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Douglas

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Police Version?
« on: October 09, 2005, 18:14:40 »
I noticed this diecast toy on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tekno-932-Mercedes-250-SL-Policia-mint_W0QQitemZ6982042317QQcategoryZ223QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I've heard people refer to white Pagodas with a black hardtop as the "police version."

So here's my question-- were there actual Pagoda police cars in Europe back in the day?



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Chad

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Re: Police Version?
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2005, 18:54:32 »
A sure way to increase enrollment in your local police academy, no?

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Re: Police Version?
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2005, 22:02:42 »
Never seen any proof of this. I grew up in the sixties in Holland and the Dutch highway patrol used 911 Porsches, but I never saw or heard of police Pagodas. Would think sources like the Engelen book or the recent factory book on the W 113 would have mentioned this.

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