Final segment of our exploration of Porsches used in European law enforcement
In addition to high-speed driving, Gendarmerie members were experts in other driving techniques, including driving in low-visibility and low-grip conditions. Photo courtesy of Bohmans
Belgian Gendarmerie
Belgium, a random afternoon in the spring of 1974: a man is speeding down the A10 between Brussels and Ostend. After a few kilometers, he spots a flashing blue light in his rearview mirror—that can only mean one thing: the cops! Obviously, getting another ticket isn’t something our intrepid driver wants, so flooring it is the only option left.
Blue lights, white bodies, and orange stripes: the trademarks of the Porsches that served in the Belgian Gendarmerie. Credits: Frederick Sadones
Shaking off the police wouldn’t be that hard—our protagonist had done it a few times before, when the Gendarmerie’s modest BMW 2002s struggled to keep up with his powerful muscle car. But now the story was different, as the speed increased, the pursuing car wasn’t falling behind but gradually closing in. What was going on, our driver wondered? The answer would come in a few moments, when a sleek white and orange car was right on his bumper: from inside a Porsche 911, law enforcement officers were signaling for our driver to stop immediately—well, that’s game over.
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