[BaadAssGremlins] Cop Cars - Take a Hit

["Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

CHP had believed a minimum of 122" was necessary for a road-hugging 
stance on the freeway, and to minimize driver fatigue. I believe they 
came up with this figure as an outgrowth of research done by 
legendary LAPD squad guru Ray Moore, who believed different cars were 
best for different uses and that one car could not do it all. Moore 
strongly believed in larger cars for freeway work.

My uncle, Larry Echols, was a CHP officer during this era, and while 
he primarily rode a Harley he often found himself inside a squad in 
bad weather. He loved the Polaras, the 1969 being his all-time 
favorite, and would go out of his way to avoid having to take a 1972 
Polara since it had noticeably less power than the 1971. He described 
the Olds squads as smooth and powerful but not holding the road as 
well as the Dodges. He didn't like the Mercurys at all, and claims to 
this day that he was once outrun in a Mercury by a 304 Gremlin.

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just more "Stuff" - found on the great .net

             Brien.
         NEW YORK
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