| Author | Message | ||
     Jack Leitch (Liveattheedge) Senior Member Username: Liveattheedge Post Number: 292 Registered: 12-2003 |
I was out at Hollister Hills today and i saw this sitting outside the ranger's office. A brand new Discovery. But not any New Discovery. I have seen a few Range Rovers and Discovery's as police vehicles in England and France but have never seen a non civilian version here in the US. Donated by Land Rover North America to California State Parks. It had MTR's all around, a new winch, light bar on the roof, blue and red lights up front along with a siren. Camel Trophey sticker on the back  I thought it was pretty cool. Thought i'd share some pics. Cheers Jack       | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 1166 Registered: 09-2002 |
As long as they don't have to run down anything faster than a beaver. | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 1167 Registered: 09-2002 |
But that's pretty cool though. | ||
| Dave_lucas (Dave_lucas) Senior Member Username: Dave_lucas Post Number: 464 Registered: 02-2002 |
Some of the police force in Breckenridge Colorado drive Discoveries. The pictures is of an older one, but I think they have DII's now. http://www.squadpix.com/pictures/colo/co019.jpg | ||
| Dave_lucas (Dave_lucas) Senior Member Username: Dave_lucas Post Number: 465 Registered: 02-2002 |
EE has a picture of a Breckenridge DII http://www.expeditionexchange.com/action/DSCN0699.jpg | ||
| Jim Reynolds (4x4xfar) Senior Member Username: 4x4xfar Post Number: 378 Registered: 05-2003 |
My wife went to a small ( $$$ expensive $$$ ) private school that had a Land Cruiser for the Campus Cops .... it goes right along with the Breckenridge Disco. Too Cool!! | ||
| Craig Kobayashi (Koby) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Koby Post Number: 1216 Registered: 02-2002 |
Those Hollister Hills rangers get a new Disco every year. | ||
| Aaron Richardet (Draaronr) Senior Member Username: Draaronr Post Number: 550 Registered: 09-2002 |
Koby do you know what happens to the old ones, I bet you could land a sweet deal on a vehicle with low miles. | ||
| Craig Kobayashi (Koby) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Koby Post Number: 1217 Registered: 02-2002 |
I believe they get returned to LRNA for refurbishing, then off to auction. | ||
| Craig Kobayashi (Koby) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Koby Post Number: 1218 Registered: 02-2002 |
http://68.49.112.94/hollister/IMAGE055.jpg | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Dweb Lounge Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 2655 Registered: 02-2002 |
The first time I landed at Heathrow, I saw a bunch of D1's running around in law enforcement colors. I kept thinking to myself that I hope they don't plan on giving chase. | ||
| Art Vigil (Colorover) Senior Member Username: Colorover Post Number: 257 Registered: 02-2003 |
The old ones (in Breckenridge anyway) were retired and sold at a public auction. I believe there is at least one person in my club with one, maybe more. | ||
| Kelly Fristoe (Kfristoe) Member Username: Kfristoe Post Number: 157 Registered: 12-2002 |
I'd be curious to see how they modified the back seat area for prisoners. Even though they may not be able to chase down the sports cars, the radio is faster than any vehicle I've seen. You can't outrun the radio. | ||
| Bud Lane (Hrrovr) New Member Username: Hrrovr Post Number: 32 Registered: 12-2003 |
Ya know, I don't think I would mind having a job which involved driving a Disco. I have seen a couple of pix over the years where one was supplied as a company vehicle, usually for promotional purposes. | ||
| Craig Kobayashi (Koby) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Koby Post Number: 1220 Registered: 02-2002 |
One work Disco I'd like to drive around is this one. Second only to the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile. | ||
| Beau Campbell (Bcampbe7) New Member Username: Bcampbe7 Post Number: 22 Registered: 03-2004 |
I think I read where Hollister was offered Jeeps, but they said they didn't want that crap. j/k ;P Beau | ||
| Greg Bright (Gregd2) Member Username: Gregd2 Post Number: 146 Registered: 06-2002 |
Those Disco's might be slow, but most of the time that police radio is much faster than anything you'd be driving on the road anyways. |
