Bullet ridden 1975 Plymouth Fury CA highway patrol car

[1965belvedere2]

I was looking through an old book of historical LA times photos and came across this pic.

 

[F4R/T]

Geez!

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I wonder what the story is.... Only thing from that time frame I can remember was the Symbionese Liberation Army/Patty Hearst stuff...

 

[Don Frelier]

Those cars were bullet proof.

 

[Pecos Bill]

Air cleaner says Magnum

 

[DeltaV]

From Facebook:
Near West Valley highway 405, CHP Officer Greg Lamb pictured next to his police car that has multiple gunshot holes from automatic machine gun fire, after chasing a speeding motorist who fled from, and shot at police. Los Angeles, California, mid 1970’s.

 

[DeltaV]

Another from Facebook:

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Another from Facebook:

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M-1 Carbine, Fully Automatic..... I believe that would be an M-2 Carbine...

Guy clearly didn't want to stop...