Funny looking lights in the back window

[henry]

Hutt motorway

[mowgli]

With all those antennae I'm picking mufti cop.

[henry]

And another one

[DMNTD]

I don't quite follow...they've been putting lights on the parcel tray for years.
Maybe I've missed something

[McJim]

That's really sneaky putting lights in a Falcon. I'd never have picked a Falcon for a Mufti.

[mowgli]

I don't quite follow...they've been putting lights on the parcel tray for years.
Maybe I've missed something
Those pics were of different cars. I think the message is beware late model, black Ford Falcons :Police:

[DMNTD]

Those pics were of different cars. I think the message is beware late model, black Ford Falcons.

Oh ok...have seen plenty many "undercover" patrol cars over recent years from Hyundai's,Toyota's,Nissans,Holdens to Fords...including utes and wagons.

[McJim]

I knew of a police force in the UK that took a 10 year old Ford Fiesta and rebuilt the suspension and dropped a new engine in it but left the outside looking very plain. They also ameneded the front grille so that at the touch of a button it folded away and a big sign saying "POLICE" appeared with flashing lights. Caught a lot of boy racers who just never picked it for a police car.

Essentially a car with "Fiesta 1.1" plastered on it's arse with a 2.5 litre turbo engine in it instead. The funniest bit was people who tried to do runners from it :rofl:

Seriously though - we have the Police using various coloured Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys down here. It's no longer the case that mufti = Commodore and hasn't been for some time.

[Griffin]

Just as well you werent doing anything illegal Henry or you would have been musing over funny looking lights in the front grill.

Surely you are aware that there are mufti cops out and about - and as stated above, not always in Commodores anymore.

[Ixion]

With all those antennae I'm picking mufti cop.

Maybe. But with a towbar ?

[cs363]

Well, the Commodore in the first pic is definitely a Police car but the Falcon is a Fire Brigade vehicle. http://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=dht748

Note if using the above website that police cars are registered as private passenger vehicles and rarely (if ever) are declared as police vehicles.
Plenty of Police cars have towbars (mufti and marked) as they do use trailers of various sorts on occasion and also need to be able to tow stolen/recovered trailers etc. It probably doesn;t hurt with the disguise aspect either!
And yes, plenty of non-Commodore mufti vehicles around the countryside.

[henry]

I guess 9 on Sunday morning is a bit early for subtlety. Yes they are mufti cops.

I was cleaning out my photos and thought I'd post these as a service to my fellow bikers.

Make a mental note for next time your tearing down the Wellington motorway.

[henry]

Well, the Commodore in the first pic is definitely a Police car but the Falcon is a Fire Brigade vehicle.

They must have repurposed it since I took the pic. It had the cop gear on the dash.

[cs363]

They must have repurposed it since I took the pic. It had the cop gear on the dash.

When you say 'cop gear' don't forget that the fire boys have quite a bit of crap bolted into their cars too. Doubt very much whether cars get swapped/moved between services, I think they just do their time and then get sold/auctioned off.

But I could be wrong.....after all this is KB! :)

[henry]

Thought I saw a radar, but you're probably right.

[JimO]

Thought I saw a radar, but you're probably right.

may have been a smoke dectector:clap:

[Motardman]

A silver late model Toyota Hilux Ute hangs about the North Western quite often.....

[JimO]

A silver late model Toyota Hilux Ute hangs about the North Western quite often.....

that will be the mermaids.....cunts with scales........truck stoppers

[Motardman]

Would be funny seeing it trying to give chase after a sprotsbike.....cornering would be entertaining

[Naki Rat]

There's nothing like riding/driving with a decent radar detector to alert you of just how many muftis there are lurking in the traffic! I'm often surprised by the unmistakeable alert from the Bel65 on the open road that has to have been caused by the least expected of vehicles :eek5:

[Irontusk]

Yup the only cop who has pulled me over 'with reason' was in an unmarked fairmont! Sneaky buggers eh. But nah I've always been suspicious of fairly new Holdens/Fords, just didn't spot this one cause it was up in a car park when I went past (it did mean he didn't catch me going as fast as I was though.. apparently he had to catch up before locking my speed :) )

But yeah there's some unmarked Maximas (I don't think they're all that new either, mid-90s) around Auckland, and Hyundais further north, I would not suspect a Hyundai.. Also a few marked Holden Astras, lol.. You have to think 'what did that cop do to his boss to deserve this!'.

[MarkH]

Yup the only cop who has pulled me over 'with reason' was in an unmarked fairmont! Sneaky buggers eh. But nah I've always been suspicious of fairly new Holdens/Fords

You should also look out for any new Mazda 6 or ummm - what's the similar sized Nissan? Anyway - lots of Commodores about, but don't dismiss any late model car as not a mufti just because it isn't a Commodore.

[Max Headroom]

I travel the stretch of No1 Highway from Bombay south every day, and the range of cars the Highway Patrol guys use include a late model Commode SV6 in plain white, a late model Honda Accord V6 in silver, and a late model Camry with a body kit in metallic gold. There's also a Hyundai Sonata V6 in silver that surfaces occasionally.

The Camry and the Accord do VERY good business......

[devnull]

When I was working in Oz, I had a battered Holden ute with a couple of hay bales on the back go flying past chasing a speeder... very sneaky mufti cop :eek:

[Swoop]

Maybe. But with a towbar ?
Do not rule it out because of a towbar...

Have a closer look on the right hand side of the boot lid... HF antenna.

[FJRider]

And whatever you "see" this week... next week it changes... take all the mental notes you like.

[roadracingoldfart]

Emergency paramedics from Wgtn free Ambulance :doctor: also have similar lights and are XR6 Falcons. Some of them are leased and wont show an owner on a site like MotorWeb.
They also have a shit load of accessories fitted and some sits on the dash . Hard to tell when coming up to it if its a cop or not. :devil2:

Always remember that gay bastards and cops drive Commadore's and real blokes drive a Falcon. :clap: (but i drive a Camry :( )

Bring on Bathurst.......... :clap: :drool: