SOLD - Jenny's own 2311 (Arizona/Texas)
May 18, 2014 0:35:12 GMT -5
Post by JennyBlues on May 18, 2014 0:35:12 GMT -5
I ran across this car on Ebay and couldn't resist the urge to click buy it now. It is a rust free 1973 Dodge Polara special order Police Pursuit. This is a real deal "K" code Police car. It was purchased for the state of Arizona and was an unmarked car with only two red lights mounted behind the grill, It is believed it was a captain's car due to no signs of a radio or antenna ever being mounted. I have the cars original order sheet from the state of Arizona, the build sheet and special order checklist from Mopar. The car was special ordered with the High Performance 400Cu V8 (not the 440,This is typical for Arizona law enforcement supervisor cars of the time.) four barrel carb and dual exhaust. The vehicles interior is also special order it was ordered with black carpet not the typical police rubber flooring of the time and black vinyl seats with Houndstooth black cloth inserts! ( don't want the captain burning himself on the black vinyl in the Arizona heat, makes for a grouchy boss and a bad day. lol) Sigle left side spotlight and police ticket/map light. The car still retains its original A/C Cutoff switch and label along with its 140mph certified speedometer. Odometer shows 86k miles. Under the hood it has the fender tags showing special order and other F code police options. This is an all number matching car.
My plan is to restore it into a Texas Highway Patrol car very similar to the "Sugarland Express" car, Unit 2311. It will be painted THP black and white with correct door decals. The car was delivered last week and I can't wait to get my hands on it. Upon some research into the THP cars of the 70's I found that they special ordered their units with the High Performance 400cu V8'sand a single left hand side spotlight is a big plus for me since it is what mine is equipped with! Awesome! I am aware that THP ran Twin beacon rays in 1973 not Mars bars but I am keeping it with the movie theme and mounting my Mars bar on it anyways! This will take me a few years to complete but I will keep you all posted.
I will post pics of the Houndstooth interior tomorrow.
My plan is to restore it into a Texas Highway Patrol car very similar to the "Sugarland Express" car, Unit 2311. It will be painted THP black and white with correct door decals. The car was delivered last week and I can't wait to get my hands on it. Upon some research into the THP cars of the 70's I found that they special ordered their units with the High Performance 400cu V8'sand a single left hand side spotlight is a big plus for me since it is what mine is equipped with! Awesome! I am aware that THP ran Twin beacon rays in 1973 not Mars bars but I am keeping it with the movie theme and mounting my Mars bar on it anyways! This will take me a few years to complete but I will keep you all posted.
I will post pics of the Houndstooth interior tomorrow.