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[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 days ago (3 children)

We first caught wind of this, I mean, years back and turns out to be several hobbyists in Europe that like to collect American cars and repaint them, refinish them with police and law enforcement style finishes on there," Gandhi said. "And, luckily, we've become pretty popular in a few countries."

Everyone needs a hobby.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago

TIL Gandhi is still alive and commenting on polish car collectors.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Alex Roy's cannonball run M5 is painted like a German police car. Plenty of Americans accidentally leave misc cop equipment on their retired crown vics to cos play as police. The irony is only a small amount of the remaining population is scared of crown vics - under 30s may have never seen them used and a ton of people straight up don't spot cop cars. I can't say I see early as many retired chargers/impalas/caprices/tahoes/explorers/tauruses let alone with old equipment.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I grew up with Crown Vics as the standard cop car, but now it's been so long since they've been in use that when I see them, I just imagine it's a poor person who couldn't afford a newer car.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

They still get me though I'm not particularly old - the last gen vic takes me to my teen years. Those headlights and huge inner markers are nearly unmistakable in the rear view. Sometimes it's a Jetta but both of those generations have fallen off.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Counterpoint: Not everyone needs a hobby wtf no ew.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

People who don't have hobbies are usually miserable. Its healthy to have hobbies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Art cars are still art, man

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I misread this as "Portland" and didn't immediately think it was weird at first. Oh no that's very different.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

For some reason I also did this lol

[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 days ago (5 children)

When asked for comment, the driver of the vehicle responded, "I'm gonna get that summbitch if it's the last thing I eva' do."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Thank you, I got that reference.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Did the driver also happen to be a French police man chasing a man who stole a loaf of bread?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Sheriff Buford T. Javert

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

You sound a lot taller on the radio.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Eeaaassstttt bound and dowwnnn

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

They broke my watch.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Wait... Poland is EU, the blinker has to be yellow not red. This car isn't street legal, and not because it looks like a police car.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

It's not the same in the whole EU. In mine you can have red as the back turn signals, just not in front.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

It has UK plates

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And the Sheriffs office not being dicks about it is a refreshing change of pace.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What can they do about it? They know their jurisdiction doesn't extend to Europe. May as well have some fun with it.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago

Just because they can't do anything to stop it doesn't mean they can't get all huffy about it. That is what I'd expect out of a lot of agencies, tbh.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

He said a private owner likely bought stickers or decals that match the Sacramento County sheriff's logo.

Collectors are not able to purchase vehicles with decals already on them at auction, Gandhi said, as county vehicles are sold without any logo.

So is the company auctioning off the car able to have a table just outside the auction that sells these stickers?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Huh, I never would have imagined that. What a quirky hobby. How fun!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wait until you hear about the Chinese police fans who do up their cars to look like People’s Police vehicles and drive them around cities in Europe and North America with large Chinese expatriate populations, apparently just for fun.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (16 children)

Right? How fun! That guy has a nazi armband! So cool!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Why Sacramento though? I would have thought LA county, or Yolo county.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

My first guess is that they probably Google what the capital of California is since California is "cool," and instead of Los Angeles they get Sacramento.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah very weird. They mention LAPD and NYPD being popular, which makes sense, but I don't know how they got set on Sacramento. Maybe the image resources were just easy accessible online so it was easy?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't think these are licensed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah what license? You dont have to fucking pay the PD of some other faraway country to paint their name on your personal car ffs

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

This is what happens when you don’t pay your tickets kids, the sheriff hunts you down

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Just recently I saw a Ford Crown Vic in full police attire on the Autobahn. Really weird, not even cool, just weird.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

It appears to be a fully functional vehicle, sans the California license plate and instead is replaced by a UK plate.

Anyone can paint a car, but wtf is a UK car doing in Poland?

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