I was just lookin at the Spotted thread and saw a mini police car (a shot from the 60's) would you be able to do a mini police car replica??? like with stickers etc

now that would be COOL !

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Nah, you're not allowed to look like, in any way, a Police car. No blue/red lights, no signage.


Party poopers.

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I thought that would be the case. it would have llooked so good too!

what about a mini in a Policia color sheme?? would that "circumvent" the relevant laws?

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1975 Hairy Lime/White Clubby
Build Thread: http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=80657

hmm yeah so i could make it look like an english police car maybe

(I know that was spanish or somethihng.. but u know what i am getting at)

There are a few ex-police cars going around at shows, and I don't think there's any issue to display a car like that. Generally they have signage and lights etc that is easily removed to drive home.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

or you could just have your mini go through a police car stage. say if you have a black mini and needed to replace some panels, you could replace them with white panels. look a bit like a american black'n'white. until you finaly decide what colour you want.

also your mini gets more attention with odd panels. i would know.

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you could use magnets as sinage at shows, taxis somtimes do! so cool, with a roof rack with a blu light on!

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An identical Chrysler appears at most classic car shows, shows up and turns the sirens on. I remember reading on some Chrysler web site under what rules they can display the car with siren and lights.



Whilst looking for the Charger, I found the followng website with these pics..
http://www.inthejob.com/nsw.html

Here's an 850 police car.


Here are some pursuit cars, circa 1967.

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If you forget about subtle changes to the mechanicals (like big carby's) the Cooper S chasers weren't that different to ordinary mini's (at least in NSW). They had a rotating flashing blue light that was magnetically attached to the roof in a chase, a mesh metal sunvisor across the top of the windscreen and SOME had a uhf aerial from the centre of the roof.

Interior had a big calibrated speedo bolted to the top of the steering column and a two way uhf radio mounted in the parcel tray.

They nearly all had Dunlop sp41 radial tyres and they came in a variety of colours. Nothing especially police about the colours.

Easy to mock without upsetting legalities

It is legal but you wont be able to register it unless you do so as a club car. The laws are there to stop people from impersonating a police officer or that you may represent the law of the state.

good luck

Be nice to see a replica flying around

Legal and easy: Just get a couple of packets of bacon and rub it all over the front seats. The inside will then smell authentic!

awww c'mon someone had to make the joke

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Love the pants one the guy to the left.....

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Oops forgot the two fog lamps

The riding breeches - yea. Also notice the peaked cap is a soft cap for some reason ?????

Highway Patrol, for some reason, is related to to mounted police.