5000TQ police cruiser - true story!

[glen powell <gpowell@acacianet.com>]

I believe that I have met the below police chief. He had retired and was working as
an armed guard at the cabletron facility in Andover MA (nee SMC). [if you know
about cabletron you know why they need armed guards at every facility] This
guy advised me that the car was actually a 5000TQ and that it had been shipped to
der Fatherland for installation of special electricals and other police-spec equipment,
special dash, etc. He related the story to me about chasing some guys across a
snow-covered field and they were in total shock and disbelief at being apprehended
by an owdee-drivin' officer!

-glen

>The Hampton NH police department had a 4KQ about 10-12 years ago.  It was
>written up in Autoweek.  The Boston area Audi dealers donated it or
>arranged some deal.  The article also stated that the police chief pulled
>over a snowmobile that had been running down the road.  The snowmobile
>tried to get away by crossing a cornfield so the Chief just followed him.
>That was his first bust in the quattro.

>Don Hoefer
>'82 Coupe