Zora Duntov and the Chevrolet skunkworks built 40 special 1959 Biscaynes, Police specials... Zora used his as the test mule

348/350 HP law-enforcement pursuit vehicles, featured in Motor Trend (Dec. 58) and Muscle Car Review (Feb 2008)

They were faster than that years best factory Ferrari according to Musclecar Review.. well, Zora's was the test mule and got the special treatment you'd expect the boss and leader of the Chevy racing program to get... it was capable of 135mph

the photos are from this auction listing, that states it's thought to be the last one left, and was originally delivered to the Oregon St Police http://mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=CA0810-96579

I wish I had more of infographics like this to share, this is awesome, and found on SwissStache... "What cop car lights look like"

from http://swissstash.tumblr.com/

I can't find a bigger source of infographics, but I also couldn't find any I found interesting at http://infographics.alltop.com/

New Yorker has had enough of parking tickets... he gets out the buzz saw and cuts it down... in front of NYPD parking enforcement

found on http://wastedwheels.blogspot.com/

San Diego Police Dept bicycle brigade circa 1910's or 20's

Brass era police cars

 Above is a Pope Hartford, and the below are both Thomas Flyers

the St Louis PD Packard

found on http://theoldmotor.com/

throwing the luggage around, this fully dressed out cop motorcycle is expertly handled through the obstacle course without any cone touched in 1:57

found on http://speedseekers.blogspot.com/2011/07/fuzz-can-ride.html

hodge podge of autos that caught my attention

 I missed noting on this photo what this car is. But Greg identified it as a 'Duesenberg Model J'

 Billie Burke in San Francisco's Presidio Park drving her Studebaker

 Century

 Dodge... with a chauffer? In a Dodge? Really?

 Henry Ford in his first automobile

 Franklin

 1927 Holland Tunnel in New York

 New York hot dog stand 1935 in Manhattan

 a safety idea that didn't stick

 1909 flight of the Wright brothers... but look at the elegant horse carriage

 Lady Astor, a parliament member in  England and her Terraplane

 a Packard 12, 7 passenger limo

 Panhard and Levassor

 Regal

 This Supercharged Graham 120 won over 4 other v8 autos in a contest to win the favor of this fire dept chief

 REO Flying Cloud

 The first Oldsmobile, 1896

A Winton stripped down for racing

all found while browsing through http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/

1907 Streetcar strike in San Francisco

found on http://edwardianera.tumblr.com/page/16

In this photo, San Francisco police escort a scab streetcar to protect it from the violence that erupted repeatedly during the 1907 streetcar strike.

Parking enforcement ran a red light, and got busted! Thanks Mika for the photo!

as I've said and posted before, the cops break the most laws

Edelbrock's annual Revved Up For Kids car show and fundraiser

For Justacargal's photo gallery of the show: http://justacargal-s.blogspot.com/2011/05/edelbrocks-annual-revved-up-for-kids.html

This is a real 1914 license plate. I think its the first I've seen on a vehicle not in a museum









The above Kaiser Traveler has a full gallery at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/unusual-car-1951-kaiser-traveler-2.html

I don't recall ever seeing a "Job Rated" Dodge truck before






Chip was driving looking for a good parking spot

The only Good Humor ice cream truck of it's vintage I've seen actually in use