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1989 Taurus SHO California Highway Patrol

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May not be the coolest Highway Patrol car out there, but since I own a newer version of this car (not an SHO version sadly) I thought it would be neat to build it. Plus I didnt know Tauruses were made with police packages, but not too many from what I understand.
This AMT kit came loaded with police accesories, even a shotgun, and assualt rifle, which I left out of the build since i thought that might be overkill for a highway patrol officer. The only thing it was missing was a spotlight, which I added from my parts box.The antennas were way too thick so i replaced those with guitar wire. I also added plug wires to the engine, and other than those few things, I kept it a pretty simple build.
I did try out a new technique on the small emblems on the car which really worked for me. Before ay paint went down, I prefoiled . After I had a base coat on it, I took a fine toothpick lightly dipped in some thinner, and lightly rubbed across the raised letting exposing the crisp, shiney letters :) It takes a steady hand, but its still way easier than trying to paint all the emblems.
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2048x1536px 988.47 KB
Make
Apple
Model
iPhone 3GS
Shutter Speed
1/670 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
4 mm
ISO Speed
64
Date Taken
Apr 30, 2013, 5:52:10 PM
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BlueFox284's avatar
In all my life here in Cali I've never seen a Taurus as a CHP car lol . . .Was always Crown Vics and that rarely seen 91 or 92 Z-28 Interceptor out in the Modesto area back in the day. Maybe it varied by region. . .Oh, and these days a highway patrolman with an assault rifle isn't overkill out here in California. . .:laughing:

Still a nifty lil' build there. :thumbsup: