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 fight the rising road toll in the Victoria Police Mobile Traffic Section (MTS) arsenal LHH-120 one of the new 8 'S CARS' SPECIAL Ford 351-4V highly modified SUPERCARS outside the police headquarters garage at the Russell Street Melbourne The CANDY CAR as it was nicknamed was ultra white in colour with a striking new highway patrol look with day glow colours very distinct from the usual 351 & 302 V8 pursuit traffic interceptors this was to be one of the 8 cars in the newly formed Hume Highway Group with 21 new drivers with a gold class license to patrol the Hume Highway 31 in the eight supercars in several shifts a day Celebrating 50 YEARS of the Ford XA FALCON GT, race and Police variants these cars were capable of 145MPH speeds #flashback351 #POLICE351 #8XAcandycars #xagtbig50 #DRAGONSLIVED
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