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V8s are still used in WA in small numbers, nearly all patrol cars are sixes though.
There are at least two WRXs getting around with plain clothes pilots.
Both white but there could be a third blue one.
The Police here have used some interesting cars over the years.
Cordia Turbos (four cops in Hawaiian shirts), Galant VR4, WRXs and many more.
In the early 80s there were a spate of bank robberies and the Police formed a "Super Response" team who had six XE 351 manuals at their disposal. These cars were something special and when they left on business you could here them all through the city. To see and hear them travel down Riverside Drive at high speed was a site to behold. These cars were all heavily modded and built by Police Force Mechanics.
Some believe that the Police are contracted to only use Holden or Ford vehicles. This is not true and indicates the manufacturer has the control which is not the case at all. They can use anything they like.
When the cars are delivered nothing is done to the bulk of the vehicles.
There are some however that are used for specific purposes that are modded, serviced and repaired in house ("never" worked on outside the force). At the end of their use by date (which is longer than for the standard cars) the external mods are removed before sale at auction or the vehicle may be destroyed.
People used to get down to the auction very early so they could go over them all in the hope of finding one of these cars. Compliance plates were identical but supposedly it was where and how the radio had been fitted, as they used a different radio, plus a few other things I can't recall which indicated if it was not the normal pursuit/patrol vehicle.
So I agree regular patrol vehicles are not chipped at all but some specialised vehicles may be but do not leave with anything but the stock chip.
Your 2 cents worth keeps the urban myth alive.
My old man joined the MIG, Division 79, in 1979. He drove both the XD and XE Falcons along with VK BT1`s, VLT and the VL8. These "Worked" Falcons only exist in your mind.Every XE 5.8 Falcon from Div 79 based at Plain St was an auto, that also goes for every Commy and Falcon The only mod was turning the aircleaner lid upside down,which was frowned upon by thier operational commanders,sounded good but he didnt think it increased hp.These external mods you speak of????an arial mounted to the left hand side quarter does in no way increase performance of any vehicle.The only manual RTA (as it was known)car he evr drove was a yellow XD 5.8 out of Geraldton doing long haul h/way work
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