Dick Johnson tuned Ford Falcon 600kw GT-F Police Car

[elfinke]

Where's the cop

?

600kw and they didn't even tell us where they installed it! I'll look out for the mounting holes when this thing ends up on Pickles in a few years.

[BLUEYBA]

This will end up in the Police museum. like the other GT and HSV they already have.

[Franco Cozzo]

This is copping some heat over at Whirlpool, they reckon they should have used a Nissan GT-R, LOL.

[lucas2]

Does anyone know what they did with the auto? I assume the police won't be flogging it, so the risk of it breaking are small. But at that power you'd think the tail shaft and auto had a tickle

[Franco Cozzo]

I guess wheel spin is your friend here, it would break loose pretty damn easy putting less load on the box?

If you had traction with high power is that when you'd have serious issues?

[Wretched]

Originally Posted by deesun

Well from what I see around I believe most of these type of cars are paid for in kind by the manufacturers and in this case Herrods and DJR so I have no problem with the money side of things. Same goes for the engineering etc. As for it blowing V8 Supercar away then PFFFFTTT, maybe off the line but thats where it would end. A 2.06 around the mountain,lol.

According to the article "...The high-powered and hi-tech police car was funded by the NSW Centre for Road Safety and joins two other special models — a HSV GTS and an earlier Ford Falcon GT — to target hoon drivers."

Tax payer funded?

[cheap]

Originally Posted by Wretched

According to the article "...The high-powered and hi-tech police car was funded by the NSW Centre for Road Safety and joins two other special models — a HSV GTS and an earlier Ford Falcon GT — to target hoon drivers."

Tax payer funded?

Quick search on Google and it would appear to be associated with Dept of Transport, so yes it is ultimately tax payer funded. People would have to be smoking vast quantities of illegal stuff to think DJR/Ford/Herod or any other commercial organisation would subsidise (be a charity) towards the building of this vehicle for the coppers.

[cheap]

Originally Posted by Cashie

It's a promotional car. It has already received a crap load of publicity, therefore has most likely achieved their aim.
Why would any insurance company baulk at a claim if it is engineered and they declare their modifications (the same as any member of the public). I'd be more worried about the publics reaction if such a car was involved in a fatality whilst being driving in rage (ie a chase).

When you do write your letter, maybe you can ask what it cost the taxpayer (specificity the NSW Centre for Road Safety )? I would hazard a guess it was heavy subsidised by Ford/FPV/DJR/Herrod.

So now it's a "promotional car", it was a "road safety car"...how many more times will it change?

Never the less, help me understand why you need 600KW for a promotional car?

[Moby Vic]

Originally Posted by cheap

Never the less, help me understand why you need 600KW for a promotional car?

More kW = more promotional value.

[malazn mafia]

Didn't FPV or Ford state that the FG chassis was not strong enough to cope with a tuned coyote, hence 351kw was about the limit before the firewall would start bending?

[Polyal]

Oh guys really...terrorists must be quiet today.

I dont know about the GTF but the 911 was loaned by Porsche, so the only costs would be rigging it up.

Allegedly it helps break the ice (pun) when they are out and about, police then start quizzing and people feel more inclined to speak about things.

Its not for NFS style pursuits..no matter how cool that might be.

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Didn't FPV or Ford state that the FG chassis was not strong enough to cope with a tuned coyote, hence 351kw was about the limit before the firewall would start bending?

Good thing its not a ute...id say thats more internal Ford policy.

[jaysway]

Another waste of taxpayers money.

[Lukeyson]

Originally Posted by cheap

Meanwhile the boys in blue, using OUR money prance around in a 600KW GT F

Originally Posted by cheap

Maybe you can help me understand why they need 600KW for road safety?

Originally Posted by cheap

IMO 600KW and road safety are diametrically opposed. If not then 1000KW, surely that would be even safer?

Originally Posted by cheap

Never the less, help me understand why you need 600KW for a promotional car?

I came into the thread hoping to read about a fast Ford, police car or not. Thankfully all your posts reminds me how much power it has

I do get your feels Mr Cheap, but as others said, write a letter away voicing your concerns.

[Wretched]

Originally Posted by jaysway

Another waste of taxpayers money.

It's not so much a waste but a miss use of the funds at this point in time.
I am all for these promotional cars (how often do you get to see a cop car with 600kw?), my gripe is, I suppose it is more in Vic than anything, that all these emergency services departments are constantly on about pay rises, funding and other such items. Even striking about it and in the case of the Ambulance services, writing their messages all over the vehicles.
Yet the government (and possibly) these agencies are ok with funding the purchase and development of a modified car of which I am sure many members of the associated services enjoy the use of.

[GasoLane]

All this bellyaching about wasting Taxpayer funds on a promotional vehicle !
(I don't know why anyone outside of NSW is bothered, unless it's just to get their post count up, as it's the NSW Police )

Yet no one bothers to mention the 3 big Winnebago's they have for Drug testing when they could have used a similar Australian brand for a third if the price !!

[cram_it_frog]

All this bellyaching about wasting Taxpayer funds on a promotional vehicle !
(I don't know why anyone outside of NSW is bothered, unless it's just to get their post count up, as it's the NSW Police )

Yet no one bothers to mention the 3 big Winnebago's they have for Drug testing when they could have used a similar Australian brand for a third if the price !!

yes I agree especially since the NSW Gov have stopped providing vision glasses to pensioners because of cut backs

what a wast if good money

[EASYBOSS]

With all you Aussie's not liking it, well just send it to NZ, I would love to be pulled over and ticketed by it.

Some times you just don't get what it's about or how good it gets

[Whitey-AMG]

Great to see the Boys in Blue in a Ford product. Deep down they are just a bunch of rev heads as well.....

I have fond memories of many a constable pulling me up in my old ESP "just to have a look"
With the shoe being on the other foot now, I imagine people trying to call them over for assistance "just to have a look".

With all the cr@p going on in the world now, this is hardly a disturbing topic. Plenty of taxpayers dollars " really" being wasted in millions of other mindless ways. An 800 HP ford GT cop car......I reckon that's cool as. Modern day Mad Max.....no way candalini would catch that thing to get his hand back.....

[cheap]

Can't wait to read about the next bonehead copper putting 91RON in it and then flogging it.

[MAGPIE]

You'd need to be fast Jihadist to outrun that bad boy

[GTP534]

Originally Posted by cheap

Can't wait to read about the next bonehead copper putting 91RON in it and then flogging it.

If you want to whinge about it start your own thread.

[The Monty]

Originally Posted by jaysway

Another waste of taxpayers money.

I earnt 65k last year. In my tax return rundown it showed where the money went.

About $400 went to emergency services. Lets make it $420 to make these calculations easier.

$420 / 3 (Police, Ambulance, Fire service) = $140 to each emergency service.

7 States have these services. So $140 / 7 = $20

In Queensland, we have 11000 police.

This equals 0.18 of 1 cent. Lets round that up to .2 of ONE CENT!!!!!

I would happily give you back your .2 of one cent for you to just sop whingeing and let me drive the car!!

[cheap]

Originally Posted by The Monty

I earnt 65k last year. In my tax return rundown it showed where the money went.

About $400 went to emergency services. Lets make it $420 to make these calculations easier.

$420 / 3 (Police, Ambulance, Fire service) = $140 to each emergency service.

7 States have these services. So $140 / 7 = $20

In Queensland, we have 11000 police.

This equals 0.18 of 1 cent. Lets round that up to .2 of ONE CENT!!!!!

I would happily give you back your .2 of one cent for you to just sop whingeing and let me drive the car!!

Except, you didn't only pay $420 in tax, if you did we'd all like to know how!

[PepeLePew]

Please think before posting....am I derailing the topic of this thread. If
a) yes...don't post...and if you're passionate post separately
b) no...read again and validate response a

Lets talk about the VEHICLE, this discussion around the funding of these has been done to death.

[marty351]

Originally Posted by deesun

Well from what I see around I believe most of these type of cars are paid for in kind by the manufacturers and in this case Herrods and DJR so I have no problem with the money side of things. Same goes for the engineering etc. As for it blowing V8 Supercar away then PFFFFTTT, maybe off the line but thats where it would end. A 2.06 around the mountain,lol.

With a police trained driver...

[The Monty]

Originally Posted by cheap

Except, you didn't only pay $420 in tax, if you did we'd all like to know how!

If you actually read the post, $420 of my tax went to Emergency Services. Not all of your tax goes to Emergency Services. Quite simple really.

This car is awesome. I'm just jealous Ill never get to drive it :(

[marty351]

Originally Posted by MAGPIE

You'd need to be fast Jihadist to outrun that bad boy

In that car, you are jihad.

[Stefan]

Tuned?

WTF does tune mean these days?

Did Dick throw in a set of pugs, and do an oil change to get it to 600kW?

Who built the engine / car? Dick or someone else?

If a car gets a respray do we now simply call it "washing" the car?

When you restore a car you just say it was tuned and washed.

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by jaysway

Another waste of taxpayers money.

explain how?

Originally Posted by GTP534

If you want to whinge about it start your own thread.

He'd rather take cheap shots in other threads...



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