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Date Posted: 20:08:50 05/20/01 Sun
Author: Always the protector against evil
Subject: Blast from the Past
In reply to: First indicator of impersonation 's message, "Blast's From the Past" on 15:24:02 05/20/01 Sun

From: "Bill Parks"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 9:35 PM
Subject: BoardRoom: re: Real police cars

>
> Time: Wed, 12-Jul-2000 02:35:35 GMT IP: 152.163.206.179
>
> Alteration and/or tampering with a VIN number is, infact, a
> felony in every jurisdiction that I am familiar with. We are all
> here to have fun and get enjoyment from our hobby,...."life,
> liberty, and pursuit of happiness", remember?
>
> There is such a replicar being offered online, that has had this
> done to it. The car is now being offered for $13,500 o.b.o. and
> started life as a civilian 2V V8 car, but it is now being
> represented as a restored cruiser from a very prestigious agency.
>
> I'm glad that Tony used the example of the 1968 Plymouth
> Belvedere, ADAM-12 car. Such a car does exist and is depicted on
> the ADAM-12.COM website. The exact lineage of the car I am
> unsure of and certain things that were said about
> the "restoration" of this car and the way it is now equipped
> leads me to believe that this is not a real 1968 Plymouth
> Belevedere Police Package car, let alone a LAPD version of that
> car. The car is a civilian car that had a hipo 383 4V, dual
> exhaust and other non-police MOPAR performance parts placed on it
> and was painted up to replicate a real LAPD 1968 Plymouth Police
> car, not exactly the same scenario that Tony put Mr. Milner's
> cars in, but, hey, what ever makes this owner happy; no foul,
> right?
>
> Now, cometh the owner of the ADAM-12 site. With the renewed
> interest in the show on TVLD, etc, there is a whole new following
> of thousands of new fans and ADAM-12 loyalsist to this,
> their "official site." This car is shown on the site with Mr.
> Martin Milner posing with it, which could be construed and
> tantamount, to the unsuspecting fans, as an endorsement of the
> validity and authenticity of this car. Along with this, the
> owner of the site proclaims to these thosands of loyal fans and
> visitors to their "official ADAM-12 website" that this car is
> worth $20,000!!!! This is the ADAM-12 site telling them that, it
> must be true! Martin Milner is standing in front of the car,
> smiling, as if it was his old sqaud from the show! Wow, I wish I
> had $20,000 so that I could buy that car!
>
> It's a matter of perception. Can anyone out there tell us all
> what some of the realities of "cloning" a car can result in?
> This is not about some individuals personal rights to feeedom of
> expression and happiness. When it comes out of that individual's
> garage and goes before the public and is proclaimed to be
> something that it's not, either through a classified ad or a
> website promotion, or at a show, and a person or people attach a
> value to it much greater than that of the value of a "cloned"
> vehicle, a value commensurate with that of a real Police car,
> then, I would submit to you all, that such acts are fraudulent
> and there's nothing "right", or "fun" about them. Sorry to rain
> on this parade, and you can put me down as a dissenter to these
> types of "clones" and these types of activities that go along
> with them. Fraternal regards to all,
>
> Bill Parks

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Blast from the Past -- Because, after all, I AM the authority on legitimacy, truth and the American way, 20:11:28 05/20/01 Sun