The illustrious history of the Dutch police Porsche’s
Posted on 07-07-2016 at 22:04 by jaapiyo – 32 Comments”
Formerly, when held by uncle agent is accompanied with the image of a fat Porsche in your rear-view mirror.
In 1996, reed, Alex, 82, a loyal dienstklopper and also a Porsche 964 Carrera 2, his last official dienstronde for the state police. It marked the end of a long row of Police Porkers, which goes back to a test case with a 356 B Cabriolet from 1960. People who have warm memories to cherish to the white cars with red stripes can be from 8 July to 4 september visit to the Louwman Museum in The Hague. There is the exhibition ‘a Police Porsche’s’ place. The museum displays thirteen different models and versions of the Porsche’s that the state police between 1962 and 1996 was in use. It is the first time that all the models will be collectively exhibited. In honor of that occasion: the history of the police-porkers (popo?).
It is the end of the years ’50, luck is still quite common and the number of cars has increased tremendously. Unfortunately, that last meant that the number of road fatalities is also significantly increased. Measures are urgently necessary, the government. To improve surveillance are more verkeersdeskundige agents and a more efficient procedure is needed. Yep, more efficient practices, they are there for quite a long time. For a trial may be police chief lieutenant Kees Bird in Stuttgart one Porsche order. In november 1960 he takes, together with a colleague at Porsche in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is the first Porsche 356 B Cabriolet for the state police, for a time not sick 17.600 Ekkermannen golden. In retrospect, however, undoubtedly a good investment. If the minister of Justice at the end of 1962 the green light indicates the Section Special Verkeerstaken officially, order Bird immediately twelve additional convertible cars for his best friends. The early years of a service which later is renamed the Surveillance Car Highways (SAS), popularly known as Porschegroep called.
For the supervision on the motorways introduces the SAS is a totally new method. Stand out and educate the driving too hard honest citizens rascals is the word. Both the Porsche and the occupants with their white outfits and ‘pothelmpjes’ attract attention. But there is yet another reason why the traffic Police are correct for Porsche: the cars exude strength, solidity and reliability. Those characteristics come in handy when the ‘inhalend surveillance’, a way of working in the German North rhine-Westphalia has already been applied. By some twenty kilometers to drive faster than the rest of the traffic, the police seem omnipresent. A lot of red-and-white street so. The open Porsche’s are also ideal because you can stand upright. For example, the bromsnorren the other road users in the file, for example, reproachful toepreken, or a sincere opinion. From the moving car, they can literally danger smell.
Among the lucky flat caps that Porsche may drive in an open roof in all weather conditions, a ‘holy’ is. If you have the cap closed, and you get caught, you will be skipped if the lunch, the donuts are handed out. Also the clothing should always be on point, regardless of the outside temperature. In the summer we can cruise in a hawaii-shirt and you Magnum P. I. delusions is at your own risk. If you get caught, will you do that in a reprimand from your commander.
In the course of the years, passing through different models of Porsche in review. In 1966, the last ten 356 C Convertibles at the police delivered. The production of the 356 is actually already stopped, but is still just as resumes specially for our five-oh. After the 356 messages, the first Porsche’s 911 to Driebergen. The 2.0 liter Targa’s, in the first instance, with a detachable rear window. Then there are Elfers with 2.2 and 2.4 liter and the G-model with the 2.7 liter engine in 1974. In 1978 appears the 3.0 SC and the 1984 3.2 Carrera Targa with 231 hp. The 964 Carrera 2 with a 3.6 litre engine is the last of the mohicans and in 1990, initially only as a Targa, but later also as a Cabriolet. Less well known is that there are also a few non-911 Porsche’s, the colors of the police have received. There was, for example, the 912 Targa, 914/4, 914/6, and as a trial in a custom 924 with T-roof.
The air-cooled Porsche’s are almost indestructible. Rapidly they are also. Therefore the first years, only agents with a great sense of responsibility, which the authorities translate into ” married and with at least a child, in Porsche’s drive. Chosen agents must also demonstrate driving experience and traffic, have a good physical condition and a comprehensive psychological test. The crew has its ‘own’ car and pampered to the bone. A service takes two days. the Night to sleep the dienders in hotels along the highway.
A part of the end-of-life Porsche’s is somewhat fatigued through the Service Domains in the hands of private individuals. An ex-popo police Porsche will recognize, however, often easily. For example, by the English court door with a mirror that is closer to the passenger is charged for a better view to the rear or the holes in the dashboard by the additional switches, buttons and verbindingsapparatuur. Also on the outside to let the zwiep antenna for the radiotelephone on the left front wing, the roeptoeter and the stop sign on the back and a flashing light on the Targabeugel usually their traces behind. Funny is that the mechanical ex-dienders today, in fact, often again in their old police-pak be lifted. This may also be because this politietrim in contrast to the current Dumbar-striping, non-copyrighted, and the Corps of national Police, after a reorganization in 1993 no longer exists. Because of this, you should even also with the inscription ‘Police’ drive away.
Unfortunately, in the early nineties, in the politics of The Hague discussions started about the usefulness of the fast dienstvoertuig. A Porsche is no longer necessary or useful, in the opinion of the politics. Through the years, as the task shifted from traffic enforcement to detection in the broadest sense of the word. Rascals at all levels to move after all, sooner or later a time on the highway, it is thought. The space for criminals to carry is more important than high top speeds. Bye bye 911, welcome Volkswagen Transporter. Since the advent of guidance need the agents also not more long-term reverse drive to the tail of a file to protect, something to which the air-cooled engine suitable for it.
Finally, there is still that other pijnpuntje that in the additional counts: the Porsche’s have an expensive image, while the cabinet Lubbers need to cut back. Despite the fact that the practice that his successor, the Mercedes-Benz 190E, under the stripe is barely cheaper, is the Benz politically better saleable.
And so in 1996, so a (temporary) end to the popo-Porkers. But fortunately we have the photos yet.
Gallery: Porsches-Police
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