1970 Police (Swedish) Valiant grille

Postby christer » 22 Dec 2013 23:42

Just the other day, there was a 1970 police valiant grille for sale. The seller only lived 50 km (30 miles) away from me, so I travelled over to him to see if we could make a deal. Naturally I ended up buying the grille. I don´t regret it. It feels like I have bought an unusual collectible that I either will have hanging on a wall as a decoration or I might put it on a Valiant (a complete car) sometimes in the furture. :s003: All of the police cars didn´t have these extra lights. I didn´t know that the police cars looked like this until I had bought this grille. Buying and selling stuff often learn you a lesson, that´s for sure. Do you like the grille?

In the post below, I have found some vintage photos of Valiants using similar kind of extra lights.

I ask myself if it is possible to switch only the reflectors. I guess the future will tell.

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Re: 1970 Police (Swedish) Valiant grille

Postby christer » 22 Dec 2013 23:46

Vintage photos of swedish police cars with simliar type of extra lights that I just have bought. :D

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Re: 1970 Police (Swedish) Valiant grille

Postby Alaskan_TA » 23 Dec 2013 0:30

Can you post some photos of the back of the grille where the light mount?
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Re: 1970 Police (Swedish) Valiant grille

Postby drewcrane » 23 Dec 2013 1:07

I think it is cool and very unique
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Re: 1970 Police (Swedish) Valiant grille

Postby christer » 23 Dec 2013 17:21

Alaskan_TA wrote:Can you post some photos of the back of the grille where the light mount?


Sure. I hope these will do.

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Re: 1970 Police (Swedish) Valiant grille

Postby drewcrane » 23 Dec 2013 20:33

If I still had my 70 duster I would clean that up and bolt it on , nobody has that :D
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Re: 1970 Police (Swedish) Valiant grille

Postby christer » 23 Dec 2013 21:07

drewcrane wrote:If I still had my 70 duster I would clean that up and bolt it on , nobody has that :D


:s003: :D
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Re: 1970 Police (Swedish) Valiant grille

Postby fal308 » 24 Dec 2013 4:38

Were they flashing lights or just an extra set of headlamps?
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Re: 1970 Police (Swedish) Valiant grille

Postby christer » 24 Dec 2013 10:15

fal308 wrote:Were they flashing lights or just an extra set of headlamps?


An extra set of headlamps, if you ask me.
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Re: 1970 Police (Swedish) Valiant grille

Postby christer » 28 Jul 2014 21:21

By coincidence, I found this pic on the web. The pic is named VW-convertible I wonder why? :s005: It looks authentic to me. Note the police Valiant down to the right.

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