WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

Do either Ford or Holden make a police package in Australia? I would have thought one of them would have made a package and take all the sales?

Ausrob: Yes they do each state has different specs for each vehicle.

For example in the VZ series both NSW/SA had VZ Executive 5.7/6.0 cars not many came out BUT if you or i went into holden and asked for it we would get told no.

A car dealer in nsw usually has them for sale all the time.

Google is your friend im curious to see if they did a VE Exec 6.0l

Ford have a police/taxi pack for the bf falcon which they dont sell to the public.

written_ficton wrote:Got to be a VZ. they dont do VE station wagons anymore neither do ford

We are due to replace some of our station wagons soon, and have been told the following by the respective car companies:

Holden - The VE series station wagon, called the Sportswagon, is due for release "later this year". As mentioned it has a substantially smaller load space than the traditional station wagons.

Ford - The Falcon station wagon as it is presently known is to be discontinued with no new models planned for release. Ford will continue to produce the Territory for the recreational market.

This would appear to spell the end for the traditional type of family & commercial station wagon.

Did anyone catch the call sign of the new semi trailer mobile incident command centre that attended the scene of the "bomb report" at the airport the other night?

westernwedgey wrote:Did anyone catch the call sign of the new semi trailer mobile incident command centre that attended the scene of the "bomb report" at the airport the other night?

Just reviewing the CH7 tape, it wasn't listed on truck at all that was visable.

Ausrob wrote:Do either Ford or Holden make a police package in Australia? I would have thought one of them would have made a package and take all the sales?

The Holden Commodore 'Police Pack' was called the BT1 (VL - VS).
Commodore BT1 (Police Pack)

The BT1 pack contains the following: ABS, FE2 Sports Suspension, IRS, LSD, Driver's Airbag (SRS), 80L fuel tank, Sump protector plate and fuel tank protector plate, Door interior light switches disabled, map reading light/interior light, special brakepads (front and rear), certified police speedometer (2km/h increments), with light in instrument binnacle over speedo (to read speedo no lights on), and can be V6, V8 or HSV V8. The BT1 pack is added to an Executive, but (in Queensland at least) can also be added on to SS with HSV V8 for pursuit vehicles.


From the VT - VZ (not sure about the VE) the police pack is known as the 9CI package.

Not too sure what major differences (if any) apply to the 9CI package...

cheers

donks wrote:The BT1 pack contains the following: ABS, FE2 Sports Suspension, IRS, LSD, Driver's Airbag (SRS), 80L fuel tank, ...

I do assume that means Limited Slip Diff and not something else?

Got to stay awake somehow

saw an unmarked ve goin down wanneroo rd yesterday couple heads on board with a sticker on the back saying driver under instruction

TheDoc wrote:saw an unmarked ve goin down wanneroo rd yesterday couple heads on board with a sticker on the back saying driver under instruction

hahhaa

playworth wrote:

TheDoc wrote:saw an unmarked ve goin down wanneroo rd yesterday couple heads on board with a sticker on the back saying driver under instruction

hahhaa

I wouldn't laugh too loud. You try driving a cop car, talking on a radio and playing freecell on TADIS at the same time.

that only what delta/TRG boys can do the other 3500 officer cant.


but hey.

that only what delta/TRG boys can do the other 3500 officer cant.

unfortunately they dont do the paperwork that goes along with their job most of the time.

besides... looking for stolen cars. hey walks//

miss the old format of the radio channels wen you guys had ur own channel.

playworth wrote:besides... looking for stolen cars. hey walks//

miss the old format of the radio channels wen you guys had ur own channel.