Some police cars, like the late-model Dodge Charger, have the command presence of a drill sergeant that'll make you cower, even parked at the donut shop. What's the least intimidating police cruiser ever? What's the least intimidating police cruiser ever?
Hard economic times mean cost-cutting in the public sector. More efficient police vehicles can mean big savings for a municipality with an eroding tax base. Of course, too much economizing can mean a precipitous loss of respect for the law. How many malaise-era perps were shaking in their Converse All Stars when a 1977 Chevy Nova police cruiser flipped on its light bar? Not many, wethinks.
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