July 2001

With only moments to spare in July, copcar dot com finally got the Committee off their lazy, worthless, arrogant butts and was able to pull off the July copcar of the month.  With only six hours remaining in July, copcar dot com fell upon the scoop of the Century.

Turns out, LAPD has been secretly testing a new car that will blow the lid off of the police car industry.  Move over Crown Vic, because LAPD says that the top-secret smartPod out performs even the 69 Polara.

Risking life and limb, members of the Committee snuck in and captured these shots just for the copcar fans.

 copcar dot com presents:   LAPD smartPods

This smartPod is equipped for routine patrol work with just a mini-vector bar.  LAPD was testing out those beetles but they were hogwash.  This baby can take corners at 158 MPH without losing traction.  Just the perfect vehicle for both freeway and alleyway. 

Remember the disbanded CRASH teams following the Rampart scandal?  Well, LAPD has re-formed and renamed the unit to "Politie" to give it that "European" flavor.  Of course, the CRASH guys still like to refer to themselves as CRASH but in the smartPod, it's more like the sound of a tin can being smooshed on the pavement. 

Here's another look at a CRASH gang unit...  err, we mean "Politie Gang Unit".  Actually, the "New" LAPD bosses had mandated that the light bar on CRASH units contain the word "POLITE" in order to ease tensions and develop community relations.  But the service center ended up playing a cruel joke instead.

(These photos are from the collection of Johan Wiegman of the Netherlands.  This is actually his car)