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Old 12-11-2008, 09:58 PM
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Default 1982 Texas DPS test vehicle

DPS Trooper D. Pruett was kind enough to send some of the pictures he took of his in-service Texas cars to us. I'll scan them in and post them up this weekend, but I wanted to post this one up now. It's the 1982 car that he was fortunate enough to T&E back then.
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Old 12-11-2008, 10:47 PM
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WOW that looks like it was taken yesterday! I wonder where that car is now???
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Old 12-11-2008, 11:01 PM
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no spotlights and a very small pancake light in the windshield. Hmmm can't see and rear deck lights either.

Cool picture.
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Old 12-12-2008, 12:01 AM
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Me too. He said that they gave it back to Ford when they were finished.

The light on the dash is a Federal Fireball.

I'm supposed to meet up with Tpr Pruett next week....I'll ask him if it had any other equipment in it.
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Old 12-12-2008, 12:55 AM
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Fireball II
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Old 12-12-2008, 08:52 AM
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Great picture!
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Old 12-12-2008, 09:09 AM
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Check out the red stripe on that baby. It really accents the car against the black paint. Great picture of a real piece of Texas DPS history.
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Old 12-12-2008, 09:31 AM
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Schwiiiiiiiiiiiiiing as Wayne and Garth would say from SNL. More picts of our beloved Texas cars appear.


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Old 12-12-2008, 09:49 AM
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Interesting! Looks like a black interior. The 82 CHP car I just purchased has red stripes on the moldings on the front and back. There are no side moldings on the doors.
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Old 12-12-2008, 11:37 AM
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That's cool! It seems more old in-service photos have been popping up lately for several agencies.
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