Dick Landy hat geschrieben: ↑18. September 2025, 20:34
..nun die einzigen zwei Bilder, die ich habe, wo Muscle-Mopars als Einsatzfahrzeuge der Polizei deklariert sind. Man kann sicher davon ausgehen, dass diese zwei nicht als Neuwagen in den Polizeitdienst gestartet sind:
..und nachfolgend ein wohl recht bekanntes Foto.. es sicher das attraktivste Polizeifahrzeug, welches ich je gesehen habe:
"Eingekaufte" Mopar Muscle von AMC waren die georderten 1971, 1972 AMC Javelin 401 für die Alabama State Trooper
(Die 304-2v waren bei der Testung "under powered"
a top-of-the-line 1971 Javelin-AMX 401-4v was donated (not loaned) for testing. This photo and its attached text (click on the picture) are taken from the August 1971 issue of 'Road & Track' magazine. The letter is from the Vice President of Reinhardt AMC, explaining the testing of the car by the ADPS.
These pictures (submitted by Larry Daum) and the photo at the top of this page (submitted by Lloyd Culp) show one of the 1971 Javelin Pursuit cars. According to an ADPS Sergeant, the trooper's uniform is of 1971 vintage also, as in 1972, they switched to the 'Smokey Bear campaign hat' and a rectangular shoulder patch. The door decal also changed for 1972, and this car wears a correct '71 shield. 1971's shields read 'Alabama State Trooper' while 1972's shields read 'State Trooper Alabama'
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In the rear angle picture, notice the '401' emblem on the spoiler where 'AMX' appears when the spoiler is used on a JavelinAMX. This use of the rear 401 emblem is unique to the ADPS Javelins.
Each '71 Javelin was a base-model wearing 'Machine' 5-slot mag wheels with Good Year Polyglas raised-white-lettered tires. They were powered by a special 'fleet service' version of AMC's new 401cid 4-barrel V8 engine, backed by a Borg-Warner automatic transmission. Other 'fleet service' items were underneath, like brake and suspension components. Each also received a full 'Rally' gauge package, including tachometer and 140mph speedometer (this speedometer was NOT a ‘certified calibration’ unit as found on Matador and Ambassador police cars.
While the bulk of the Javelins were indeed intended for Highway Patrol use, a little 'string-pulling' facilitated a few Javelins being ordered for use by some of the more 'privileged' members of the force. These cars remained 'unmarked' and had their antennae and radios mounted a bit more stealthily.
All ADPS Javelins got a rear spoiler, normally available only on a Javelin AMX model, but not for the usual reason, which is improved high-speed handling. Instead, it was needed to better display the "STATE TROOPER" markings on the rear of the car that would otherwise be unreadable due to the decklid's extreme angle. To fill the holes in the spoiler normally filled by an 'AMX' emblem, these cars got a third '401' emblem, to match the ones on each front fender. Oddly, the unmarked cars also got the spoiler and third emblem…strange since cost was a big part of the purchase. If not ‘STATE TROOPER’ marking would be on these unmarked cars, why add the spoiler?
The '71 marked-patrol cars were Silver, the interiors blue and spartan. Unmarked '71s came in several interior and exterior colors. Interiors of the '71s were in the standard 'Tampico' embossed vinyl.
REPORTS:
Lt. Parker (ret.) recalls his '72 Javelin once reached 141mph as he was racing to join a pursuit. He states the car had more pedal left and was still accelerating when it became necessary to change direction, and he was forced to brake. Parker also recalls that most troopers found the Javelins to be terrific performers, and the only problem he can think of was that the suspension components wore out more often than expected. But the abilities of the Javelin more than made up for this inconvenience.
Captain Robert Applin (ret.) states his Javelin was clocked at 153mph using a ‘Kustom’ radar unit which was considered more accurate than the ‘VASCAR’ type, which calculated his car at 148mph over a 500ft. stretch. Regarding his specific car, he tells the following:
“What a rocket, especially compared to what we were used to. The (stock 401) Javelin would only run just over the 140 mark, but it would get it so quickly it gave us the pursuit advantage. After a few months, our Dothan mechanic (Charles) told me that whenever I had time to leave the car with him, he had learned how to make it a little better. So of course I made time. I do not know what all he did to it but I do know that he "shimmed" the valves, replaced the valves springs with a special kind (brass I think), bored the jets on the carb and I don't know what else but he assured me that it was all okay and not discernible to anyone who didn't know what he had put in it. When I picked it up, he and I took it for a test run. If you tried to start from a standing start, you would smoke the rear tires. At a rolling start, when you floored it the tires would still break loose until it shifted into second at which time it would lay several more feet of rubber. Shifting into high near the 96 mph mark it would again bark the tires. The speedometer would steadily climb as long as you stayed in it unlike prior to Charles' work when after about 128 - 130 it would slowly climb to the max. (of 141mph, stock)”
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https://www.javelinamx.com/javhome/copcar/alabama1.htm
