For Sale 1973 Polara 4 dr.hdtp. CHP Fallon Nv. U.S.A.
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
A top that is hard with a window post B-piller is a See-daan. ☺
65Fury440
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Holy cracked dash pad!
Aidan1976
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tbm3fan
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I saw this last week. I assume he is looking for an offer. Hopefully, he knows that there is a difference between a CHP car and a CHP pursuit car as this is no black & white. Looks like a car an admin person would be driving.
why special paint and mask on the trim tag for an admin car?
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
Whereas that may be true I do not think that is the case here. Seldom do you find these cars that left the CHP still Black and White. I would need to see this car to verify that it was a Black and White. The fender/data tag clearly shows the 999/999 paint codes and the car does have the vinyl to trim which was used on the cars at this time.
I do have pictures of a 1969 CHP Admin car fender/data tag that shows it in F5/F5 (on a 69).
Alan
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
Well there is: that is the way California did it back then for all state cars and which is likely. Since I see no holes for antennas, lights or spot lights it cannot be the pursuit car I remember. Color looks to be original by virtue of the door jambs being the same as the body. This could have been a commander's or chief's car which would be an unmarked that they could take home. Anyway just my thinking since I don't know many who would have stripped out the car to repaint so if B&W then there has to be some of that paint still left on the car.
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
The core support is Black. They probably filled the holes and jammed the car when they painted it, probably after it was purchased from the CHP.
Alan
so special paint/mask could also be used for corporate or fleet colors?
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
Special Paint is any color not normally available on that car.
Special Mask is and paint scheme that isn't normal to that car.
The CHP used a different white, it is not the Dodge white for that year, I have been told the black is the standard Dodge Black so I do not know why the 999 code there.
The CHP had the front door skins painted white, otherwise it would have been a standard two-tone car.
Alan
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Old Man with a Hat
This is what I find strange. Back in 1976 there weren't too many truly professional paint shops that did cars like they do today. Current cars back then usually didn't go out and get such a paint job. I had a car painted in 1971 because of rear quarter damage and now mismatched paint. The jambs were masked off and that was it. When I went to pick it up and saw green paint on suspension components I told them to get it all off while AAA held payment. Not much in the way of masking.
So I see the jamb here and wonder who took off the drip rail moulding? Who removed the (whitish)pinch welt? Were they masked and if so the guy did a fantastic job of it. Who masked off the little button sensor on the jamb? The brown paint now fading badly (see hood) and showing the primer coat under it. Then there are those white kick panels. The lower dash does not look black to me along with the door panels. If a B&W then there should be black inside and out on that car. I'd have to withhold the fact that this was a pursuit car until seen in person and gone over the body with a fine tooth comb.
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
Agree, I would need to see this car (and its documentation) in person to make a valid conclusion.
I have a friend with a 1970 Dodge Van in green that was originaly Plum Crazy, the second owner of the van hated the color so bad he had it painted over inside and out. Well done, all trim removed. It was done then, just more money.
I see what you are saying but I stand by my original assessment, 999/999 paint codes, black core suport and the vinyl top trim. oh and "Special Paint, Special Mask".
If this car wasn't 8 hours away I'd go look at it.
Alan
I have a friend with a 1970 Dodge Van in green that was originaly Plum Crazy, the second owner of the van hated the color so bad he had it painted over inside and out. Well done, all trim removed. It was done then, just more money.
I see what you are saying but I stand by my original assessment, 999/999 paint codes, black core suport and the vinyl top trim. oh and "Special Paint, Special Mask".
If this car wasn't 8 hours away I'd go look at it.
Alan
Very interesting information!
forzav12
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While I'm not certain about this car(the tags sure support a B&W), the quality of the paint jobs on the CHP run-outs depended a great deal on the paint shop contracted by the local area. I have owned many X-CHP cars over the years and also watched many of our patrol cars get repaired. Some of the shops went above and beyond on the run out s prepped for sale, and others were a standard "one day or Maaco".
Its much more standardized now, but back in the day, there was a great deal of freedom.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I feel like I am standing in between Albert Einstein and Steven Hawkings.
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
There is a guy down the street with a 2000 Crown Vic B&W and all it has is a black X sprayed on the white doors with rattle can paint.
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
Likewise with mine...
But based on hard facts I still stand by my original assessment.
Alan
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
If I remember, from early your build thread, there was nothing white about your remaining interior nor do I recall ever seeing a white interior when looking in the cars back then. That is what throws me off more than anything else since who would do that and I know what my eyes saw in person back in 1973 outside the steering wheel.
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