glennb49
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the 72 went to a good home in Chicago and will be used to tow his vintage Air Stream to car shows! I'm a Buick fan having a 53 Skylark since 1974! I'm a two Road Master family now!
For Sale 96 Caprice
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It's Panther envy.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
It STILL needs the cop wheels...
I still have 5 aluminum wheels w/4 centers floating around in storage from mine... fair condition= not bent and Viv didn't drive it so there shouldn't be curb rash. I could be talked out of them pretty easily if you wanted them.
I kept them partly because I would like to find a decent one again someday... which seems to be less likely every year, and the 5x5 bolt pattern would let me use them on the 1/2 ton burb if I needed to (I don't). I would have been very happy if they fit the trailer, but It's going to hold Mopar steel wheels for me.
Pete Kaczmarski
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Nice '95 Caprice PPV on Milwaukee Craigs
1995 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 Police 69000 Miles
1995 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 Police 69000 Miles - $8000 (New Berlin, WI) hide this posting unhide
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1995 Caprice Classic 4-door 9C1 police package. Clean Carfax.
This car lived a relatively easy life as an administrative vehicle for the city of Albuquerque, NM from 1995 until 2013 -- never used as a police car, no siren, no light bar, no antenna holes drilled into the roof or trunk area, no cuts in the carpet to mount electronic equipment between the front bucket seats, no holes drilled into the dashboard. Mileage recorded on Carfax in 2013 as 55362.
After 1 year with its 2nd owner in Arizona, this car was brought to Wisconsin in 2014 and driven summers only, stored winters. Today the mileage is just over 69000.
Being from dry New Mexico this 9C1 is amazingly rust-free. Body, rear quarter panels, doors, door jambs, floor pans, engine compartment are all rust-free and super clean. Only minor surface rust underneath the car on the frame, front suspension, and rear axle/suspension.
The white paint on the car is factory original (except for the left and right front doors) and still shines like new. Both front doors had decals or insignias on them which were removed before the city of Albuquerque auctioned off the car in 2013. The 2nd owner repainted both front doors. Brand new NOS front door moldings are in the trunk and are included with the sale of this car.
The interior of this 9C1 is very good/excellent. Carpet is nice, very clean with no holes worn in by the driver's feet. Fabric on the front bucket seats is excellent with no holes or worn edges from butts sliding in and out. Headliner is perfect with no holes or sags. Back window package shelf is perfect with no sun rot. Rear plastic bench seat is perfect. Dashboard is bright with no discoloration and no cracks. Digital speedometer, odometer, and trip odometer all light up and work fine, all the gauges work, and all trouble lights go out immediately after the engine starts. Factory AM/FM stereo radio works fine, as do all speeds of the AC/heater fan blower. AC blows cold. All power windows work without falling off track, and all power door locks work.
Engine compartment is clean and neat, inner fenders and radiator support are free of rust, and the hood insulation is excellent. All factory-type components are still with the engine -- no aftermarket items, K&N filters, etc., here.
Under the car the floor pans, frame, and suspension are all as clean and dry as you'll ever see. Exhaust is believed to be the factory original -- you can still see "GM" and a part number stamped onto each of the 2 mufflers.
Equipped with the LT1 5.7L 350-V8 engine which starts easily and runs quietly and smoothly with no smoking or strange noises. Exhaust is quiet with no leaks. The LT1 accelerates the car smoothly and rapidly with all 8 cylinders firing properly. Overall this car runs, drives, and handles excellently -- suspension and steering are tight. Heavy duty 4-wheel disc brakes stop the car in a straight line with no pulsating brake pedal.
Equipped with 3.08 limited-slip rear axle, cruise control, spotlight, cold AC.
Recent front end alignment, new sway bar end links, new engine oil cooler lines. Recent radiator, heater core, and engine block flush and refill with new antifreeze.
This is one remarkable survivor low-mileage police package car.
$8000/offer.
1995 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 Police 69000 Miles
1995 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 Police 69000 Miles - $8000 (New Berlin, WI) hide this posting unhide
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1995 Caprice Classic 4-door 9C1 police package. Clean Carfax.
This car lived a relatively easy life as an administrative vehicle for the city of Albuquerque, NM from 1995 until 2013 -- never used as a police car, no siren, no light bar, no antenna holes drilled into the roof or trunk area, no cuts in the carpet to mount electronic equipment between the front bucket seats, no holes drilled into the dashboard. Mileage recorded on Carfax in 2013 as 55362.
After 1 year with its 2nd owner in Arizona, this car was brought to Wisconsin in 2014 and driven summers only, stored winters. Today the mileage is just over 69000.
Being from dry New Mexico this 9C1 is amazingly rust-free. Body, rear quarter panels, doors, door jambs, floor pans, engine compartment are all rust-free and super clean. Only minor surface rust underneath the car on the frame, front suspension, and rear axle/suspension.
The white paint on the car is factory original (except for the left and right front doors) and still shines like new. Both front doors had decals or insignias on them which were removed before the city of Albuquerque auctioned off the car in 2013. The 2nd owner repainted both front doors. Brand new NOS front door moldings are in the trunk and are included with the sale of this car.
The interior of this 9C1 is very good/excellent. Carpet is nice, very clean with no holes worn in by the driver's feet. Fabric on the front bucket seats is excellent with no holes or worn edges from butts sliding in and out. Headliner is perfect with no holes or sags. Back window package shelf is perfect with no sun rot. Rear plastic bench seat is perfect. Dashboard is bright with no discoloration and no cracks. Digital speedometer, odometer, and trip odometer all light up and work fine, all the gauges work, and all trouble lights go out immediately after the engine starts. Factory AM/FM stereo radio works fine, as do all speeds of the AC/heater fan blower. AC blows cold. All power windows work without falling off track, and all power door locks work.
Engine compartment is clean and neat, inner fenders and radiator support are free of rust, and the hood insulation is excellent. All factory-type components are still with the engine -- no aftermarket items, K&N filters, etc., here.
Under the car the floor pans, frame, and suspension are all as clean and dry as you'll ever see. Exhaust is believed to be the factory original -- you can still see "GM" and a part number stamped onto each of the 2 mufflers.
Equipped with the LT1 5.7L 350-V8 engine which starts easily and runs quietly and smoothly with no smoking or strange noises. Exhaust is quiet with no leaks. The LT1 accelerates the car smoothly and rapidly with all 8 cylinders firing properly. Overall this car runs, drives, and handles excellently -- suspension and steering are tight. Heavy duty 4-wheel disc brakes stop the car in a straight line with no pulsating brake pedal.
Equipped with 3.08 limited-slip rear axle, cruise control, spotlight, cold AC.
Recent front end alignment, new sway bar end links, new engine oil cooler lines. Recent radiator, heater core, and engine block flush and refill with new antifreeze.
This is one remarkable survivor low-mileage police package car.
$8000/offer.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Gawd that is the one! I want to cry right now.
glennb49
Active Member
Thanks for the offer but A set came with the car and they to aren't too bad. What would you need for them If I discover I would need them? What kind of MPG did you get with yours?
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Was that the DOT cop that had a eye out for you?
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
State Police always gave our company trucks a Pass.
It was the Federalés that gave us crap.
oliver
Senior Member
You could do some serious Enfamil runs with that car
I really have no particular price in mind. I would do right by you, and they are not something I'm trying to sell to the public at large. I would be just as happy putting them in a trade or getting some pictures and letting you tell me what they're worth to you. They would be better if we could find a way to meet someday at an event. Or find a member willing to help transport them (wheels cost too much to ship).
The reason I have kept them is I could use them if I had to on the GMC. I still like the Buicks. I also know they will likely just sit until I'm tired of them taking up space... so if they help you, we can talk.
I'll try to get photos this weekend, I was planning to be over there anyhow.
As to MPG. Mine was a 93 and TB injected... a bit different animal... I calculated my driving was getting around 20MPG... I never really track that stuff for too long, just now and then to get a feel for my reality. I never felt it was lacking power, but the LT1 is significantly more and should be able to deliver better MPG with a reasonable right foot. I suppose if I had been that serious about getting another, I would have saved my trailer hitch. I saved the wheels mostly due to the good tires I had on them.
glennb49
Active Member
Thanks for the offer. I'm getting new tires mounted on mine next week, so hopefully they wont be bent and clean up good! Id be really happy with 20 MPG with out the trailer, 14 with would be great! Now where do I find a class three hitch?
65sporty
Old Man with a Hat
The TBI motors I believe were rated at 205 HP, but the LT1 I believe is 260 or 265 HP, big difference between the two motors. I think the LT1 cars got a couple MPG better with reasonable driving
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
There was something odd about the LT1's In those heavy B-bodys. They move too quickly for only 260hp pushing all that weight. I ran around with a bunch of Impala SS guys back then and we all agreed that the manufacturer's ratings belied actual road and track times. They were relatively too fast for what they were.
65sporty
Old Man with a Hat
GM could have underrated them, the LS motors in the Corvette's and Camaro's where really underrated, most would make the advertised HP number at the crank at the wheels
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Some guesses thrown around was that GM didn't want to show up the LT1 Corvettes on paper.
Like I said earlier, my seat of the pants testing of the Marauder with a higher hp rating told me the LT1's were much quicker.
Like I said earlier, my seat of the pants testing of the Marauder with a higher hp rating told me the LT1's were much quicker.
I agree with you. And i saw this play out in person .. here's what I can say.
The iron head LT1's (Caprice/Roadmaster/Fleetwood) produced comparable HP/Torque and the aluminum headed (Vettes) version.
yup, B's could have been launched at engine ratings equal to the Vettes but were NOT (the penalty for it NOT being true was "death" to every member of the product team).
The question of "were they underrated"? The lower limits of what they could do was what we "advertised" .. and i saw most all of the dyno and test track work.. so lets just say it that way. I just remember "at the crank" numbers .. dunno what was what at rear wheels.
I drove mules of the SS and even some cop Caprices -- that were NEVER manufactured .. that were just stunning BUT strained what was deemed "safe handling" in big cars, vs Vettes/F-bodies as "true" sports cars.
That concern, plus the marketing aspect/positioning of the sporty cars, meant B's were gonna get DOWN rated come production time which, I am 99.99% certain, in fact happened.
i recall a session where it was debated (tongue-in-cheek) whether we wanted the fastest car we made to be a "cop car"? That wasn't gonna ever happen .. but there was this one 9C1/SS mule .... Oh my
(one of my guys PERSONALLY escorted that car to the crusher).STILL, with the 3.08 gearing (do NOT recall IF the civi B's could get that ratio), the 9C1/'SS's were/are still a joy to spin. They felt powerful
That's all relative but mind some of you that coming out of the anemic 80's, if you lived through the 60's/early 70's as a driver, the power was definitely coming back
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I had some hand in the Gen III V8's as a bean counter .. all the "gearheads" knew about the prototype 800 HP Gen III LS mills (to see if a physical piece could match the design limits on paper) we had built late 1991 or so.
I was gone from that assignment by the time Gen IV or V rolled out .. they only got stronger and more capable with each gen.
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Now I'm really lusting for one again.
Add it to the list...
Add it to the list...
Pete Kaczmarski
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How plentiful and what condition and price are they down by you? I suspect most anywhere are getting "long in the tooth"
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