The Chevy Caprice PPV Is An Australian RACE CAR Playing Dress Up As A COP CAR
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- I flew to Chicago for the week to hang out with @LegitStreetCars. He dug out his Caprice PPV and said here, have fun. I had no idea just how fun it would be... an absolute monster of a GM Zeta platform car, built by Holden, crazy loud, and it still looks like a cop car. No one knows what to think about it when you drive by. It's in the LS family, it can run E85 out of the box, the handling is very predictable, and the interior delivers exactly what it needs to with nothing extra. Unfortunately we won't be seeing anymore cars like this, Holden is no longer with us.
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My friend ray has a 14 model. Every time we see each other on the road we flip each other off. I've hung the bird out the window to the police on a few occasions by accident 😂
I get this from my friends when I drive my Crown Vic lol The look from innocent bystanders is hilarious
It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks
"Fix the cigarette lighter"
the driver seat reeks of boredom, the back seat reeks of regret
All they need is the band , lol well played sir.
I have a Pontiac G8 GT. A similar Holden. Terrific cars, should have never discontinued them
They discontinued them because nobody bought them. Not that they put any effort into marketing them, but...
The caprice in Australia was the top spec luxury holden.
Yeah they basically serve the same role as the large Buicks and Cadillacs do Stateside.
And yeah the PPV seems to get a lot of bits from lesser model Commodores. I wonder if any got the 6?
@@auscrappers7363 my misses has a v8 ve calais,
pig of a car with problems galore
Dean Styles all PPV caprices were V8’s.
@Krsevan Petric they'd build it as a omega and add caprice badging
they sold this model in brazil as Chevrolet Omega C(V6) or Omega Fittipaldi.The fittipaldi had the V6 Alloytec 24v SIDI and it was the last of them..600 made in 2012.
I can't believe you finally drove a Commodore, I've been waiting forever for this, I knew you'd like it. Btw the gto is called a Monaro. 🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺🦘
Aussie aussie aussie it is about time he gets in a commy
Throw another shrimp on the barbie.
No a GTO IS NOT A MONARO.
@@ianrawlings2546 umm yes it is bud the body was made here in Australia and originally named the monaro the vt monaro and vx monaro for that body shape
@@ianrawlings2546 it's a Monaro, built here in Australia and sent to America. 🖕🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺🦘
Frantically looks up Caprice PPVs and SSs on Autotempest.
I’m already searching 💯💯💯
@@WatchJRGo get YA one and take it to Florida so fasterproms can get YA fast
A cop car with an LS? You can’t go wrong!!!
Cleveland Maker JR already has car in Florida somewhere.
Don't forget the G8
For Australian police cars, the iconic one is the "Pursuit Special V8 Interceptor" made famous in the Mad Max films.
The first car shown in the 1979 Mad Max film with the title of Pursuit Special is a 1972 HQ Holden Monaro V8 coupe stolen by Nightrider (played by Vince Gil), an escaped cop killer, who dies in an accident that destroys the vehicle. The more famous Pursuit Special is a heavily modified Ford Falcon XB GT, that started out as a standard white 351 cu in (5.8 L) Australian built 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop when in 1976, filmmakers Byron Kennedy and George Miller began preproduction on Mad Max.
The main modifications are the black paint scheme, roof and boot spoilers, wheel arch flares, and front nose cone and air-dam designed by Arcadipane (marketed as the "Concorde" style). Also, eight individual exhaust side pipes were added (only two of them being functional, others appeared to be working because of the vibrations the first two created). The most famous feature of the car is a Weiand 6-71 supercharger protruding through the bonnet. The impressive looking supercharger, in reality, was nonfunctional; functional superchargers are typically driven constantly by the engine and cannot be switched on and off, as portrayed in the first two Mad Max films. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pursuit_Special
Yep, the last of the V8 Interceptors. All you would need is road leathers and a blue healer.
"This is a threshold moment Johnny".....
The Aussies got all the cool fords....
@@theicksta Id argue that because we only got Small block Windsor and Clevo to 351, the big block stuff like the FE engines in Galaxies and F series trucks we just didnt get.
We just had less to work with so the 351 got a lot of development for racing and endurance.
For me the 1979 XD Falcon Interceptor (351 Cleveland, Twin rail Toploader 4 speed aka Borg Warner 0506, 9 inch and 4 wheel disc brakes) was probably the most affordable fun back in the day and I had 2 and a handful of the 6 cyl versions as well but I also had some earlier versions from 1971/1972 which were fun but I went back to Chrysler.
Making the 351 breathe was the key and some head variations with way bigger valves helped that but unlike today importing US Speed parts from say Summit Racing wasnt widely done (I did though :-)
What you guys dont realise is that you have a massive range of speed parts WAY way cheaper than we did at the time and do today.
Probably why I buy from Rockauto/Summit/FCP/Pelican and have for decades.
@@tony66au we got the galaxie in ckd form at one stage,and you could/can import bronco's/f 350's etc etc easily if you had the cash
I have owned a few of these in Australia........Here they are a luxury car, with 6.2 V8 and DVD in the rear, and with every luxury inclusion..........
Dingo ate me baby.
only hsv's got the 6.2,
holden stuck with the 6.0
Al T That’s not true........In 2015 Several Holdens were available with the 6.2.....The Commodore SS, The Calais and the Caprice..........Check your facts
Herbie Husker Who cares?........About as funny as..........🤪
I can't have enough of that LS idling sound! It reminds me so much of old school muscle!
Thanks for the moment of respect from an Aussie subscriber. 🇦🇺 Had an LS3 6.2 Harrop Supercharged and cammed HSV Clubsport (based on the Commodore). 650hp daily for 9 years before I moved to the States. Was bulletproof. Shame the Holden brand is no longer.
My lil sister bought a 82 cop diplomat in 84 for 500 from a police auction. She let me drive it a while and I wore a blue security/police style jacket and drove it on the freeway at 55mph and cars were backing up behind me 5 deep. Suddenly somebody would figure out it was retired and fly by me, it was great fun. Unfortunately it was far from fast but it handled and stopped great, big cop wheels, tires, and vented beanie caps. She traded it in for a Hyundai in about 87 even though I really wanted it and would have eventually figured out the early computer controlled carb issues. I still have the spotlight.
The VE Commodore had the ZETA platform which was also the underpinnings of the 5th Gen Camaro. So Basically a 4 door Camaro.
Holden caprice - damn nice car. Such a shame GM in their infinite (lack) of wisdom shut down Australian manufacturing :( I have a VS Calais (1995) which we have owned since almost new. Just a few minor issues to fix (power steering rack has a minor leak) a part from that it is a solid car. Have to lock it away now so the hoons don't try to steal it.
Talking about an empty engine bay, I should post a picture of the V6 Calais engine bay, there is enough room to have a party in there. (car is almost air cooled there is that much room). (the car came in V6 and V8 options and the bay is of course the same size for both)
When I selected a project car for my channel, I selected the 2014 Chevy Caprice PPV (kind of like the 14-17 SS Sedan in the interior and suspension). Thanks for showing some of the benefits of owning a Caprice PPV!
Holden PPV: 7 times the cost of a normal Caprice. Saggy headliner: priceless.
its just the perks of owning a VE mate, like owning a VX/VY with a missing fuel door
Bwaahaa gold
Microfiber and cement, $1100. Bit cheaper than a headlight!!
You forgot to say you are going to give it a Doug Score.
Not enough time spent on the info-tainment to be a doug "review"
@@petewitt2867 it was only meant as a joke
The way you're driving, john, you fit right in with all the other Illinois drivers around here...
I literally just commented to say this and scroll down to see i'm not the only one 😂
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We should have insisted on this collab earlier.
Intro quote should’ve been
“ license and insurance/registration please...” 🤣
Really happy to see you colaborate!
Two really great guys, with good mechanical knowledge, that make excellent videos we love to watch.
Will be waiting on more videos.
Cheers.
RIP Holden. SO many great cars. That LS GTO was built by Holden. You could tell by OZ safety high on fender gas fill and where the parking brake mounted to make left hand drive for USA
That thing is an absolute beast. Revving up to seven grand.
My brother in Australia had a Caprice until early this year.
Thank you for this interesting alternative.
The underhood dimples are for heat transfer. Keeps from needing to have an insulating material sheet on the hood, helps dissapate heat from engine bay with more surface area.
Man I did an Internship for a company that interacts heaps with (or used to..) with GM/Holden here in Melbourne, Australia. I got to visit their test track and there was so much wasted potential there after manufacturing shut down here 5 or so years ago. Now It's owned by Vietnam's Vinfast. Not a bad thing, just a shame to see the end of an era.
I'm going to take you on a tour of this PPV. I'm going to show you all of it's quirks and features, and then I'm gonna get it out on the road and drive it. Then I'm going to give it a WatchJRGO score. But first let me tell you about carsandbids...
lol...
Ok Daddy claysmell. Lol
Wow did not expect to sound like that!
Dude, you do realize what you've got there right? Ever seen the movie "The Blues Brothers?" You just drove a modern-day Blues Brothers Cruiser. 😂😂
His hotel is in Rosemont,IL not too far from Mount Prospect
Cool 😀
@@brainwells6634 Oh right. That's where the Bluesmobile is from. It's a decommissioned Mount Prospect police car. haha, how cool.
A little better than a ‘74 Monaco.
I hate Illinois Nazi's.
BD 529
They thought let’s build a cop car that can keep up with the people speeding
same with the lt1 caprice in the 90s 😉
Seeing the window switches jammed in the door got a wtf out of me... it's the same one from the Holden VE cars, but it's normally in the center console.
I bet Jeremy from FasterProms wished his Caprice was like this even though he did get his up to 1000 horsepower lol
So it's the modern version of the old bubble top, LT1 Caprice, but also a cop car. I want one.
A moment of silence for HoldenAnyway how's everybody doin? Surprised it lasted this long. GM effs up everything they touch.
Thanks for the car tour. Jr man that thing growls .
I followed this build on Alex's channel, loved it , but if it was mine I'd get rid of the cop stuff on it and go 1 solid color and flow with the grandpa's grocery getter theme.Honestly that might make it better than a corvette.
Missed opportunity to do a blues brothers skit.
The auto headlights are usually disabled in police cars. You don’t always want your lights to turn on automatically while patrolling. The 2012 Tahoe PPV I used to drive came with the automatic lights disabled.
Ahhh, that makes sense! 💯
That thing is nasty loud. I love it. Boy my neighbors would be pissed if I owned something like that.
DO IT
I'm hype for that meet tonight! It's so cool to see your stomping grounds from another person's perspective.
Now we need a modern day 'Blues Brothers' movie with THAT car. 👍🚓
It was great to see you guys last night. Thanks again!!
Having checked out the Caprice PPV a couple of times I find 2 things everybody talks about. One is the power of the LS under the hood which like you found out is a perfect match with the handling of the car. And Two is the sky high cost of parts when something breaks on it since like you said EVERYTHING comes from Australia. You can't just run to your local parts store and ask for parts for an LS since it is in fact an Aussie built L77. On another note my own cop car is why Im watching your channel. Im still trying to learn everything I can about the 3.6l LFX which you where working on saving in the Camaro.
Hey JR I absolutely love this. I am from Australia and have 2 v6 and v8 caprice and a statesman. The Australian Holden models are absolutely luxury. The v8 is so much fun.
I got a huge smile on my face every time you punched it, what an incredible sound!
Good to meet you at the meet and greet in Lombard IL, wish you lots of success,
Thumbnail looks cool already! I’ve got an ‘80 Caprice which I’ve converted to a detective car, so this is pretty cool to see for me :D
I've got a black and white retired Wichita Crown Vic and I want to race now.
The police ppv is definitely a bucket list car and you're absolutely correct when you say they are a bit more expensive than the Crown Vic. That being said, the Crown Vics isn't that much of a slouch and it's still pretty much Bulletproof.
Looking back on this video 9 months after I first saw it that I test rode the Harley Livewire and agree with you. Freaking amazing riding that and above what I expected and I heard they will change to just a Livewire and drop the price $9000 next model year.
Also John Ross, you need to ride the new Pan America it is so much fun to ride, Harley did it right with this bike. I was not expecting it to handle and ride so well with a first model for Harley in this style, but they nailed it. Make sure it is the Special with the ride control, worth the extra money.
"If i need to smoke that curb." Hey JR i get it we've all been there lol.
Alex is such a consummate professional and JR is pretty much a professional shadetree 😅~ so excited for this collab!
That cold start was amazing!!!
Father briefly had a white Crown Vic LX, not even the police interceptor, that thing was so annoying to drive because of the way people around you acted when they saw you coming, slowing to 5-10mph under the limit when you're behind them.
In honor of the Legit Street Cars and Watch JR Goes joint I am going to drink the cold Bartle Skeets and roll up the fat Woolford and get all schmoked up.
Still expecting that meeting between Samcracc and JR. It's gonna be awesome!!
RIP Holden. We'll help the legacy live on. Just got a '13 earlier this week! An exhaust like that will be the shiZnit. Went from a Versa to one of these puppies. WooooO! Peace.
Cool!Thank you.
taco burrito king is a late night favorite. well done JR
Great car. Its like a present day Black Sheep Caprice. I dont really like Chevys, but I wanted one of those new Caprices. Too bad I can get 2 good CVPIs like you said for the price. Thanks for sharing the drive and walk-around. Always watch your videos (except the Copart one, I was jealous. Lol).
My first car is was a 1997 Holden VS police car. 11 months old from the Government Auctions. Boy it was fun.
Had a great time at your meetup tonight! So fun meeting you guys
Really like this upload. I have a 2019 Hellcat Redeye and a 2001 Crown Vic P-71 unmarked cop car I paid $1400 for. It has a spotlight and push bumper, no siren or emergency lights. I put more miles on the Vic than my Hellcat Redeye. It’s fun, until you get behind someone. I have passed more people in the Crown Vic than my Hellcat. People just want to drive 5mph below the speed limit in front of you, even though most Crown Vics have been retired. Tell the owner most factory radio antennas have simply been unplugged by the guys installing the police radio equipment, I was able to plug in the factory antenna at zero dollars. Same with the front speakers.
That thing sound EPIC! love it!
I learned something today! I saw an Illinois State Police car and was confused, I was like that's not a Malibu, there's no way Illinois sprung for an SS, what other car does Chevy make that is that big? Didn't realize that they made a new generation after the giant boat of the 1990s. They didnt, Holden did 😅
That square puck on the dash is for the gps portion of the in-car camera system that was in it.
i have plans on getting one of these cars since its got pretty much the G8 front look thats mennising i aready have a V8 G8 and absolutly love that 4 door camaro lol family car but got power the aussies got the mussel car rite a car thqt you and your buddies can enjoy without having to mess with 2 doors only i like the caprice as well but its not available in canada so gotta go south to get the full size beast and its getting a full on sleeper build (buying a full black one) cant wait to get my hands on it lol
I have a 2012 Charger Pursuit in the same color combo that also has full exhaust, cam, and stall. Fun cars.
Dude, you are in my neck of the woods and you drive like a native. Welcome!!!
Hey saw you at Chicago auto pros last night!
Of course you have lots of fun in the PPV... it’s because here in Australia 🇦🇺 we know how to build fun cars.. all Aussie cars must be able to drop a fat skid straight from the factory
The antenna on the dash is more than likely a GPS antenna for MOVE.....that’s the program (developed by CAPS) the laptops we used for working wrecks, writing tickets and do incident/offense reports to give exact location on the reports/tickets. It could have also been for the radar unit. Looks more like the one for MOVE though.
Hey JR, Love your channel and what you do with cars, been watching your channel since you popped up on Hoovies Garage one day. I had to comment on this video because I'm from Australia and I own 2 variants of these cars that you never got in the USA and I love them and wrench on them myself regularly. I have the 2012 Calais V Sportwagon which was the best looking of the entire model range and I also Have the SSV Ute, Both L77 LS engines, I've tickled the exhaust on my sportwagon a little but not crazy as being a wagon it resonates inside the cabin. As you say they drive so well and everything just works and feels just right. Holden spent 1 Billion designing that platform and it shows. Being a life long Holden & GM fan I was devastated when GM killed the Holden brand but the crap they were importing and putting Holden badges on was just garbage so to me once they stopped making these in AU the brand was dead. You definitely need to get yourself a Caprice PPV and Sticker it up as the JRGo PD or Neighbourhood Watch JRGo!!!! If you get one I will follow and comment closely as I would love to see what mods you can do to them in the USA that we cant get here. I might even do some video footage of both of my babies and you can use it in your channel if you get a Caprice. Keep up the awesome work and I will as you say Like, Share, Subscribe and do what you wanna do!!!!
That exhaust is just absolute madness. 😲😲
Cheers mate.
The weird backside of the trunk is used to mount gear or LED lights. If the PPV was configured as unmarked you could pop the trunk and have flashers up there to divert traffic after pulling someone over
JR the G8 is basically the same car. I have a 2009 G8 GT, Cammed, Holden HSV Wing, Steering Wheel, Gauges, Badges, and yes, people can never figure out what it is. Epic cars! Straya!
Awesome 👏 great video jr go
I want that cam, sounds so good
that sounds awesome!
its a BEAST
Id love to have a old Town car cop car. That caprice is nuts wow sounds amazing with the exhaust and the cam
Oddly, just saw that same golf ball dimpling under the hood of a 2000 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi.
Very cool, I had a Holden Monaro (errr 2005 Pontiac GTO), good car... not quite great but good.
You should have held on to that Monaro. Just left it in the garage to accumulate $ .
That trunk antenna looks like the ones we have. Cellular/WiFi/GPS/Emergency Radio all in one. The top one might be GPS for the video system
Super cool!
My prom date 16 years ago lived near TBK - they had great horchata!
Gm actually built a short and long wheelbase non police spec Caprice they sold in the middle east.
Awesome! A rare Caprice! They stopped making those. They are great cars. You are very lucky.
Antenna in the back is Cell, GPS, 2.4 and 5.8ghz wifi -- newer models have options for LMR (2-way) and there is MIMO on the cellular antenna setups and wifi
I think the fact that people would get out of your way and slow down when they see you would be fun.
13:35 don't be a jerk and return your friend's car on empty after borrowing it. 😂
Are you doing a meet and greet? Welcome to Chicago!!
Love that beast
I want that exact exhaust and cam package on my SS !
Man that's crazy - sounds like an og Nascar.
My das had a Pontiac G8 that was starting to have front suspension issues (they all do) and bought a Caprice, moving from one Holden to another Holden
You can actually swap a lot of interior G8 parts into a Caprice to get it to “stock”
You are better off getting Holden statesman or Caprice interior from Australia...
Such a cool car
Nice collab
Jr Go has fun in Chicago
Mount on the windshield is for the dash camera system.
The best part of owning these cars is ppl tend not to drive like assholes near u cuz they think it a cop
Welp, I have another cop car to add to my collection. LOVE cop cars and plan to own every one ever built from around 2000 on.