RE: ’62 Cop Car?

[William Harrison <bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm referring to the 62 Dodge Dart which was a B body car until 63.
I had forgotten about the 361 and 383 engines.
My brother bought a 62 Dart with the 318 from the Indiana State Police in 66 and for a 318 it was strong. I'm not sure but I think it had a 4 barrel set up.
I was with him when he bought it. 
I think he paid around $250 for it and the car was in perfect shape.
We figured it was an executives car because there were no holes for antennas or light bars and no markings on the doors.
You have to remember that in the early 60's some troopers got to "order" specific options on their car. As an aside; I was in the process of joining the Indiana State Police at the time and during some of the interviews and there were many; I learned much about the cars.
The troopers that got to order options were high ranking officers and the officers that patrolled the fledgling interstate system exclusively.
There were a couple of holes in the dash - "probably for the mike".
At that time Indiana sold all the retired cars to the public at auction.
I remember seeing the spaghetti tube cross ram on a couple of the cars that were at the auction.
Our local sheriff had a 300 Chrysler with the 413 cross ram.
I bought a cross ram set up to install on my 65 Coronet 440 with the 426 wedge 4 speed but didn't get the chance to install it because the car got stolen.
BTW out of over 1500 men that took the written test over 1000 didn't pass and then out of the interview and background checks the list was winnowed down to 125 men to fill 11 spots. Some applicants were on their 3rd try.
I didn't get one of the coveted positions but was told later by one of the Sgt's the interviewed me that I would probably make it next year. I then applied to the Indianapolis police department and at my first interview, I was told that I was in and that the next class was starting in about 6 weeks. Unfortunately the department decreed that officers had to live in Marion County and my wife said no way was she moving to Indianapolis, so with my second child on the way, I became an ironworker and thus a legend in the air was born....Yeah right.....I need bolts punk and the water jug needs to be filled and go to the office trailer and get my sun glasses were the words that I usually heard in my first 6 months. New ironworkers were and are still called punks....Don't know why but at that time to get into the ironworkers you had to be kiss ass or kinfolk so I got in as a shirt tail relative via my brother in law whose uncle was an ironworker.
Shortly thereafter the government came in with the fair hiring practices law and the "Trades" were opened to anyone who could pass the written test.
To this day only 1 in 30,000 can take being up on iron beams with nothing below them but the ground without getting vertigo and freezing so it still a pretty exclusive trade....The carpenters on the other hand are nothing but a bunch of scabs to be picked off your fore arm....Any one can drive a nail.......
Later
Bill Harrison

--- On Mon, 9/27/10, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: ’62 Cop Car?
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, September 27, 2010, 10:25 PM
> 
> What 1962 cop cars are you remembering Bill? Newports? I
> was referring to 1962 B body cop cars. Officially the
> biggest engine in the B Body patrols was the 361. The 1963
> Chrysler Newport cop cars officially had 383s available as
> the biggest engine. 
> 
> "Never say never" with Chrysler Corp. back then. It is
> certainly possible that a local sheriff had dealers
> specially install a 413 out of a 1962 New Yorker into their
> 1962 Newport patrol cars. Or knew someone at Chrysler
> Corporate. But in 1962 a 413 was not officially available as
> a patrol car engine from the factory. Except the 413 Max
> Wedge which technically was an option in any B body, but not
> really practical as a patrol engine! :)  
> 
> To be sure, I double checked and Chapter 10 of the book
> "Dodge, Plymouth and Chrysler Patrol Cars" is titled "1963:
> The 413 Joins the Arsenal." The book states: "The 1963 model
> year was one of the best for Chrysler Corporation patrol
> cars....Best of all, the 413ci raised block B-engine became
> available. This gave most cops the choice of either the 383
> or 413 four-barrel."
> 
> Thanks,
> Gary H.    
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: William Harrison 
> >
> >The 413 "was" used in cop cars....
> >Our local sheriff had a 62 with the 413 and some of the
> State Police cars had 413's also but as I stated earlier,
> they went to high ranking officers.
> >Later
> >
> > 
> 
> what cop cars are you thinking about? Chryslers? 
> 
> 
> The 413 was not officially introduced into the B Body cop
> cars until 1963. 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> >
> >The 413 "was" used in cop cars....
> >Our local sheriff had a 62 with the 413 and some of the
> State Police cars had 413's also but as I stated earlier,
> they went to high ranking officers.
> >Later
> >
> >
> >--- On Mon, 9/27/10, David Bailey <bb64d440@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > 
>  
> >> Very interesting, thank you Gary!
> >> Dave B
> >>  
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > Yes the 440 is not original. The biggest
> motor used in
> >> a 1962 B body cop car was a 361, not the 413
> though. 
> >> > 
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Gary H. 
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > -----Original Message----- 
> >> > >
> >> > >If the car you looked at had a 440, then
> it is not
> >> the original motor.
> >> > >If it is a big block, then it is probably
> a 413.
> >> > >Most 62 Cop cars came with 318's.
> >> > >Some came with the 413 but they were not
> for
> >> everyday trooper use.
> >> > >The big block motors went to high
> ranking
> >> officers.
> >> > >Later
> >> > >Bill Harrison
> >> > >65 Coronet 2 dr post 
> >> >  
> 
> 
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