OK this is just cool - Ford Crown Victoria

[Troutman]

Cheers for the comments all. I was a fan of many US cop shows in the '90s which makes this quite a treat. Not sure how long I'll keep it but time will tell.

Mr Wilson: I have that day free and could be there as long as I could hire a trailer. What would be involved in organising a spot for the car at AFD?

Wayne: I looked it up out of curiosity and in terms of length, this is pretty crazy. No wonder I had so much fun getting it through my garage. I made a little graph, though I think the Caprice's width may be inclusive of mirrors so it's not completely accurate.



I suppose the size counts when you are doing this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLqy0DgqhRQ

[EFFalcon]

You can do an Entry on the day for AFD, but you'll be parked in the general area, not with the clubs.
alternatively, you *might* be able to contact AFD for a late club entry.

or take a chance if someone drops out and you can pickup their entry.

would be a sweet car to have in our display lol.

[[Sterling]]

Lol I'll be willing to dress up like a super trooper if that was at AFD.

[holmsy]

Id give the guys at afd a call and ask to be added in with us.
I organised entry very late one year. to the point i got my sticker off the guy on the day.

They wil understand when ya tell them what it is and that you only just got it

[ronza]

Check this out there is another!!! lmao...

http://goldcoast.gumtree.com.au/c-Cars- ... Z348732024

[EFFalcon]

Fwoah....
cheap cheap!

[ronza]

These are soo cool when we went to states in 2010 taxis were using them awsome v8 ex cop taxis FTW!!!

[ronza]

Fwoah....
cheap cheap!

You can add to ya collection john... You know you want too...

[EFFalcon]

I really do....

[[Sterling]]

I really do....

I'm down for the road trip

[ronza]

Il be up there tommorow for a week hence my trawlling qld gumtree lmao...

[Sunboost]

Fuark. Even I want to get in on that thing at $3700. Ceebs with the QLD thing again though, done it 3 times farken.

Jack how much did you get it for? PM me if you want. When it comes time to sell, I wouldn't mind having a look at it.

[Troutman]

I paid 7.8k. It is in very good condition though, and the previous owner spent 4k on it he reckons. That other one is definitely cheap, though transport would cost a bit.

I have e-mailed an enquiry re AFD. If I can show it with you guys I will do it, otherwise I probably won't bother.

[EFFalcon]

Very good price given what it was initially advertised for.
along with all the internal gear thats in it

fingers crossed AFD appreciate the need for this car to be in attendance

[ronza]

Well i smsed the people with the cheap 1 he has 5 of them to sell but that price doesnt come with lights they are extra but lol imagine all these in vic ...

[Troutman]

As long as Boosted Falcon are happy to have you on their site.

Their site is pretty full already

Make sure it's OK with them, fill out the form and email it to to this address and I will see what we can do.


Regards

Graeme Munro
Chairman All Ford Day Committee
Kiwanis Club of Geelong

[wombi90]

Looks like sterling has to get dressed up now

[[Sterling]]

I will seriously dress up. Hat sunnys the works.

[ronza]

How bout a litre of coola?

[t1MMy]

I will seriously dress up. Hat sunnys the works.

[[Sterling]]

http://www.amazon.com/Rubies-Costume-Co ... pd_sbs_a_4

[t1MMy]

Do it.

[EFFalcon]

BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHA.

Good to hear Jack.
Bring it along!

[SnipeZ]

Watched it last night!
Still great for a laugh

[EFFalcon]

Kristy told me to buy one of the ones in QLD.
stupidly tempting.

[[Sterling]]

Kristy told me to buy one of the ones in QLD.
stupidly tempting.

So im gonna have to get a different uniform for every state lol.

[TUFED6]

Please do a skid with the beacons &shit going. Would be classic.

YOU BOYS LIKE MEXICO!@#!@!11111one

[Code3]

Sorry to bump up an old thread, but does anyone still have the contact details of the guy on the Gold Coast with 5 of them?

[Troutman]

I've been asked about him several times but unfortunately I have no idea what happened there.

[Troutman]

G'day all,

Pardon the thread mine but I wanted to give some updates, including a quandary that I'm facing with this car. I've had to move from a full house to a tiny one bedroom apartment which has no safe parking except for my other car. It's currently with my mechanic friend who has done almost all the work on it. A few highlights:

* Former mess of wiring on the inside (for lights etc) properly run and installed
* DBA 2148X cross-drilled/slotted front rotors with Hawk pads all round - this alone was over $500 in parts
* Optima Yellow Top battery
* K&N air filter
* Previously neglected general servicing including spark plugs, oil and filters
* Replacement CB radio including new bootlid aerial
* Park brake wasn't working, fixed with new cable, brake shoes etc
* I spent nearly a grand importing a CarCapsule inflatable cover.

Also on the show car front, I bought a large US flag as well as a large 'police line: do not cross" tape which you'll see in this video, which was the car's only proper display other than the AFD event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl5EmXFlGOk

I did everything to such a high standard as I wanted to keep it long term. The next planned stage was a transmission service and new suspension bushes, but alas it looks like I'm going to have to let the car go due to the storage issues which won't be resolved any time soon.

When I sell, if possible I was hoping it could stay in the BoostedFalcon community so it isn't lost for good. There's no way I'd let it go if I didn't have to, but at least I hope the next owner can continue to treat it as I have.

Cheers.

[holmsy]

i have to ask mate.

for a car you cant drive on the road.
why did you bother with the slotted discs etc? unless you planned on taking it on a track?

[ausedwagon]

Is club rego an option?

[EFFalcon]

surely theres gotta be some kind of exemption to get this thing drivable on limited terms.

[holmsy]

pretty sure he already exhausted everything he could think of?

[Troutman]

It can be sort of driven on a permit, especially if just for servicing etc. It's 15 years old now so could possibly be registered in some states, but not Vic.

My reasoning with the rotors was that these cars aren't the last word in chassis dynamics to start with and probably need all the help they can get. I try not to cut corners in this area.

Cheers.