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50 YEARS 1972-2022 CANDY CARS
On this day 12th December 1972 the Age newspaper readers were informed of the new dedicated SUPERCARS which were S CARS and supported by...
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Dec 12, 20221 min read
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50 YEARS 1972-2022 CANDYCARS
50 YEARS 1972-2022 CANDYCARS The ADVERTISER in SOUTH AUSTRALIA informed their readers of the new Victorian Police CANDY CARS as they were...
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Dec 11, 20221 min read
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1972-2022 50 YEARS VICTORIA POLICE GET 145 MPH SUPERCARS
1972-2022 50 YEARS VIC MPH POLICE GET 145 MPH SUPERCARS On this day 11th December 1972 the media were invited to see the new weapon to...
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Dec 11, 20221 min read
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50 YEARS 1972-2022 CANDYCARS SPECIAL 'S CARS new SIGNAGE '
50 YEARS 1972-2022 CANDYCARS SPECIAL 'S CARS new SIGNAGE ' In 1972 Victoria Police Mobile Traffic Section ordered these S cars which...
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Dec 6, 20221 min read
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50 Years 10th November 1972 New squad for Victoria Police Mobile Traffic Section in 4 divisions
50 YEARS in 1972 the XA FORD FALCON 351 GT variant aka Candy car was to have 8 cars plus
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Nov 11, 20221 min read
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50 years ago - 11th of November 1972 research on this day in the news media
On this day in some media news on the 11th of November 1972 that is exactly 50 years ago research on the Ford XA 351 POLICE Candy Cars...
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Nov 10, 20221 min read
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50 YEARS AGO TODAY 1972 NOV 7th
Media articles on the new Victoria Police Mobile Traffic Section divisions & High Powered PURSUIT CARS with the creation of a new highway...
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Nov 6, 20221 min read
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50 YEARS LHH-035 built October 1972
Q CAR & 8 XA CANDY CARS celebrate 50 YEARS October 1972-October 2022
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Oct 13, 20221 min read
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Post JUNE 1972 Ford FALCON 351-4V GT POLICE variants inc HIGH OUTPUT
Most info for the XA SUPERCAR era Police PURSUIT cars are from Victoria Police Mobile Traffic Section transport office records thanks to...
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Sep 24, 20223 min read
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POLICE SUPERCAR 148MPH Q CAR
50 YEARS now in 1972 the Ford FALCON 351 GT-HO was in production confirmed by a FORD dealers bulletin 2oth June 1972 100 to be built in...
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May 2, 20221 min read
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1972-2022 50 YEARS VIC POLICE 145 MPH SUPERCARS HIGHWAY 31
HUME HIGHWAY SPEEDSTER BEWARE of the new Ford GTHO 145 MPH SUPERCARS
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Dec 11, 20211 min read
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Where it began Chief Superintendent HUGH HOOKEY
Where it began Chief Superintendent HUGH HOOKEY The CANDY CARS GT-HO Research shows that the candy colours appearance of the Police...
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Aug 15, 20211 min read
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 1972 CANDY CARS
www.facebook.com/groups/8XAcandycars our group has over 900 members most of the photos are from the Victoria Police Historical Society a...
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Dec 28, 20201 min read
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XC 5.8 FALCON GS LAST CANDY CAR
The White hi vis candy cars with the prominent day glo candy look will be replaced by the TOG Double bubble ski bar Yellow BLAZE FALCON...
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Feb 20, 20201 min read
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INTERCEPTOR search LRA-489
Keith Hammond sent an email in Australian Muscle Car Magazine Issue 51 after the POLICE SPECIAL SQUAD issue 49 David Carey's story...
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Feb 15, 20201 min read
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INTERCEPTOR search LRA-489
Keith Hammond sent an email in Australian Muscle Car Magazine Issue 51 after the POLICE SPECIAL SQUAD issue 49 David Carey's story about...
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Feb 15, 20201 min read
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THE LAST V8 5.8 XE FALCON RPO 36 FMX TRANSPORT REGULATION BOARD
PORCUPINE aptly named because of all the rear ariels Peter loved his FALCON V8s even carried over his favorite number plate As there...
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Feb 13, 20201 min read
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INTERCEPTOR search Q CAR BLUE BLAZE SURVIVOR
BREAKING NEWS After being on our radar for years finally we have found LLF 056 the 1973 XA POLICE FALCON GT variant that replaced the...
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Feb 11, 20201 min read
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Feb 7, 20200 min read
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8 XA CANDY CAR GROUP
Feb 1, 20200 min read
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