dwasson
04-03-2006, 08:02 PM
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 3 (UPI) -- New York City police squads, or at least replicas, are the hottest rentals in England, going for $900 a night.
The police cars are popular for proms, bachelor parties and even weddings, the New York Daily News reports. On a few occasions, friends and family have rented them to drive newly released prison inmates home.
"The teenage girls just love it," said Frankie Lancaster, owner of Frankie's Yankees, an agency located Birmingham.
Lancaster's cars, including the two Crown Victorias transformed into squad cars, are mainly rented for movie shoots. When they are not appearing on film, they are available to the general public.
Lancaster and his son, Tyrone, generally act as chauffeurs, dressed in replica NYPD uniforms. He said that they occasionally get stopped by British police curious to see the New York squad cars up close.
He does not expect any trouble from the other side of the Atlantic, saying that Birmingham is well out of NYPD jurisdiction.
The police cars are popular for proms, bachelor parties and even weddings, the New York Daily News reports. On a few occasions, friends and family have rented them to drive newly released prison inmates home.
"The teenage girls just love it," said Frankie Lancaster, owner of Frankie's Yankees, an agency located Birmingham.
Lancaster's cars, including the two Crown Victorias transformed into squad cars, are mainly rented for movie shoots. When they are not appearing on film, they are available to the general public.
Lancaster and his son, Tyrone, generally act as chauffeurs, dressed in replica NYPD uniforms. He said that they occasionally get stopped by British police curious to see the New York squad cars up close.
He does not expect any trouble from the other side of the Atlantic, saying that Birmingham is well out of NYPD jurisdiction.