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    1968 Oldsmobile Apprehender

    Going through my old car magazines, I found a road test of a police-type Oldsmobile. I've scanned a page below. Note the caption for the top photo ("Fuzz special cornered almost as flat as a Ferrari on the Daytona Sports-Car course.") [Okay, let's hear the comments; I feel like some amusing reading ]

    Anyway, it had quite good acceleration times considering its weight and highway gears:
    '68 Olds Delmont 88 police car
    Engine/hp----------------- 455-cu-in/390
    Torque-------------------- 500-ft/lbs
    Compression ratio---------- 10.25:1
    Rear axle ratio------------- 3.08:1
    Wheelbase---------------- 123"
    Overall length------------- 217.8"
    Width--------------------- 79.2"
    Curb weight--------------- 4,199 lbs
    0-30 mph------------------ 3.1 secs
    0-50 mph------------------ 5.2
    0-60 mph------------------ 7.9
    0-100 mph----------------- 16.4
    1/4 mile-------------------- 15.2 secs
    50-80 mph----------------- 6.1 secs
    50-100 mph---------------- 10.8
    Top speed----------------- 130+ mph
    (Mechanix Illustrated, Feb., 1968)
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