the cop have done with a a handcuffed person, its already been established a no one can fit in the back seat, and thats if they want to get in, not when they have hands cuffed behind thier back and are sometimes still struggling wiht the cop, seems very impractical in that respect, but they would have been all set for a high speed persute

 

and another thing how would you have the bared window cage type thing that seperates the back and front of cop cars in a third gen

 

wonder how often these b4c's got in high speed chases, they so needed to do a camaro edition of cops "bad boys bad boys, whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do when the b4c comes for you"

 

Impersonating a police officer - Yes! you might be ok with decals, and they cant tell you what colors to paint your car, but a light bar(at least with blue or red lights would be a big no no)

Metal cage thingy - The B4C i believe was inteded as a pursuit/traffic enforcement vehicle, they would not be able to haul prisoners in there.

B4C Police Pursuits - There is a vid of a fourth gen Z cop car in a wicked high speed chase with a 15yr old in an M3, it ends in a spectacular high speed spinout of the cop car. It makes the rounds on Police Videos once in a while, but i think you can get it off kazaa too.

 

There are a few of the 4th gen LS1 Camaro Cops in Monroe NC, I see them around all the time.

And Ive seen that chase video, damn shame that car was drecked.

 

There have been some restored B4Cs popping up on this forum.

 

Not sure in all locals, but the Mayor of Flint took a Buick and put Police on the side of his personal car, it is completly leagal as long as he does not try to pull someone over.

I have seen old cars with all the light bars & equipment at car shows, I am talking from the 50's, 60's & 70's. If you did the car for the purpose of restoring it, and showing it I would not think they would have a hard time with your badging.

If your worried about the light bar, you can get light bars for Volunteer Fire people, depending on your state the color would be differnt, here in MI the bars are all RED, but in Ohio I think they use Blue lights... Convert the lenses over to what color a firefighter would use.

Of course like anything make sure you check with the local Authorites first, and don't trust the receptionist at the front desk... I would also try to get some sort of "permit" so they dont think your trying to pull a fast one (no pun intended).

John

 

i did not see any third gens on that web site did i miss them? anyone got any pics of the interior of a thirdgen poilce car while in use.
also i e-mailed the the ohio state patrol to see if they still have there camaros in use becouse i would like to see it is its still in service.

 

No it is not illegal. You can have the car done up in full dress as the one in your picture is. It only becomes illegal if you turn the lights on. Once you do that, you have impersonated a police officer and broken the law. As for the pics with the donuts, I beleive it was kind of a joke. It was also early in the morning when that picture was taken. We had a gathering in Tucson, AZ and the owner brought doughnutz for everybody. Cool car though.

 

well i e-mailed ohio state patrole heres what they said
Good afternoon,

The Chevrolet Camaro's that we used as patrol cars have all been
destroyed. The 4 Camaro's and 2 Pontiac Firebird's were all confiscated
vehicles that became part of our fleet because they were built from
stolen parts. None of the vehicles could be titled or sold so they were
destroyed. None of the vehicles was that reliable so they were used as
show and parade vehicles until the late 90's.

so here you are 86irocket-z l0l

 

They were used as pursuit vehichles they only chased them down they didnt take them in and a cop driving a sports car is more intimidating than a cop cruising in a crown victoria

I also saw a fourth gen B4C when I was in florida I wonder what the officer has to do to get that car

 

Not a 3rd gen but funny anyway

 

thanks buddy

 

to clarify i never thought there was a cage or criminal transportation in the back of a camaro cruiser, just trying to make the point you all told me , possibly a reason why they were all retiered and few in the first place,
anywho cops im city dont need anythign else than a victoria, theyd crash them out in no time, i saw 2 cops fly into a intersection, the first skids sideways and pulls a u-turn in the middle of the intersecting, without stoping or turing on his lights/sirens, the second flys through without stoping, turns left skids and nails it into a snow bank on a side walk , i dont think they need any camaros

 

Is that NFS4?

~C

 

Ah, yes.. Our highway patrol and some local counties have them now, quite a few in fact!
I can't begin to descibe the feeling of impending doom I had one morning as I came flying sideways through an intersection in my Camaro, trying to make a light, and seeing a fresh B4C trooper car at the crosslight. I saw him through my side window while putting on my little show, he started laughing!

 

"Is that NFS4?

~C"

that it is my man, they did a nice job captureing the 92

by the way CraZ-28 any mo pics of the donut camaro?

 

I finally went to get the title transfered over this morning, and i got to meet the guy that wrecked my camaro. His name is derek.
I asked him what he knew about the car.
(long story, but the car was sold to 3 different people before me without getting the title transfered)

He told me that he picked the car up in south carolina, and that is used to be a highway patrol car.
He said that the car originally had a rear disc setup, but the cops blew out the rear-end. (which explains my j65 RPO)

It makes sense to me that is the reason that the body was in such good shape.
Anyways, i'm going to do a carfax report on my car and see what i can find out about this.
There was not an rpo code on the IROC-Z cars that they used for the police force though is there?

 

Camaros equiped for police service were given RPO "B4C"

They were RS models with Z28 drivetrains.

 

Being a "pursuit car" for police use would a B4C have a "calibration-certified" speedometer??

 

it's an 86 IROC.
they didn't offer the b4c package until 90 didn't they?
it could have been a recovered vehicle

 

NC statey!

 

so i guess thats a no? on one has restored a third gen police car back to service condition with the light bars, police paint and other poilce goodies?

 

Prior to having an RPO code associated with Police services, the police would purchase or use recovered vehicles that were able to outperform most other vehicles. RPO B4C was used starting in 91. IROC-Zs and other performance vehicles were purchased due to their ability and they were just special ordered cars.

 

Here in washington, the state patrol has a few 4th gen camaros that were drug confiscations. They are under covers and are used for road rage patrols. They fly like bats out of hell. I don't know of any one to escape them. They have unkown drive trains and mods.

 

so i guess thats a no? on one has restored a THIRD GEN police car back to service condition with the light bars, police paint and other poilce goodies? i am sorry i an not being an *** but i wanted to know a bout THIRDGEN b4c not 4th gen camaros

 

Are you suggesting that you want your thread back!!!???

...I'm guessing "no" to your question also.

 

thanks Abubaca

 

there is a 2000 B4C in a salvage auction this week. Took a beating in the passenger side, sheriffs car. Wish I had the money i want the LS1 for my Iroc.

 

Although not restored completely, this one does have working lights and most of the interior goodies.

 

:hail: now thats what i am talking about!

 

My brother had a '92 B4C that's now owned by Philip Purdue on 1LE.net. When he bought it, it had been sloppily painted medium quasar blue metallic over the Texas DPS standard-issue black and white. All law enforcement equipment had been removed from the car, inside and out. Jeff had to fill various holes in the body that mounted the A-pillar spotlight, the light bar wiring, etc.

That was the best running 305 I've ever driven. Too bad he got bitten by the '69 Camaro bug......

I've looked inside one of Fort Worth's (4th Gen) B4C Camaros.....aside form the Police gear up front, about the only thing different from my '99 Z28 is the padded 4 point roll cage.

 

The reason why it was the best 305 you have ever driven was because it wasn't a 305!
If it was truely a B4C, it was a 350 TPI

 

http://www.1le.net/cars/1G1FP23F3NL135702/index.html

It was an LB9 5 speed car......no 350's had manual transmissions.

 

Bah

I didn't know it was a 5 speed..
i learn something new every day

 

look what i found

 

and another angle

 

WOW look at this interior! :hail:

 

When I was in high school the local cops had a Dare thir gen camaro. It was a drug repo. This car was all hoped up. I believe it was a Z28. They had lights on the top mounted on a light bar. All black with DARE all over it in red.

 

I saw one at a show here, it wasnt an actual B4C just a RS that had been confiscated. They made it up to look just like a black interceptor tho all the decals and light bars and used it for DARE I believe, they had apparently stopped using it awhile ago and one of the officers had gotten the car from the unit and was restoring it, looked pretty nice on the outside too, one of those would be fun

 

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) used to have a third-gen car all done up with original decals that they had at the car shows. I think it ended up on display at the museum in Regina, Saskatchewan, but I never really paid that much attention as to whether the interior had all of the gear in it still. I have posted unsuccesfully on fbodymessageboard.com (a western Canada-based site) to have someone local email me some pics, but no success as yet.....

 

Oops..... double post

 

The only restriction per most states vehicle code state that no other vehicle on the roadway other than vehicles belonging to the state highway patrol or local law enforcement shall have a paint configuration of black fenders, hood and trunk with WHITE doors. In other words, you can't paint any car black and white.

 

 

I saw a 4rth gen today all painted up for the Virginia State Highway patrol. It defintiely was a chase car....