I recall that he was a fan of the Studebaker Scotsman, a bare-bones model from 1957-58. [image]

Much more luxurious than the Scotsman sedan. [image]

Of course, the Indiana State Police used only Studebaker Marshal models. [image]

I happened to order take out from a burger chain because of their offer of free French fries. While waiting was looking at the pictures. One had a 1960 Lark pulling out of the restaurant. As far as the Scotsman, I imagine the majority of 57-58s sold were Champions followed by Commanders or Presid…

Heh heh. I dont remember what the Indiana trooper was driving when he stopped me. Normally I’m pretty cooperative but had i known I could have asked him when they took his studebaker away.

I did know an Indiana State police officer who lived about half a mile from where my family lived. The first vehicle he was assigned when he graduated from the police academy was a brand new 1962 Studebaker Lark patrol car.

[image] jtsanders: The state police officer at the end of my road drives a marked Explorer If you can get close enough to that “Explorer” without trespassing on his property, you will see that it has an “Interceptor” logo rather than an “Explorer” logo. If you enlarge this pic, you can see …

[image] VDCdriver: If it has roof rails, it is not a police vehicle, as that feature is deleted on the Interceptor models. That goes for basically all factory built LEO chase vehicles, the main exceptions would be drug seized vehicles converted to LEO vehicles… Prioritizing aerodynamics, and …

I will have to look, never notice that about the lack of rails. Years ago I went through our Sheriff’s Citizen Academy, we got the opportunity to drive Crown Vics. I think the interceptors had ten more horsepower, but still too little for the Crown Vics. Of course the best interceptor was the Aus…

[image] Purebred: Of course the best interceptor was the opAustralian version with the supercharger, raise your hand if you get the reference. And once again I can’t raise my hand. Why not tell what you are talking about ?

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jtsanders May 1, 2026, 12:23am 15

The state police officer at the end of my road drives a marked Explorer and there is also an unmarked Tesla MY in the driveway with MD government plates. They have enough young children that his wife must be a stay at home mom. He must be a big cheese to have two state vehicles. He must also be a big cheese to own a home in my neighborhood on one income.

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