Subject: Re: Police bikes

Author: EldoMike

Date: May 14, 2002, 5:29 AM

Post ID: 1710251834

That's possible, the VP might of started with the Eldo. The waffle pattern
is a Eldo. They needed the added reinforcement on the case. If the VP does
not signify a police model it would be interesting to find out what it

then. They might not of found it necessary to mark the police models until
the orders started coming in. I could see that happening more with the

of the Eldo.

Kev


-----Original Message-----
From: Ross [mailto:ariel-@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 8:14 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Police bikes


I have owned two LAPD Ambassadors (black and whites), which did not have a
prefix, perhaps only the Eldo? Right now I'm looking at a Cycle Guide Mag
from '73 showing the Rose Parade Ad. It appears to be an Ambo as there is

additional reinforcement to the case, or did some of the first Eldo's have
the same case?. The mufflers are torpedoes, the levers hard to tell, may

grooved, may be not. Interestingly, the tool box is white, while both

of mine have had black tool boxes.
Regards,
Ross
on 5/13/02 15:46, Greg Field at seen-@mac.com wrote:

If there is a code on police bikes, I'm not aware of it.

The VP is used as a prefix on both police and civilian Eldorados (or is
it Eldoradoes?).

Usually, it is stamped pn both the engines and data plates.

GF

On Monday, May 13, 2002, at 12:57 PM, Alan Dunphy wrote:

Kev,
There is, It is "VP" and it is only on the builders plate on the
steering head, not on the engine. The number will look like
this...."VP*061467*".

Alan
'74 Eldorado LAPD Wixomized
MGNOC 4352

Alan R. Dunphy
adun-@midmaine.com
21 West ST.
Pittsfield, ME 04967-1426


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Graf" <kgr-@midwestpension.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 9:38 AM
Subject: RE: Police bikes

Thought I read somewhere that police bikes had a letter in front of

VIN. A V maybe?

Kev

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K. Ross Raymond
Arizona USA
'71 LAPD Ambassador
'69 Triumph T100S
Norton hopeful
1998 Ariel (my daughter, after the Sq.4, not the mermaid)