[Doug]

Reference No: C3149
Class: STREET
Aailability: June 2011
Markets: Spain and selected UK stores.

The Guardia Civil is the Spanish gendarmerie. It has foreign peace-keeping missions and maintains military status and is the equivalent of a federal military-status police force. As a police force, the Guardia Civil is comparable today to the French Gendarmerie, the Italian Carabinieri and the Dutch Royal Marechaussee as it is part of the European Gendarmerie. The Guardia Civil uses as its leading emblem the motto "El honor es mi divisa" (Honour is my emblem) stressing its esprit de corps and pointing out the importance of honour. Their precincts are called "casa cuartel" (barrack-house) and, like other military garrisons in Spain, they appear under the motto "Todo por la patria" (Everything for the Fatherland). (Credit: Wikipedia)

Includes exciting features: siren and flashing roof lights plus front and rear lights. Magnatraction is included in the side-winder motor chassis. Quick-change braid plate fitted as standard as is the DPR facility for quick conversion to Scalextric Digital.

 

[Scorpus Flex]

nice car, but i cant help think police cars would be more real if they had a driver and a passenger.

 

[m1k3lslot]

Sorry Doug, but this car model is from the Spanish Guardia Civil,
Spain. to the original car is an Italian brand.

but not this model

mine is lighter green color and lack detail in the printing

 

[DJ]

QUOTE (Doug @ 10 Jun 2011, 15:04) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The Arma dei Carabinieri (Carabinieri Corps) is the national gendarmerie of Italy,
True, but that's a Spanish cop car isn't it??

Edit - You beat me by about 3 seconds..

 

[Doug]

Just posting what Scalextric send me

I've updated the text to reflect the Spanish Police and not the Italian.

 

[Graham Lane]

That's the uniform!!!!

I don't believe it!

Nice car though. Presumably there is a large body of collectors for international police cars. Why else?

Actually a 159 in Guardia di Finanza colours would appeal to me. I've often fantasised about a race between the Carabinieri, Polizia, Guardia di Finanza, Pronto Soccorso (ambulance service), and Vigili del Fuoco (fire service). What fun that would be!

Imagine all the blue lights flashing and sirens wailing! Pace car? A black Ferrari, on fire, with one of the robbers shot in the arm.

 

[m1k3lslot]

QUOTE (DJ @ 10 Jun 2011, 15:34) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>True, but that's a Spanish cop car isn't it??

Edit - You beat me by about 3 seconds..

3 seconds... mmmmm In a long distance in competition

 

[highbarn]

QUOTE (ironman @ 10 Jun 2011, 14:30) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>nice car, but i cant help think police cars would be more real if they had a driver and a passenger.

And a drunk in the back.

 

[zagato]

Pointless! Utterly pointless!

 

[Abarth Mike]

Next?

NSR

 

[m1k3lslot]

My Car

 

[perthor]

QUOTE (highbarn @ 10 Jun 2011, 18:37) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>And a drunk in the back.

Hang on, we are talking Spain not Scotland

 

[Mr.M]

QUOTE (zagato @ 10 Jun 2011, 21:39) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Pointless! Utterly pointless!

Much like your post then.

Are you going to elaborate at all?

 

[Benjymo]

so where can I get this?

 

[slotnik]

QUOTE (Graham Lane @ 10 Jun 2011, 16:01) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>That's the uniform!!!!

I don't believe it!

Nice car though. Presumably there is a large body of collectors for international police cars. Why else?

Actually a 159 in Guardia di Finanza colours would appeal to me. I've often fantasised about a race between the Carabinieri, Polizia, Guardia di Finanza, Pronto Soccorso (ambulance service), and Vigili del Fuoco (fire service). What fun that would be!

Imagine all the blue lights flashing and sirens wailing! Pace car? A black Ferrari, on fire, with one of the robbers shot in the arm.

Not quite there but I did chase an armoured Securicor Van through the City of London once.

 

[Saviour]

Why has the driver got his eyes closed?
Needs sun glasses.

 

[aerodynamic]

Could be siesta time. After all, the Spanish invented it (coined the word).

 

[Saviour]

So the driver will be asleep while you racing him around a track? OK, sounds a bit Spanish to me ;-)

 

[richardtheforth]

Nice. I'd like this one next please Mr Scalextric...

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Robb]

QUOTE (Benjymo @ 11 Jun 2011, 22:08) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>so where can I get this?
I'm due to be getting some, but not advertising the fact until they are actually in my hands!