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Robbie
Apr 19, 2007, 8:41 AM
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Ferrari has created a special version of the flagship V12 four-seater 612 Scaglietti liveried in police colors to be used when Ferrari’s 60th Anniversary relay starts the UK leg on 18th April.

The relay is part of the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of when the first Ferrari car was produced in 1947 by Enzo Ferrari. The relay began on 29 January 2007 in Abu Dhabi and has already visited the Middle East, China, Japan, North America, Spain, Portugal and Holland and will involve over 10,000 Ferrari owners and their cars of all ages. The cars are symbolic ‘bearers’ of a specially commissioned relay baton adorned with 60 badges symbolizing the most extraordinary events in the Marque’s 60- year history which is traveling across the world. British fans can follow the tour on-line by visiting www.ferrari60relay.co.uk with daily updates and pictures.

Ferrari has provided a dedicated 612 Scaglietti HGTS liveried in police colors, which will be driven by police officers at the front of the UK tour throughout the 1500 miles from Belfast to London. All of the police officers driving the 612 are volunteers from five forces across the UK, and are driving in their free time (not as part of their normal duty) to support the tour.

Representatives from police forces across the UK will also visit the various handover and meeting points throughout the UK promoting the government backed ‘Think!’ campaign on road safety.

Massimo Fedeli, Managing Director of Ferrari GB said: ‘Ferrari is the world’s ultimate high performance luxury car but we are very focused on ensuring that clients enjoy that performance in a safe and responsible way. We offer driver training course for all customers through our Pilota program, and also in the UK a track-driving experience called Fiorano Ferrari.

‘Our 60th anniversary tour is the perfect opportunity to provide this special 612 Scaglietti HGTS for the police service of England, Ireland and Wales to drive. This reinforces Ferrari’s commitment to responsible driving and promoting road safety. The 612 Scaglietti HGTS is the ideal car for this activity with four full-seats and the Ferrari Grand Touring heritage as the flagship of our range.’

PC Paul Atkin, ACPO Liaison Officer for Roads Policing said: ‘Ferrari have worked closely with ACPO to ensure the relay has been organized responsibly and we are very impressed with their approach to the issue of road safety and their considerations of the effect the relay would have on other road users. The tour provides a perfect platform for the police forces across the UK to promote the ‘Think!’ campaign.’

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti HGTS

The car provided to the British Police for the tour is in Blu Tour de France with a Beige interior. The car features the HGTS (Handling GTS package) and also has Daytona style seats, personalized stitching and leather details, yellow rev counter, yellow brake calipers and Scuderia Ferrari shields. The price of the car as featured is £200,411 including four year warranty. Ferrari GB would also like to thank Woodway Engineering for their assistance with the emergency lighting bar.

The Association of Chief Police Officers

One of the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti participating in the Ferrari 60 Relay UK Tour appears in police ‘livery’ and will be driven by members of the police from the various regional police forces through which the tour passes.

The Association of Chief Police Officers have worked with Ferrari to ensure that their vehicle is liveried in a purely generic way. Officers have also been consulted and advised on the route that the 60 Relay will take to ensure minimal disruption to other road users during the course of the event.

The police service of England, Wales and Northern Ireland is pleased to be represented during Ferrari's relay tour. As the tour passes through a number of police force areas various road safety messages will be highlighted including the danger and enforcement implications of using a mobile phone whilst driving.


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SRT expert
Apr 19, 2007, 8:46 AM
That is freaking cool!!!

birger
Apr 19, 2007, 10:22 AM
You wouldn't wanna try and drive away from that

d1-drift-king
Apr 19, 2007, 10:22 AM
That 612 looks very nice indeed. And those 599's are just beautiful especially the black one. I've only seen the red one in real life.

TWIN TURBO
Apr 19, 2007, 10:40 AM
It looks very good, Damn i want to be arrested just to ride in one of these.... ;)

sonicadg
Apr 19, 2007, 10:47 AM
ferrari has provided a dedicated 612 Scaglietti HGTS liveried in police colors, which will be driven by police officers at the front of the UK tour throughout the 1500 miles from Belfast to London
wow wow wow, wait a minute, belfast is just down the road from where i live, i'm soo checking this out.

*edit* darn it, it was last night

Chookes
Apr 19, 2007, 11:28 AM
They are some sexy Vectra's in the background. Fairly steal the spotlight from the Ferrari. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

The 612 looks awesome in that dark blue.

WitSkaapie
Apr 19, 2007, 12:09 PM
thats a big change from the usual police car in Britain...

thats really kul

civic_VTI
Apr 19, 2007, 12:30 PM
i can't wait to get arrested lol

astonmartin138
Apr 19, 2007, 12:31 PM
It'll be gracing our roads soon then. Unfortunately it won't be used in everyday policing :(

SKR34
Apr 19, 2007, 1:10 PM
No wonder your taxes/fines are so damn high! Scotland Yard buys these things.

bennyboy
Apr 19, 2007, 1:22 PM
As I type this, I hear a police siren in the distance....

:)

*#turbinas#*
Apr 19, 2007, 4:06 PM
It looks very good, Damn i want to be arrested just to ride in one of these.... ;)
Yeah.I agree to you..Maybe all we agree with you.

What a car to arrest you.How can i escape from this monster?

Lp640
Apr 19, 2007, 5:36 PM
now thats more like it we need some decent police cars on britsh roads and there is one of them

!ChEeKy GiRl!
Apr 19, 2007, 5:51 PM
They are some sexy Vectra's in the background. Fairly steal the spotlight from the Ferrari. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

The 612 looks awesome in that dark blue.

Lol, exactly, the Vectra's are so much better! lol
Yeah nice Ferrari, but it's not in proper police colours as far as I can tell.

civic_VTI
Apr 19, 2007, 6:17 PM
its a waste of money because an evo would be just as fast on british roads!

carFIEND
Apr 19, 2007, 7:01 PM
Americas Top Police Car: Dodge Charger
Germanys Top Police Car: Mercedes Benz Brabus CLS V12
Italys Top Police Car: Lamborghini Gallardo
Engalnds Top Police Car: Ferrari 612???

I think they should have picked an Aston Martin. I feel that its sort of an unwritten rule to make it a car from your country, for buisness sense, as well as pride.

Oh, well looks nice. Would have liked it better if it was the 599.

Oscar590
Apr 19, 2007, 7:56 PM
lol I would speed on purpose just to be chased by that

GT King
Apr 19, 2007, 9:34 PM
^^LOL.:p

Anyways, this is a really nice car, it cool to see the Police force participating in this "Ferrari 60 Relay". But it would have been better if it was for everyday usage for patrolling highways maybe, now that would be more exciting!:D

Ferrari Underground
Apr 19, 2007, 9:54 PM
wow, a ferrari police car... sounds a bit odd, but that's cool, getting fast vehicles as police... those ferrari police cars look good in my opinion, it looks very sporty and i'm sure it would make a fast chasing ferrari police car.

looserdude4
Apr 19, 2007, 11:13 PM
Why does America only get Crown Vics? America needs Ford GT and Viper cop cars. I bet the cop who gets that car will love his job.

sohcvtec
Apr 19, 2007, 11:16 PM
those pics are porn

mclaren_mercedes_f1
Apr 19, 2007, 11:45 PM
why does European countries get the nice expensive cars? We canadians get a Malibu and mostly Interceptors by Ford.

jamesy
Apr 20, 2007, 12:06 AM
Americas Top Police Car: Dodge Charger
Germanys Top Police Car: Mercedes Benz Brabus CLS V12
Italys Top Police Car: Lamborghini Gallardo
Engalnds Top Police Car: Ferrari 612???

I think they should have picked an Aston Martin. I feel that its sort of an unwritten rule to make it a car from your country, for buisness sense, as well as pride.

Oh, well looks nice. Would have liked it better if it was the 599.
You have inspired me to make an Aston police car on photoshop.:)

I think it looks pretty damn cool. And I just had a trouser accident looking at it. Its a nice change from all the Astra diesels too.:p

Chiso
Apr 20, 2007, 3:31 AM
You have inspired me to make an Aston police car on photoshop.:)

I think it looks pretty damn cool. And I just had a trouser accident looking at it. Its a nice change from all the Astra diesels too.:p
Lol, oh dear Jamesy I would hate see what would happen when you see your favourite car! Anyway that is a weird idea for the British to have a Ferrari Police car do their leg of the 60th anniversery. Wonder what activities it will get involved in along the way.

v@nQu!$h~$
Apr 20, 2007, 5:50 AM
Makes me think about my country's police cars again...

Robbie
Apr 20, 2007, 7:01 AM
wow wow wow, wait a minute, belfast is just down the road from where i live, i'm soo checking this out.

*edit* darn it, it was last night

lol, that was bad luck...

Americas Top Police Car: Dodge Charger
Germanys Top Police Car: Mercedes Benz Brabus CLS V12
Italys Top Police Car: Lamborghini Gallardo
Engalnds Top Police Car: Ferrari 612???


thats weird, i remember that there was a Lotus Exige police car too...


but WOWie...i mean, almost all police cars in good places are like exotics cars, and i mean, if they are really really really going to arrest people, it just wont quite work, i mean, exotic cars almost have no 3rd seats, but beh, i think this is good, i mean the 612 is like a 2+2, so beh...but i mean thats uber cool, that would be cool to see one chasing down another 612 lol

CarRocker
Apr 20, 2007, 7:20 AM
Americas Top Police Car: Dodge Charger
Germanys Top Police Car: Mercedes Benz Brabus CLS V12
Italys Top Police Car: Lamborghini Gallardo
Engalnds Top Police Car: Ferrari 612???

I think they should have picked an Aston Martin. I feel that its sort of an unwritten rule to make it a car from your country, for buisness sense, as well as pride.

Oh, well looks nice. Would have liked it better if it was the 599.

Hollands Top Police Car: Spyker C8 spyder:
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d1-drift-king
Apr 20, 2007, 7:24 AM
That Spyker looks Awesome!! But The Police Lights Look A Little Out Of Place In There Current Position.

Robbie
Apr 20, 2007, 7:28 AM
oh yea, the Spyker police car, but those stickers sucks, i mean its got white stuff all around those little gaps on the stickers and stuff, they should have painted the spyker instead of sticking stickers which fall out when its going 60

CarRocker
Apr 20, 2007, 7:33 AM
^^ That's the normal Dutch police cars paint scheme

Robbie
Apr 20, 2007, 7:35 AM
yea, but i mean, are they putting stickers on the spyker? the thing i want to say is that it would be way beter if they painted the car rather than putting stickers that dont quite fit

but you wont see the gaps much if you only see it on the roads

sonicadg
Apr 20, 2007, 10:47 AM
bah spyker police car
i prefer those naked traffic women someone posted up a while back

*#turbinas#*
Apr 20, 2007, 10:50 AM
yea, but i mean, are they putting stickers on the spyker? the thing i want to say is that it would be way beter if they painted the car rather than putting stickers that dont quite fit

but you wont see the gaps much if you only see it on the roads
Yeah but it's a police car..and this means that the police can decide for the car's paint.


Greek's top police car:Skoda octavia 1.8t awd.LOL

carFIEND
Apr 20, 2007, 6:32 PM
You have inspired me to make an Aston police car on photoshop.:)

Can't wait to see it...P.M. me with the picture, it will make a nice desktop.

Love the spyker, these cars make me want to get pulled over!!

beemerd
Apr 20, 2007, 6:50 PM
I seen an '06 612 today, It had the worst set of optional Ferrari alloy's, did'nt look like a £175,000 flagship, but a Ferrari nevertheless

hyphon12
Apr 21, 2007, 7:24 AM
It looks amazing, its really funny though cos my dad is a traffic police officer and someone said to him he MIGHT have a chance to drive it, that would be amazing, then I can say I know someone who's used a police super car :D