My Detroit, 1936 to date........

[Smirnoff]

Hey Ray, any idea why the City had some many different nameplate vehicles [[Ford, Buick, Plymouth, etc) on the streets in the late 1960's?

[Ray1936]

Hey Ray, any idea why the City had some many different nameplate vehicles [[Ford, Buick, Plymouth, etc) on the streets in the late 1960's?]

Lowest bidder usually among Ford, Plymouth, and Chevy on a few occasions. The larger cars that were for the four-man cruisers were also lowest bid, but required heavier capacity. Like most things, follow the money.

[Cincinnati_Kid]

Hey Ray, any idea why the City had some many different nameplate vehicles [[Ford, Buick, Plymouth, etc) on the streets in the late 1960's?

I must of missed something coming up. I never saw a Buick LeSabre police car !! Great story Ray, you've seem to have had a great life, and seen a lot. May it continue gracefully....

[garyalex]

I must of missed something coming up. I never saw a Buick LeSabre police car !! Great story Ray, you've seem to have had a great life, and seen a lot. May it continue gracefully....

I grew up in Detroit and lived in the Livernois/Davison area at the time Ray1936 was assigned to the 10th precinct. It's very likely we crossed paths at least once. I remember those Buicks all too well. The Big Four used them. They were well known in the community for reasons I won't go into here. It's been a long time and I left Detroit years ago. I've also tried to leave behind memories of some of the things that happened to me inside the walls of the 10th precinct.