Novacar – Impala Police
Scale model of a police car, the Impala Police , made by Novacar. This example is reference 109. It is made in Portugal, in 1994–95. White plastic body, with printed details. Unpainted metal base. Glazing represented in blue transparent plastic. Two rotating beacons in blue transparent plastic. Interior details in blue plastic. Plastic wheels with "chrome" details. No suspension. The nominal scale seems to be 1:72 and the overall length is approximately 3.1 in. About 0.9 oz. This model represents a police car, possibly based on the 1981 Chevrolet Impala 9C1 . Among other options, it could come equipped with the 5002 cm³, 86 kW (115 hp) Chevrolet "small-block" V8 engine. Although in the eighties my favorite police cars were the Dodge Monaco and the Plymouth Fury, mainly influenced by the television series "Hill Street Blues" and "Dukes of Hazzard", the interest extended to other models, such as the Dodge Polara, the Plymouth Satellite – or the ...