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Jack Leitch (Liveattheedge)
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Post Number: 292
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 02:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

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)
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Username: Alan

Post Number: 1166
Registered: 09-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

As long as they don't have to run down anything faster than a beaver. :-)
 

Alan Yim (Alan)
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Post Number: 1167
Registered: 09-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

But that's pretty cool though.
 

Dave_lucas (Dave_lucas)
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Post Number: 464
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

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)
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Post Number: 465
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 09:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

EE has a picture of a Breckenridge DII

http://www.expeditionexchange.com/action/DSCN0699.jpg
 

Jim Reynolds (4x4xfar)
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Post Number: 378
Registered: 05-2003
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

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)
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Username: Koby

Post Number: 1216
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 11:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Those Hollister Hills rangers get a new Disco every year.
 

Aaron Richardet (Draaronr)
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Username: Draaronr

Post Number: 550
Registered: 09-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 07:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

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)
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Post Number: 1217
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 08:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I believe they get returned to LRNA for refurbishing, then off to auction.
 

Craig Kobayashi (Koby)
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Post Number: 1218
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 08:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

http://68.49.112.94/hollister/IMAGE055.jpg
 

Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
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Post Number: 2655
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 08:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

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)
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Username: Colorover

Post Number: 257
Registered: 02-2003
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 08:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

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)
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Post Number: 157
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 11:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

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)
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Username: Hrrovr

Post Number: 32
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 12:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

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)
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Post Number: 1220
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 01:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

One work Disco I'd like to drive around is this one.

Second only to the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile.
 

Beau Campbell (Bcampbe7)
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Post Number: 22
Registered: 03-2004
Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 02:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

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)
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Username: Gregd2

Post Number: 146
Registered: 06-2002
Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 03:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

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.

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