1982 CHP car oddities.... ??

[NoDrama43]

one more and no Mike this is not a tail hook for carrier landings.....

[NoDrama43]

last one. maybe this was used to attach a test wheel of some sort?

[ImEvil1]

Maybe it was a 1 of 1 carrier-based, Federal test vehicle for high-seas enforcement??

I think someone discussed this before....that the bracket was for a wheel mounted there to measure braking distance (for actual testing).

[MOstang]

Hopefully the CHP Trooper who's a member here will have some insight on these.

[Fatrabbit]

That last one looks like a home made tow hook. This type of hook could be used without crawling under the car to hook or unhook a strap or chain. Just what it looks like to this farmboy.

[GSPI]

I'm inclined to agree with the tow hook idea, the testing wheels are really suction mounted along the quarter panel or a door with maybe a trailer hitch attachment or strapped on. But let's see if there is a resident expert trooper member available to assist on this one.

[litsnsirn]

I am pretty sure that my car has that extra steel in the floor pan. I will have to get over to the storage unit and take a look.

[NoDrama43]

based upon this picture I don't think the "tow hook" would be very strong to pull alot of weight. Not much welded surface there, but possibly enough to pull a car out of a ditch etc.

Maybe a place to secure a rope for mountain rescue??

Hard to say. Maybe Steve can shed some light on this one.

[copcamaro]

Originally Posted by Fatrabbit

That last one looks like a home made tow hook. This type of hook could be used without crawling under the car to hook or unhook a strap or chain. Just what it looks like to this farmboy.

Iam going with fastrabbit on this.
I would bet its a tow hook, and would be easy to atytach a tow strap to it.
Crude but looks like it would work!!

[NoDrama43]

here is the marti report for my 82.