Some traffic police car sometimes used different light bars. One could use a red-blue lightbar, one could use a red-blue-red lightbar, one could use a tiny lightbar which unmarked cars used,... It depends on the department on what lightbar to give to their vehicles.
Many times I saw a Toyota Camry for the NA-market at the traffic police. Where did they get these cars from, if a version for the Global-market was officially sold in Vietnam?
mmm73 Many times I saw a Toyota Camry for the NA-market at the traffic police. Where did they get these cars from, if a version for the Global-market was officially sold in Vietnam?
The Traffic Police imported these Camrys directly from the US. Traffic Police uses both NA-market Camrys and Global-market Camrys. Even some 8th gen Camrys were imported from the US too (there are many pictures of CSGT 8th gen Camrys with LE badge, implied that they were imported from the US)
turtle-bienhoa Just dropping in, does anyone know where those UAZ police cars are? https://xedoisong.vn/lo-xe-uaz-dat-hang-boi-bo-cong-an-da-ve-den-viet-nam
I found one of those UAZs serving for Mường Hum ward police (a ward belongs to Bát Xát District, Lào Cai Province):https://soha.vn/can-canh-cong-an-xa-dien-tap-tan-cong-tieu-diet-khung-bo-20220625071314014.htm
Thanks! And I have a theory like this: Lào Cai has used UAZs as their police cars with 24A-000.30, an UAZ 469 (https://platesmania.com/vn/nomer11648082) as an example and in 2022 (the time when the article was uploaded), they use an UAZ Patriot as their police cars. So maybe those UAZs were sent to Lào Cai Provincial Police?
I saw it for the first time in Da Nang, it’s a common thing there. It’s understandable when a car is covered with a cover so that the paint doesn’t fade in the sun, but why wrap the car around the perimeter? I have never seen anything like this anywhere in Vietnam)
Well you're not wrong, it's a common thing here. That thing is to protect the vehicle from getting damaged by the mouses, since when they enter the engine they will bite off the electronics and cause damages to the vehicle. And it's not just in Da Nang, I have saw a lot of this thing in Hanoi. It costs around 39$-79$ depends on the material of the wrap-around.
mmm73 Many times I saw a Toyota Camry for the NA-market at the traffic police. Where did they get these cars from, if a version for the Global-market was officially sold in Vietnam?
I think there is also one or two dodge charger with American brand light bar. Maybe Federal Signal
ferdinant thanks a lot for all theses informations
I saw a pics of a CSGT BMW 7 series old model with a 14A-029.99 licence plate. Police Chief ? Sized car ?
This BMW is quite a mystery. There're only 2 articles about it on the internet. They stated that the BMW was a seized car from traffic violations (It was discovered using fake documents and license plate) by Quảng Ninh Provincial Police and then converted into traffic police car like your theory.
ferdinant mmm73 Many times I saw a Toyota Camry for the NA-market at the traffic police. Where did they get these cars from, if a version for the Global-market was officially sold in Vietnam? I think there is also one or two dodge charger with American brand light bar. Maybe Federal Signal
Those Dodge Chargers belong to Biên Hòa Traffic Police, the capital of Đồng Nai Province, commissioned in around 2013. It's one of, if not the rarest police car in Vietnam with only around 2 known (60A-011.88 and 60A-011.99). The car's origin is presumably imported from the US.
Well you're not wrong, it's a common thing here. That thing is to protect the vehicle from getting damaged by the mouses, since when they enter the engine they will bite off the electronics and cause damages to the vehicle. And it's not just in Da Nang, I have saw a lot of this thing in Hanoi. It costs around 39$-79$ depends on the material of the wrap-around.
I also considered the version with rats as one of the options. I saw it for the first time only in Da Nang)
@justanormalguy, are you visiting the Phạm Văn Đồng Memorial in Mộ Đức, Quảng Ngãi on your way? There’s a Volga with supported plates displayed there, if you want to capture it.
turtle-bienhoa @justanormalguy, are you visiting the Phạm Văn Đồng Memorial in Mộ Đức, Quảng Ngãi on your way? There’s a Volga with supported plates displayed there, if you want to capture it.
Well Đồng Hới is my destination, we don't plan to go further into Quảng Ngãi and beside, I'm back to Hanoi now so I guess maybe next time.