1982 CHP car oddities.... ??

[NoDrama43]

My 82 CHP car unit 0594 has a couple of strange modifications that have been done to it. One is a bracket welded to the right rear sub-frame and the other is a big steel plate welded to the drivers side rear floor area. There is no rust or damage so this it not some sort of repair. Some sort of reinforcement but for what? The car shows evidence of being a fully marked car with two spots on it. Here are a couple of pictures.

any ideas?

[NoDrama43]

one more and no Mike this is not a tail hook for carrier landings.....

[NoDrama43]

last one. maybe this was used to attach a test wheel of some sort?

[ImEvil1]

Maybe it was a 1 of 1 carrier-based, Federal test vehicle for high-seas enforcement??

I think someone discussed this before....that the bracket was for a wheel mounted there to measure braking distance (for actual testing).

[MOstang]

Hopefully the CHP Trooper who's a member here will have some insight on these.

[Fatrabbit]

That last one looks like a home made tow hook. This type of hook could be used without crawling under the car to hook or unhook a strap or chain. Just what it looks like to this farmboy.

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by NoDrama43

one more and no Mike this is not a tail hook for carrier landings.....

Jim, we now know your car served in Sonora, CA, as confirmed by your assignment card which surfaced this summer. With that part of California being mountainous/snowy, I wonder if the CHP welded that bracket on to make it easier to pull your car out of a ditch? Just a guess...

[93chipper]

maybe with being from sonora they added extra plates so the trunk would open