Picture it: it is 1985, the spot is Würzburg, Bavaria, and you’ve quite recently taken conveyance of your fresh out of the box new E28 BMW M5. You shift the manual gearbox into third, end up that heavenly inline-six through the fire up range and — oh goodness. What’s this? Blazing blue lights in the rearview reflect, just they’re quickly retreating into the distance. However, this is Germany, not Hazzard County, and it is against the law to flee. It takes a really long time for the police to appear.
The present pick from Bring a Trailer — which, similar to Vehicle and Driver, is important for Hearst Automobiles — is a 1979 Volkswagen Insect squad car that is available to be purchased until Thursday, December 14. Indeed, you heard that right: a 45-hp Creepy crawly wearing a cop’s uniform. Shake in your boots, you occupants of the Teutonic criminal hidden world.
This polizei-kaefer entered administration in 1978 and worked as a genuine cop vehicle as far as possible until 1986. At that point, it was almost certainly the vehicle you were given if you mishandled a significant investigation or perhaps ran over the dog of the police commissioner.
As it was a real police administration unit, every one of the normal frill are available. It has a glimmering blue light, that unmistakable two-tone European police alarm, and a Dad framework with which to argue, “Pull over! Please! Hold up!” There’s likewise a period-right Telefunken police radio.
After numerous years away, this vehicle was found by joke artist Jerry Seinfeld and brought into the U.S. It showed up on an episode of his Joke artists in Vehicles Getting Espresso show and was subsequently highlighted on Jay Leno’s Carport and Spike Feresten’s Vehicle Go between.
Although the exterior was repainted a little more than 15 years ago, the interior has some wear and tear, including genuine burn holes caused by officers smoking while on duty. It can’t be enrolled in California, yet it would be a welcome expansion to any VW assortment elsewhere.
This no-save closeout closes on December 14. Head on over to Carry a Trailer for your opportunity to have the slowest of watches.
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