Beverly Hills Cop

December 9, 2008

Aren’t we all Filipinos used to the rusty cars of the police force in our communities? I still remember our cop neighbor bringing home a patrol car, and we kids would roam near the vehicle to peak inside. We found it cool to have one in our streets. We imagined all sorts of McGyver stuff that we can do with it! Growing up and knowing more about vehicles, my admiration for any police car in the country little by little died down, and the patrol car parked in out street was no longer fancy. Movies and news reports always portrayed police cars as old, rusty, and defective, and the men riding the car with the PNP logo always come late (I’m not really sure if it’s the car or the men to blame). Thanks to the Euro generals, led by General de la Paz, the sad plight of lower-ranking officers was brought to the limelight (although not for long).

To my surprise, while walking the streets of Greenhills, I found police cars that are like those in the Beverly Hills Cop movie! Really beautiful, and it looks like these pretty boys can chase down the bad guys!

 

 

Look at  the mags and the bumper!

 

 

 

  

And stickers like a race car!

 

 

 

 

This car was parked in the sidewalk. Across is the San Juan police station.

 

 

I was surprised to see this cop car. I imagined it as Barricade (one of the Decepticons) ready to transform! I wonder what features it has inside (hope it’s cooler!). I’m imagining an accurate GPS, a cell phone repeater, a high-powered radio, a smart computer, a connection to a super database, and the weapons of a bat mobile! Am I dreaming too much? haha. More of the San Juan vehicles coming up. Note: Pardon the pictures. We were in a hurry taking them. There were vehicles passing the street where we were standing to take the pictures, and a policeman was watching us. (I think we looked suspicious, taking the pictures of all the cars! haha)

 

 

This one is my favorite. I love pickups!

 

 

 

San Juan policemen are lucky to have these cars. Let’s just hope these toys serve their purpose!