I love BMW’s Art Cars, so of course I’m hyper proud of Garage419 (and as-yet-unannounced Team Polizei member) Matt Farah’s makeover of his personal Mini Cooper. Enjoy.
(CORRECTION - Matt just pointed out that his Mini’s a John Cooper Works edition, not a mere S.)
Yes, Team Polizei is road testing an all-new Pursuit vehicle - heretofore designated 144H - not be confused with 144A through G, which are Interceptor vehicles, or 144R, which is a Race vehicle.
Anyone want to guess the year and model BMW in which the powerplant above resides?
Hint? Shark. Nose. Cool. Best BMW Coupe. Ever. M.
While the superiority of the E39 M5 has been proven by Team Polizei ad infinitum, ad nauseum, ad perineum und ad pancreas, some individuals and law enforcement agencies seem to inexplicably hew to other ideas when it comes to the platonic ideal of the police cruiser. Jalopnik’s Matt Hardigree put it out there for readers to decide, and a number of the site’s commenters seem to agree with our choice. Blind copycats or individuals who truly understand that late-’90s Bavarian thinking created what remains the ne plus ultra of scofflaw deterrance and capture? You make the call.
Ahhhhhh…BMW’s E28 M5 has often been noted for its excellence, and this one’s for sale over at Roadfly for $17,500. I’d buy it if parking spaces in downtown Manhattan didn’t cost $450+/month.
You gotta love those feisty car Middle Eastern car thieves. 101 E60 BMWs were delivered to the Dubai Police Force last October, and now 99 are left. Now that’s huevos. Read on.
(A big shout-out to The Khaleej Times and Kaimana Pine - Team Polizei’s man in Hawaii)
TTAC’s Andrew Dederer posits BMW’s fall from grace…a sensitive topic for yours truly. Although Chris Bangle is clearly a mole whose activation (by some unknown foe) wrecked havoc on BMW’s once-perfect design language, I still have faith in the company that built this.
MSNBC brings us this predictable list of Maybach’s, Land Rovers & Bentleys. What’s missing is a list correleting them to their owners’ traffic offeneses.
Anyone? Anyone?
Weeelllll…..we do have these two partial lists from the Washington Post and NFL Crimes.com.
Eight hundred and seventy thousand for a license plate? Worth it! And then he puts it on a McLaren-Mercedes SLR? Wouldn’t a McLaren F1 be more appropriate? At least the money went to a good cause, a charity to raise the standards of young drivers, a dark irony considering the previous post.
Source: Autospies
Just hours before the accident, the driver of the car was on the M5board asking members how to make his new M5 shift more smoothly. Despite the warnings from other members to drive safely, the 18 year-old would later lose his life and those of four other occupants when the car launced off a berm at the end of the airstrip and crashed into a tree. Go to: ocala.com, foxnews or jalopnik for more…
Chops By Martini’s Steakhouse. Daytona Beach, Florida. Friday, January 25th. "The Driver" Book Tour. Yours Truly. Polizei M5 144B. David Maher. Cory Welles. Our friends from Farnbacher-Loles Racing - 2007 Grand Am Rolex GT Champions - running in the Rolex 24 this weekend. Parking is generous. The restaurant and bar are spacious. Other race teams will be there.
This will be a totally informal gathering of friends and fans. Just look for a blue BMW, a bald guy in a police jacket…and introduce yourself!
Here’s the Facebook Event Listing.
The Address:
Chops By Martini’s Steakhouse
1821 S Ridgewood Ave
South Daytona, FL 32119
(386) 763-1090 Reservations
I look forward to seeing you there…730PM on!
