Laying Down the Law: Rare 1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS B4C Police Car

Following the early-1970s demise of high-performance engines, Police departments still benefited from the continued availability of heavy-duty law enforcement option packages, but officers were usually outgunned by drivers of modified cars in high-speed pursuits. By the 1980s, a whole new era of American high-performance cars became available, thanks to new technologies allowing more performance to be extracted from smaller-displacement engines. Modified versions of Ford’s Mustang GT and Chevrolet’s Camaro were soon developed to help police officers even the odds, and these cars were very popular throughout North America, in much the same tradition as police departments in Europe who used Porsches, Jaguars, and MGs for decades. Heck, even Italy’s Squadra Mobile high-speed task force used Ferrari 250 models! Anyway, back to our story. Chevrolet enjoyed particular success with its 3rd Generation Camaro by developing the B4C Special Service Police Package offered from 1991 through the end of 4th-Gen Camaro production in 2002.

Featuring heavier-duty equipment than “regular” Camaros and several police-specific features, the B4C cars were not badged “Z/28”, but officially designated a somewhat lower-key ‘RS’. They include oversized front and rear sway bars, a high-output alternator powering police lights and radios, HD brakes, separate coolers for the engine, power steering and transmission, and a certified 145-mph speedometer. Purchased new by the Boones Mill, Virginia P.D., this original 1991 B4C Camaro RS is stated by the seller to be running great with 73k miles of use, and the VA title is still in the name of the Town of Boones Mill. Built with Chevy’s hot 234hp, 5.7L TPI V8 engine matched to a 4-speed automatic transmission, it comes with the original window sticker and bill of sale from the local Chevrolet dealer, plus the owner’s manual.

In April 1991, the B4C Camaro was photographed pretending to pull over Michael Waltrip’s #30 NASCAR racer when the team was en route to the Martinsville VA raceway and the Camaro was running radar. According to the seller, a Hollywood production company once tried to purchase the car to appear in a "Smokey and the Bandit" themed movie, but town council voted against it since the car would face destruction in a final pursuit sequence. That would’ve been a shame! We expect it to have been properly maintained while in service, and the seller states they have religiously had the oil/filter changed using Castrol full synthetic oil ever since.