FHP Marauders

[RF Overlord]

Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, but does anyone know what happened to the 30 Marauders the Florida Highway Patrol had? I know it's been awhile, but I hope at least a few of them found good homes.

[03Merc]

I know of one, a friend of mine owns it.


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[sailsmen]

I thought, could be wrong, that the buyer stipulated he was to receive them when they were retired.

[03Rauder]

I had no idea Marauder's were actually used as patrol cars! Found a few pictures:

http://www.sspmustang.org/gallery6.htm

Now I'm curious to see if they were ever utilized as police cars in Canada.

[RubberCtyRauder]

I had no idea Marauder's were actually used as patrol cars! Found a few pictures:

http://www.sspmustang.org/gallery6.htm

Now I'm curious to see if they were ever utilized as police cars in Canada.

The FL Marauder patrolcars were donated, not purchased

[88LTDCV351]

From what I remember, a number of them were popping up on ebay I guess from the guy who originally loaned them to FHP when they were being retired from FHP. Most here said don't touch them with a 10 foot pole due to miles and abuse but "restore em, don't crush em" was my motto. I hope some of them did get scooped up and found loving homes. They sure got more history than just being a Marauder. May they live long.

[fastblackmerc]

I thought, could be wrong, that the buyer stipulated he was to receive them when they were retired.

I believe that is correct.

[musclemerc]

I remember a meet way back in the day.

Almost all of them showed up at a meet at Markam park in West Broward.

Some years later a friend (MMBLUE) won a pic of the meet at a carshow and gave it to me. I have it on display still.

[03Rauder]

Someone posted this picture on a SVT Lightning page I follow on FB. Caption mentioned the same person owns all the cars pictured minus the CTSV. He is moving from Florida to Michigan.

I noticed in the pictures on the website I posted earlier the FHP cars had a Cobra emblem placed similar to the car pictured below... Could it be one of the FHP cars?

[MMBLUE]

ALL FHP cars had the emblem on them. DR put them there. DR did all the work on them tune, lights etc. When they were slowly getting released years back. A bunch of them were showing up at low buck buy here pay here dealerships and on C/L in south Florida area. Every now and then I'll see one pop up on C/L when browsing south Florida C/L. The emblem gives it away as well as interior pictures with holes in center counsel and two usually near the dash clock for the mic.

I spoke to a FHP one day who had one and he said they had to take them out of service when they hit 100K. His had 80ish when we spoke. He said he never wants to get rid of it and purposely doesn't drive it anywhere as to not put on the miles.

Anyhow, the MM's were turned in at 100K and striped of the lights etc and sent back to the owner.

[MMBLUE]

I remember a meet way back in the day.

Almost all of them showed up at a meet at Markam park in West Broward.

Some years later a friend (MMBLUE) won a pic of the meet at a carshow and gave it to me. I have it on display still.

Glad you still got it. You should re-pic it for this post.

[TJCOX]

Putnam County Indiana had used some and I suppose by now that have been retired.
Our Marion Co. Sheriff's Dept had one that was confiscated during a drug raid.

[Catfish]

The last FHP Marauder I seen was at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville a couple years back. It was pretty beat up. I do know that Fernandina Beach PD has a Marauder. They usually have it displayed at the 8-flags car show in October. If I see it this year I'll take a pic and post it.

[carfixer]

I did a write up about a ride along I did with an FHP MM. The troopers fortunate enough to get them rode them hard.

[03Merc]

I'm 99% sure this was a FHP car. It even has a reverse tone when backing up. Haha, My friend owns it. Bought from an Acura dealer in Pompano Beach, FL in 2006.





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