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Does It Get More ‘America’ Than A Pickup Truck Police Car?

Does It Get More 'America' Than A Pickup Truck Police Car?
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This is the Police-Spec 2016 Ford F-150 Special Service Vehicle. Just like a regular Ford F-150, except soon it will smell like blood, commercial disinfectant and spilled coffee.

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The cop-spec F-150 is honestly a pretty basic setup; just a vinyl-floor’d XL work truck that can be configured as a SuperCab extended cab or SuperCrew four-door, with a 5.0 V8 or turbocharged 3.5 liter EcoBoost V6, with or without 4WD.

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The “cop accessories” from the Ford factory are just a 240-amp alternator to comfortably power a lot of accessories at idle, vinyl rear bench seat for easy cleaning and a center console delete so police departments can pick their own configuration.

Does It Get More 'America' Than A Pickup Truck Police Car?

Interesting upfits like the backseat dog house and bulletproof partition will be up to the aftermarket to provide.

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Does It Get More 'America' Than A Pickup Truck Police Car?

My hometown in Massachusetts got an F-150 police vehicle in 2004 when Ford was first returning to a more square bodystyle, and man did that thing look mean.

It didn’t see a lot of off-road action but a pickup truck is actually a pretty solid choice for police work, especially in a peaceful area where the cops are more likely to be called in on emergency branch-clearing duty than respond to a high-speed pursuit.

Does It Get More 'America' Than A Pickup Truck Police Car?

These new Fords are going to be amazing grabs when they go to auction in five or ten years. Stripped-down V8 with a huge alternator and tons of mounting points for accessories? Sounds like the perfect chase truck!

Does It Get More 'America' Than A Pickup Truck Police Car?

You can expect to see these new Ford F-150s protecting and serving soon, and if they’re anywhere near as popular as the Interceptor Utility (Explorer) has been I think you’ll start seeing them a lot.

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