Gotta love Kentucky Police

[70rr-brian]

So I go to get the new Challenger's title and plates earlier today. Because I bought the car in Ohio I had to get it "inspected" by the local Sheriff's office to validate the VIN. (It's a Kentucky thing.) Anyway, the older cop who was handling the inspections walks out and see the car and immediately starts telling me about his 71 Challenger with a 440+6. Good old guy, I'm guessing between 55-60yrs old, asked if I would mind taking him a ride in it. It wasn't necessary for the inspection but you could tell he was just dying to see how it ran. I said sure. So we get in the car and the first thing he sees is the pistol grip shifter. As he wiped away the drool I fired it up. He's like OH YEAH. So I take him out onto the main drag about a half mile down the road and turned around to go back. Got stopped at a light. As we are sitting there he turns to me and asked, "Have you gotten on it yet?" I'm like well, it still on break-in. (260 miles) He's says I sure would love to see how it runs. Light turns green and I dropped the hammer. The tires were lighting up and the car was walking sideways in its lane. Threw it back into second and the car bit after about a 30 foot patch and we were gone. A quick 80 mph in a 40 with a cop in the car cheering me on. LOL I love this state sometimes.

 

[paladin06]

Now that's a good Cop story. What model (engine size) Challenger did you get? I just love mine.

 

[70rr-brian]

Now that's a good Cop story. What model (engine size) Challenger did you get? I just love mine.

2014 SRT Core Plum Crazy.

 

[monaco66coupe]

I bought a 2010 R/T challenger six speed, hemi orange with the hood scoop option in sept of 10' Licensed the car,drove to D.C., got back and emptied the car out. I didn't realize that Included the current registration and Insurance card. Two months later, in a hurry I got clocked 51 in a 35. Damn! Red headed young cop. I handed him the registration in the car, only it was for a 2009 jeep patriot I had traded in earlier. He said, funny, it doesn't look like Jeep! Embarassed, I showed him my Insurance card. again, he said do you have anything in this rod that says challenger? I said, just run the plate, honest it will come back to me! He laughed and waved me on, saying just get going! I guess being 60 years old helped. I think he was Laughing at me!

 

[Moparsmitty]

Thanks for the good story Brian. A lot of cops are kind of closet gearheads and actually pretty good guys. When my wife worked at the PD, if I showed up in my old car the cops would come out and check out the latest work.

 

[Budnicks]

cool story 70rr-brian, there are some really cool law enforcement guys out there... We have a couple nice guys here where I live, a Game Warden next door { does allot of police work} & a CHP across the street up a couple houses, another around the corner up the hill & 2 Dept. Sheriffs all on the same block... Most all stop by & talk to me, there's more in the complex too, that I don't know, this is a really small community... Usually the people will stop, even in the patrol cars/trucks sometimes, if I'm out in the garage or working in the yard, or when they're out walking with the family or dogs etc.... I had one who pulled me over, I didn't know or recognize, that wanted to check out my car, he 1st asked for my license, reg. & proof of insurance thou, when we were talking & looking over the car/engine, then he asked me to do a standing start punch it/launch, 1st to 2nd gear shift, on the main road short-ish straight away, while he stood & watched... I was a little suspicious, but he was kind of drooling, so I asked "why ??" he said "he loves old cars, especially MoPars, we don't see many of them here & he just wanted to check mine out, that his dad lives around the corner from me {retired Sonora PD} & had been telling him about my car, small world sometimes, I romped on it did a launch & second gear shift came back around & talked with him for almost an hr, he said he would love to stay & chat, but had a shift to work & actually thanked me, he left grinning ear to ear, gave me a thumbs up too... there are some car cool guys that where badges too, thank goodness...

 

[Bruzilla]

When I had the VIN verification done for my Road Runner by the Orange Park, FL police, the cop who came to the house was gushing all over it and spent about a half hour talking cars and telling me about a 72 El Camino he had that he had been wanting to start working on for years. When he left he said seeing my car inspired him to start working on his, so I hope to see him cruising around someday.

 

[super-bee_ski]

WOW!
Awesome story..!

"COOL COP'S"

 

[Budnicks]

WOW!
Awesome story..!

"COOL COP'S"

I think there are quite a few, if you treat them with respect, most will treat you with equal respect... tough job, maybe not from the outside looking in, but they put themselves on the line, to protect & serve... I totally respect that, I didn't when I was much younger, until I met a couple of cools guys @ Sears Point in the late 70's, that I found out latter, were Contra Costa County Sheriffs that were also Drag racers, after hanging around a few of them, if think for the most part most were pretty cool guys, the guys who are "over the top" even the cool cops, think they're pretty bad too.... I always have had allot of respect for the Game Wardens {like my neighbor}, my step fathers best friend was one, & like he said "pretty much everyone they deal with is usually armed", they do most all the same things as the sheriffs up here, except right speeding tickets, but can do that too or detain you for the CHP or Sheriff...

 

[Propwash]

Cool Stories!

 

[Dennis H]

I've got an 09 tracpac car. Define "Core for the rest of us.

 

[wahya]

What do you mean "old guy".

 

[Budnicks]

I've got an 09 tracpac car. Define "Core for the rest of us.

Core was a lighter somewhat, stripped down lighter version of the 2013 SRT 392 Challenger, Google it, to define all the differences

 

[Dennis H]

OK. Had to fake it in 09. No NAV, no sunroof, no leather, no electronic convenience group etc. Probably shed 6 ounces.
Had to have is smogged and inspected too as it was purchased out of state. Biggest challenge was the taco truck blocking the driveway at DMV. DMV here is code for 3rd world country.

 

[70rr-brian]

I've got an 09 tracpac car. Define "Core for the rest of us.

Bud got it for the most part. Core is basically an SRT 392 with the following differences off the top of my head:

1- Cloth versus leather seats
2- Basic radio
3- no moon roof
4- no fog lights
5- no adaptive suspension...just the firmest "race" setup
6- no high intensity headlights
7- no stripe kits. Just a cheesy 392 decal on the side.
8- The wheels are less attractive as well IMO.

In essence it drops the base price between 5-12k depending on how optioned the SRT is you buy.

My feeling on it is...The money I saved on the core versus the "regular" SRT will pay for the super charger that will one day find its way on there. And the other thing is the core being pretty much no frills is what a muscle car is all about.

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What do you mean "old guy".

haha no offense. I call people my age, 47, old too.

 

[Dennis H]

Bud got it for the most part. Core is basically an SRT 392 with the following differences off the top of my head:

1- Cloth versus leather seats
2- Basic radio
3- no moon roof
4- no fog lights
5- no adaptive suspension...just the firmest "race" setup
6- no high intensity headlights
7- no stripe kits. Just a cheesy 392 decal on the side.
8- The wheels are less attractive as well IMO.

In essence it drops the base price between 5-12k depending on how optioned the SRT is you buy.

My feeling on it is...The money I saved on the core versus the "regular" SRT will pay for the super charger that will one day find its way on there. And the other thing is the core being pretty much no frills is what a muscle car is all about.

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haha no offense. I call people my age, 47, old too.

Got it. Sweet. I figure the eforce Edelbrock SC will be just under 10k installed including the hop-not kit. We need some dash-cam from your Core.

 

[wahya]

My father-in-law was a State trooper, long ago deceased. My wife told me that back in the sixties, I-95 had been constructed through their county, but ended at the county line. Since there was no connecting road at the end, there were a few miles of pavement past the last exit and the section was closed to the public. He arranged for local kids that had been racing on the highways to run their cars on the closed section. He said he would much rather see them there than the public highways.

 

[mattsmopars]

Cool Story! Congrats on the new SRT challenger. I had a friend that bought the new plum crazy Petty Enterprise challenger that was at Carlisle this past year.
Matt