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March 14, 2008

Vegas Cops Ok With Fake Police Car

By John Coyle

Editor

After his son became fascinated with Transformers, Jessie Vigil wanted to paint his car to resemble Barricade, the movie’s Deceptacon police cruiser. But before he did any work, he wisely called the local authorities, who looked over the books and told him—surprise!—there’s actually nothing illegal about painting a car to resemble a cruiser. Of course, there are a few differences between his Pony and an actual police vehicle. The biggest one is that local cops don’t drive Mustang’s, and their rides are emblazoned with "To Serve and Protect," instead of "To Punish and Enslave." They also don’t advise people to "Call 411 for Theater Information," and are equipped with functioning light bars. Funny stuff, I wonder if this paint scheme gets him out of parking tickets? More info over at Fox News.   

Vegas Cops Ok With Fake Police Car

Comments

Alex
Nov 18, 2008 at 8:20 pm

Mike, you are so dumb.. You don’t need 4+L to get over 300 HP.. You know, you must be really good at pulling shit out of your ass.. And wtf does Nissan have to do with anything…

Shut the fuck up you dumb SOB.

Get over your self, and get in to the real world, and off of some forum.

John Oswald
Sep 12, 2008 at 8:16 pm

* I like the ride, but I don’t like how the blue and red lights
look so fake. I think it’s funny how people think, you impersonate
and people get mad because you don’t copy the original with full
detail.

* I know that the basic idea was to have a car that looks like the
original, not a duplicate of the original. You don’t have to copy it
to full detail,
but some people don’t think that way because they
don’t use their logical reasoning as well as they should.

* Also, some people don’t like the idea that they can’t have what you’ve got, and that’s why they hate on you and your ride.

* I would do the same if I had the economic resource.

Anonymous
May 22, 2008 at 6:11 pm

thats fucking sick

sam
Apr 29, 2008 at 3:46 pm

That is the dunbest idea ever cooler if disguised as a police officer

nick
Mar 18, 2008 at 12:56 am

ok the transformer car was a saleen not a v6 + he only has the front bumper u need the whole kit buddy and the one is the movie had black saleen rims and didint have fake looking lights so he should look at the real car

Joe
Mar 18, 2008 at 12:43 am

Mike, sounds like you don’t support The United States of America. You should just move to Germany and drive your stupid Bimmers there! See how far you make it in life in Germany. That will show you how great this country really is!

matt
Mar 18, 2008 at 12:31 am

wow! mike is a fuckin retard american cars cant handle?yea the corvette just sucks on the track (sarcasm)

Mike
Mar 17, 2008 at 11:22 pm

hey rocky, i did do my homework, and last time i checked american cars need 4+ liters to at least push 300hp. Nissan only needs 2.6…..And no i dont drive a japanese car, i drive a BMW. Bimmers have something no american car has, good suspension. No american car can compete on a track, only on a strip. And plus, im not hating on the guy, i think that he did a good job. Im just hating on american cars.

Rocky
Mar 17, 2008 at 8:37 pm

NICE RIDE LOOKS GREAT.BUT I,M NOT LOOKING 2 SEE THOSE LIGHT,S BEHIHD NO!TIME SOON.OGRIDERS.NET CLUB PRES ROCKY

Jas
Mar 17, 2008 at 8:26 pm

People hate cops,do you want to be hated on too?i always see junkied vandalise police crusers but hey what ever floats your boat:)

Damien
Mar 17, 2008 at 7:37 pm

Yikes, hate to be chased down by that american muscle

ALAKRANERA
Mar 17, 2008 at 6:48 pm

AAWWW…THATS A SICK CAR!! I WISH MY DAD WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER LOL….IT LOOKS ALLOT LIKE THE CAR FROM THE MOVIE!! :P GREAT JOB!!

THAT WOULD BE COOL IF SOMEONE BUILT A REPLICA OF ONE OF THE CARS FROM THE MOVIE “CARS” THAT WOULD BE CUTE!! LOL!! :P

htowntilldskyfalldown
Mar 17, 2008 at 6:35 pm

mann fucc that shit ion give a fuck if the car look like the pigs n shit. i boss hogg ma way thru shit, htown niggaz tell u….

Anonymous
Mar 17, 2008 at 8:05 am

haha…thats sick…..props for ahving fun with your car and doin what you want….

njnkn
Mar 17, 2008 at 3:09 am

Thats an awesome car, looks almost the real thing :) . The haters are abunch of idiots who dont think this car is cool. Who cares if it not a GT, with bodykit or 400+ or w/e HP it has, its still a mustang.

jdmtz2
Mar 16, 2008 at 11:44 pm

Yeah the car looks pretty sweet driving around town and you can tell its not real, the cops over here have different cars and there white. It looks a lot better now that he put the saleen front bumper on it.

...
Mar 16, 2008 at 10:41 pm

just make sure not to drive it in LA or the LA area. it’s illegal to do any “impersonating” of cops around here… and that would get you a HUGE ass ticket!

michael
Mar 16, 2008 at 9:47 pm

good idea, but its been done many time before. cops out where i live actually do drive undercover mustangs, chargers,magnums, stratus, intrepids, thunderbirds, explorers, expeditions,camaros, pt cruisers and believe it or not they have a 2005 escalade truck. its sick!

Anonymous
Mar 16, 2008 at 9:29 pm

that would scare the HELL out of me if it sped by while i was driving. especially if there was a diesel truck near by.

MillerTalon
Mar 16, 2008 at 8:05 pm

Very clever and cool. But they got to make all of the stickers and ‘POLICE’ symbols + slogan bigger. They’re too small.

Next they should get the Wheels, Saleen Bodykit, and Hood louvers.

Anonymous
Mar 16, 2008 at 6:39 pm

man you guys are all haters can you just like somthing for the way it is and the guy did it to please his kid and to have a sweet ride. how many people you know have a cop car for there ride?

Anonymous
Mar 16, 2008 at 5:41 pm

why would u want people thinking that ur a dirty pig…..ur an idiot for fucking up ur mustang

Anonymous
Mar 16, 2008 at 5:11 pm

Why the heck would you want to look like a cop. That’s fucked.

rocky
Mar 16, 2008 at 1:33 pm

all of you haters are all retards mainly the one making fun of it “because it is a v6 and not a GT” you are an asshole and barricade was not a GT he was a saleen which carries a 4.6L supercharged engine next time you make fun of someone or something do your hamework asshole i think it is a nice car and a great idea

Jeremy
Mar 16, 2008 at 8:24 am

I’d freak out though if I was speeding and seen that.

tyler
Mar 16, 2008 at 7:52 am

thats odd… here in vegas i get pulled over for having headrest monitors that light up blue when not watching a video but you can paint a car black and white and slap the word “POLICE” on it and its “legal” F**k pigs

Drew
Mar 16, 2008 at 6:09 am

If I was this parent, I’d just tell my kid “NO!” like a responsible parent should. I love the new Mustang, but to drive around one that REALLY looks like a police car (from 10+ feet away) when you are NOT a policeman is just embarrasing.

I mean, just tell your kid his idea is excessive and go play hockey with him or something, but no, this guy kind of goes wacky in a bad way…

robin
Mar 16, 2008 at 5:43 am

That is a bad ass replica man. GREAT JOB! All those haters are jealous that they are slower than your car and they don’t have the skill or money to get even a decent exhaust on their little cars that sound like bees in a tin can. I think it was that movie and Mustang that made me fall in love with the new generation Mustangs, ESPECIALLY the Mustang Saleen S281. But yeah bro, sweet ride. You should throw a spoiler on there next.

iCuH8nMe
Mar 16, 2008 at 4:50 am

it’s funny to see the world so full of HATERS!!!!!!!!! *smile* the car is hot and you bitches know it.

lol
Mar 16, 2008 at 4:15 am

piece of fkin american dogshit

Anonymous
Mar 16, 2008 at 3:49 am

DAT COOL , THEY DONT LET YOU DO THAT KINDA SHIT IN CHICAGO!

GLTGRECo
Mar 16, 2008 at 2:44 am

i think you should stop hating on the car he did it for his kid not himself

Baron Von Natschke
Mar 16, 2008 at 2:19 am

Those must be very nice cops. About 10 years ago I was a volunteer fireman, so I had a blue light on my dash. Now picture this, I was in Chicago, pulled over and charged with impersonating a police officer because in chitcago the cops only run blues. (Did not know at the time). When I told the Judge that i was driving a Hyundai Excel, it was thrown out of court. He even told the cop to stop waisting the court’s time on crazy charges that make no sense.

Joe
Mar 16, 2008 at 1:34 am

People should stop hating on this guys car. There just mad because they drive a honda.

Tyler
Mar 16, 2008 at 12:39 am

HAHA I agree with mike, thats why in the movie that mustang got his ass kicked

Mike
Mar 15, 2008 at 11:03 pm

Mustangs are a waste anyways, so why not?

Anonymous
Mar 15, 2008 at 10:35 pm

Nice ride Bro maybe u should send this pick to Saleen to see if they could help u finish your project make sure u tell them your store… good luck.

tony
Mar 15, 2008 at 10:27 pm

What a waste of mustang….

tony
Mar 15, 2008 at 10:26 pm

What a waste of mustang….

ASSASSYN360
Mar 15, 2008 at 10:14 pm

This fool is stupid but the idiot commented at Mar 15, 2008 2:43:52 PM is a level 9 retard. Are you really that dumb to put functioning lights on your car? You are flirting with impersonating a police officer 100 times more than this so called barricade replica.

3800_Camaro
Mar 15, 2008 at 9:49 pm

You jackass .. this guy doesn’t have any kind of emergency lights on his car – they’re painted on. So you can see why you got pulled over and he didn’t.

TrickdOutSunfire A.K.A. ZombieX
Mar 15, 2008 at 9:43 pm

That is bullshit! Alright, I’m going to deck out my Sunfire in black and white, red, white, blue lights and strobes and I wouldn’t make it a mile before getting pulled over. He has to know someone from the department or something. I had a ton of red lights on my ride, even red running lights and strobes, cop pulled me over and asked if I was a fire truck…da, I said no and he said take EVRYTHING off. Maybe I should have said yes or I was Nightrider.

JC
Mar 15, 2008 at 7:23 pm

I think it looks cool! Nice job! I would have so much fun in that car!!!!

Stewart
Mar 15, 2008 at 5:17 pm

I still like it :)

Anonymous
Mar 15, 2008 at 5:17 pm

also who would be jealous of the ride?????? ha ha, also looks like a v6, cant tell but if it is, thats even funnier!!

Anonymous
Mar 15, 2008 at 5:14 pm

that is stupid, waste of money. and it doesnt even look the same as the movie. do your own idea instead of somebody elses.

dmx21
Mar 15, 2008 at 5:02 pm

hey man that is one bad a$$ mustang great idea i bet its fun as hell to drive around nice job it look just like barracade. also i was reading the other comments and dont even worry about those haters they only say negitive comments cause there jellous of your ride and they realize that they will never have a ride that sweet.well take it easy and keep up the good work with the ride

later

Anonymous
Mar 15, 2008 at 4:58 pm

I LIVE IN MIAMI AND COPS DO DRIVE MUSTANGS, CAMAROS, CHARGERS AND WHAT EVER UNCLAIM VEHICLE THAT GET IMPOUNDED NOT JUST CROWN VICTORIAS.

Donald
Mar 15, 2008 at 4:02 pm

All the haters here don’t really get it do they? The story was about how this guy built a movie car replica that may have been of concern to the local police. His son liking the Transformers movie was secondary. The actual build of a true replicar was last. So a guy buys a yellow camaro, paints two stripes down the middle, calls it Bumblebee, and you luckers will have a field day with him too?
What is it with you guys having to have the better car and slamming any one who attempts anything You didn’t think of? It is small minded, rude, and rather ignorant.

Definition of Hater ; To hate, dislike, be at odds with, to ridicule, act rudely to, to admonish apriciation, offer no advice of helpful commentary, to tear down.

(this is not a Webster’s definition)

I for one givethe builder props for his build. Like the one poster said, perhaps he isn’t done yet. And is he a Cardomain member?

Steve
Mar 15, 2008 at 3:53 pm

thats sweet, would definitely be unique and draw some attention, i wouldnt want 2 try that tho, because everyone around you would drive the speed limit and if your sitting in a mustang who wants 2 follow people doing the speed limit? lol

Steve
Mar 15, 2008 at 3:53 pm

thats sweet, would definitely be unique and draw some attention, i wouldnt want 2 try that tho, because everyone around you would drive the speed limit and if your sitting in a mustang who wants 2 follow people doing the speed limit? lol

Christian
Mar 15, 2008 at 3:47 pm

hmmm, I am not sure about this one. It looks cool and all but… I don’t see how it is legal. He could get away with driving on shoulder in traffic and little things like that and no one would say anything. There is a good possibility to impersonate as an officer. I bet many times it is annoying for whoever is driving it because people in front of him would slow down.

Joe
Mar 15, 2008 at 2:18 pm

I mean, how badass would it be to drive around in a fully marked and functional cop car, just dont get caught impersonating an officer, lol. BTW, does he have strobe’s on it anywhere?

Joe
Mar 15, 2008 at 2:15 pm

Ok, lets get this straight, were not knocking this car. I said it was a great idea, but it wouldve been better with the right parts that arent hard to find.

Betsy
Mar 15, 2008 at 1:16 pm

I think the car is really cool. Good job guys. All that matters is that you had fun building it together. Here in Florida, we have troopers in Camaros and now even some local enforcement with Chargers. I guarantee that if I had a car like that, they would not be happy. It would be pretty amusing though. :)

Phantomdeity
Mar 15, 2008 at 6:41 am

What a bunch of pathetic haters most of you are!! Honestly. This car was meant as a fun way for a father to bond with his son, and I’d put money on the prospect that the kid LOVES the car. So what if it isn’t a spot-on match for the movie rig. Not everybody has a hollywood budget to build with. Anyways… this guy got it pretty damn close if you ask me… close enough to know what he’s trying to accomplish.

Instead of knocking the guy for doing something different with his car, maybe you should concentrate on your own projects.

beecee
Mar 15, 2008 at 3:00 am

That would make me slow down. Being a driver of the Pontiac Solstice, Jazz, I’ve always wondered if someone would actually pull off a Barricade mod on their ’stang. You see so many (’stangs) out there so this mod makes this one unique.

alex
Mar 15, 2008 at 2:13 am

i drive an old police car that doesn’t even look like a cop car anymore but i still get pulled over for it
-alex

FordRulesAll
Mar 15, 2008 at 1:58 am

AWESOME STANG AND SKIP EVERYONE WHO SAYS IT DOESNT LOOK LIKE THE CAR IN THE MOVIE ID BE SURPRISED TOO SEE YOU PEOPLE GET THAT FAR.

GE3G
Mar 15, 2008 at 1:51 am

All you dumb asses knocking this stang saying it doesnt resemble Barricade, did it ever occur to you that maybe hes not done moding it. Great job on you Mustang dude your son must be happier then picking shit, Keep up the great work. I would definitely move aside if I ever see that bad coming up behind me. Take it easy

Stewart
Mar 15, 2008 at 12:30 am

I like it :)

vanderman
Mar 14, 2008 at 11:28 pm

Too bad this car doesn’t even look like the transformers car.

Matty
Mar 14, 2008 at 11:20 pm

mint man! hahaha

Matty
Mar 14, 2008 at 11:19 pm

mint man! hahaha

Anonymous
Mar 14, 2008 at 11:18 pm

all you retards knockin this car its for his 7yr old son dipsh@ts so it is what it is and im sure his son loves it… good job

shitface
Mar 14, 2008 at 11:15 pm

i dont like pigs..i mean cops!!

G
Mar 14, 2008 at 11:02 pm

completely gay. Maybe next time this guy should invest the money in actually buying a GT and not a crappy 6. Also the wheels, exhaust and bodykit are all wrong. So heres a tip: invest in something else with your money next time. Red necks…..

Joe
Mar 14, 2008 at 10:52 pm

Dude, nice idea, but not as cool looking/authentic as the movie car and it looks like a V6. The lightbar looks kinda like a toy car plastic color.

eric
Mar 14, 2008 at 4:19 pm

But that one doesnt really look like the one from the movie.

retroman
Mar 14, 2008 at 3:13 pm

Probably slows down all the lead footed driver’s out there though. I’ve seen alot of retired SSP Fox Stangs still in full garb. My county sheriff has a ‘93 5.uhoh working for him and no, it is not the DARE car. I checked. I’ve seen some owned by civilians that have kept the badge. Still street legal too. As a side note, maybe Vegas doesn’t have a new Stang on the force, but other departments around the country have a few S195 Stangs working both undercover and plain view. Many of them aren’t DARE cars either, so I guess the Charger isn’t the only Hi-Po cop car you gotta watch out for anymore.