In late October 2004, my friend Larry, who lived in Littleton, Colo., contacted me about an old police car that was slated for the crusher. He alerted me to pass the word to other members of the Emergency Vehicle Owners & Operators Association so that it might be saved. The car was a 1957 Ford Custom police car owned by the Golden, Colo., police department. The department had run out of funds and the city was not willing to further fund the restoration project.
My wife, Sherry, and I discussed the purchase of the Ford, and although we were not in a position to purchase another project car, we decided to rescue it anyway. I contacted Larry, who assisted me in communicating with the city of Golden, where the police car was being stored. Larry also sent me pictures of the car as it sat in the city’s lot. I learned the vehicle had been purchased by Golden Police Department (GPD) from its current owner in 1991.
After carefully considering our options, we submitted a sealed envelope bid of $100 in early January 2005. The city accepted the bid and arrangements were made to transport the car from Colorado to Washington State.
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