The ultimate '80s/'90s drug dealer car

cleeves · Post by **cleeves** » Sep 09, 2011 8:10 PM

Thinking back to the "coke box" in my BMW E24, I'm intrigued to see which '80s/'90s cars are the epitome of drug dealer cars. Here is a picture of the "coke box" compartment of the E28 based E24. It's basically a flip-up arm rest.

I'll have to nominate the Mercedes W126 500/560 SEC as the ultimate '80s/'90s drug dealer car.

What's your choice?

Henry

Ken H. · Post by **Ken H.** » Sep 09, 2011 8:27 PM

E28M5. Preferably with a black interior.

oldskool · Post by **oldskool** » Sep 09, 2011 8:31 PM

When I was parking cars for popular nightclubs in the late 80's the real goods were always in the trim holding up the headliner. Always in and under the trim throughout. I remember the GM cars had the most room and flexibility for storage. Pot was always packed under the seat or in the glovebox for some reason. The glovebox locks but the valet still has the key, right?
The Jaguars never had anything for some reason.

snakebrain · Post by **snakebrain** » Sep 09, 2011 8:39 PM

oldskool wrote:The glovebox locks but the valet still has the key, right?

Unless you have a valet key that operates the ignition but practically nothing else. Still seems a bit careless really.

BDK · Post by **BDK** » Sep 09, 2011 8:53 PM

In my neighborhood it was one or the other of these...

Kyle in NO · Post by **Kyle in NO** » Sep 09, 2011 9:07 PM

I must agree with the W126 Mercedes (with chrome wheel arches).

TheE28Ranch · Post by **TheE28Ranch** » Sep 09, 2011 9:16 PM

'nuff said.

cleeves · Post by **cleeves** » Sep 09, 2011 9:26 PM

Kyle in NO wrote:I must agree with the W126 Mercedes (with chrome wheel arches).

Yes, forgot about those. Add yellow wheels and make the wheel arches gold along with the trim and lettering. Oh and keep it white.

Henry

Nicke28 · Post by **Nicke28** » Sep 10, 2011 1:36 AM

Ken H. wrote:E28M5. Preferably with a black interior.

The e28 M5 will hold this title forever!

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Sep 10, 2011 1:58 AM

cleeves · Post by **cleeves** » Sep 10, 2011 2:27 AM

wkohler wrote:

Nice background.

Henry

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Sep 10, 2011 3:03 AM

That was the idea.

CoyoteStarfish · Post by **CoyoteStarfish** » Sep 10, 2011 3:41 AM

El Camino.

The "smugglers box" behind the seats were obvious, but my friend doing a resto found a package of cocaine hidden in the seat about two years ago on a car he has owned for about 12 years! Glad they never called the dogs on him at a traffic stop.

And when I say hidden... Under the fabric, with a plug of foam cut out of the seat, stashed and covered with a section of the plug. Must have been a couple ounces, with packaging that looked like it was from the mid 80s.

Somewhat related I have another friend fighting cocaine possession charges on a Caprice he had bought. He was pulled over one day, not long after buying it, and the cops decided they wanted to have the car combed over by drug dogs. Passenger door had 20-30 little baggies with cocaine residue in them. The PO/POs passenger had been feeding the baggies down the window channel.

scott s · Post by **scott s** » Sep 10, 2011 5:04 AM

50 Cent bought a W140 S550 off the lot... that's a pretty baller ride.

podgorny · Post by **podgorny** » Sep 10, 2011 10:46 AM

TSMacNeil · Post by **TSMacNeil** » Sep 10, 2011 11:15 AM

CoyoteStarfish wrote:El Camino.

The "smugglers box" behind the seats were obvious, but my friend doing a resto found a package of cocaine hidden in the seat about two years ago on a car he has owned for about 12 years! Glad they never called the dogs on him at a traffic stop.
And when I say hidden... Under the fabric, with a plug of foam cut out of the seat, stashed and covered with a section of the plug. Must have been a couple ounces, with packaging that looked like it was from the mid 80s.

Somewhat related I have another friend fighting cocaine possession charges on a Caprice he had bought. He was pulled over one day, not long after buying it, and the cops decided they wanted to have the car combed over by drug dogs. Passenger door had 20-30 little baggies with cocaine residue in them. The PO/POs passenger had been feeding the baggies down the window channel.

This type of thing is actually very common. I learned a very valuable lesson many years ago in this regard. The highlights of the story are these:

Some farmers' bought a 1955 Rockwell AeroCommander
I got a job flying it for them
It had a "sketchy" past, with a long "information" file (drugs) which we only learned after I was read my rights at the police station.
(A routine sniff of the flight line, and the dogs alerted to it)
I had a key to the plane (aka "possession" of the plane)
State Attorneys' Office wanted that plane (and me)
I had friends who were lawyers and cops in town, thankfully.
No charges filed, cost the farmers' $15k to get the plane back.

When you buy or operate a used vehicle, better be damn sure it's clean...especially in Florida.

AMHIK.

cleeves · Post by **cleeves** » Sep 10, 2011 11:35 AM

CoyoteStarfish wrote:El Camino.

The "smugglers box" behind the seats were obvious, but my friend doing a resto found a package of cocaine hidden in the seat about two years ago on a car he has owned for about 12 years! Glad they never called the dogs on him at a traffic stop.
And when I say hidden... Under the fabric, with a plug of foam cut out of the seat, stashed and covered with a section of the plug. Must have been a couple ounces, with packaging that looked like it was from the mid 80s.

Did they "properly dispose" of the cocaine?

OTOH, sucks balls for your friend who had the caprice. What horrible luck.

Henry

winfred · Post by **winfred** » Sep 10, 2011 1:34 PM

got a 190e in for parts years ago with huge bbs wheels, a strong box welded in the trunk, a shitload of court papers in the glove box for drug charges and suspicious little nuggets around the console

mechacode · Post by **mechacode** » Sep 11, 2011 5:36 AM

I had a friend in high school who was the most straight laced guy amongst the rest of us. One day during a "routine safety drill" aka "drug sniffing dogs roam the halls and parking lot", a dog pointed out this friend's car that he had just bought a few days prior. They had him open it and they tore through it like he was a smuggler. They found ONE pot seed under the rear seat. Nothing ever happened to him but it was pretty funny watching him sweat bullets the rest of the day.

m5chaser83 · Post by **m5chaser83** » Sep 11, 2011 1:50 PM

you could just use weed instead of horse hair in the seats

m5chaser83 · Post by **m5chaser83** » Sep 11, 2011 1:54 PM

cleeves wrote:Thinking back to the "coke box" in my BMW E24, I'm intrigued to see which '80s/'90s cars are the epitome of drug dealer cars. Here is a picture of the "coke box" compartment of the E28 based E24. It's basically a flip-up arm rest.

I'll have to nominate the Mercedes W126 500/560 SEC as the ultimate '80s/'90s drug dealer car.

What's your choice?

Henry

:There is a problem with this as a drug dealer car because the drug dealer needs to get where they need to go not call AAA.
:

snakebrain · Post by **snakebrain** » Sep 11, 2011 5:21 PM

The discerning drug dealer would have driven an 850csi. Like this one..

System77 · Post by **System77** » Sep 13, 2011 12:08 PM

haha nice stories.. I was working at a business about a year ago and a neighbour lady walked in to collect empties for the scouts, and she had this huge bag of coke in her hands that had just fallen out of a passing motorcyclists pocket as she had walked over.. she thought it was food or detergent! She came to ask us what we thought it was. it wasnt that big maybe an oz tops, but still worth 1000-1200 in this area..

TheE28Ranch · Post by **TheE28Ranch** » Sep 13, 2011 3:21 PM

System77 wrote:.... still worth 1000-1200 in this area..

And how do you know this?

So what did she do with it? Were you like "It's OK ma'am, I'll dispose of that properly for you, ahem."

My buddy's family business is a very prominent car dealer in a big city. They sold a car (an Avalanche)with a coke baggie stuffed between the seats that the new owner found - and they reported it. Kinda embarassing for the car dealer, you know, I'm sure. I'm pretty sure 99% that it was a demo car as well...one that was around the lot for awhile. Ouch!

Not a car drug tale, but my dad's buddy found a big, big bag of coke (like pounds of it) floating around somewhere in the Florida Keys while boating about. I understand that wasn't uncommon in the 70's/80's. I was told they just let it be, but you never know.

CoyoteStarfish · Post by **CoyoteStarfish** » Sep 13, 2011 6:05 PM

Minotaur wrote: Not a car drug tale, but my dad's buddy found a big, big bag of coke (like pounds of it) floating around somewhere in the Florida Keys while boating about. I understand that wasn't uncommon in the 70's/80's. I was told they just let it be, but you never know.

"Square grouper" like that funded my fathers car obsession in the 80s. What an amazing time that must have been.

oldskool · Post by **oldskool** » Sep 13, 2011 7:03 PM

My dad was the head of a bank just right before regulations kicked in and saw the guys in line wheeling handcarts full of cash in boxes. Dad called in extra tellers and I think hired valet parking.

OcCoupe · Post by **OcCoupe** » Sep 13, 2011 7:13 PM

I can't speak for the '80's but in 2007 I sold one of these

to a China-man with a Mexican passport. About 3 months later he was arrested and they found this

hidden in the walls of his home in Mexico City. Turns out he was manufacturing amphetamines out of a pharmaceutical company he established in Mexico. So I guess the car of choice for drug dealers in 00's is a Rolls-Royce.

Ask this man

if you have any questions or requests.

Kyle in NO · Post by **Kyle in NO** » Sep 13, 2011 9:32 PM

/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ Shit's Badass.

cleeves · Post by **cleeves** » Sep 13, 2011 10:02 PM

Money over bitches.

But money over coke? Aiyaya that's a tough choice.

Henry

BimmerDan · Post by **BimmerDan** » Sep 13, 2011 11:43 PM

W126 or w140 merc with the gold grill, fenders and a 6 disc changer!

KillerPM · Post by **KillerPM** » Sep 14, 2011 3:17 PM

Are we talking the drug dealer or the guy who supplies the drug dealer (in the 80s).

If the drug dealer has a car, this is what the dealer might drive (note, add blacked out windows, maybe lowered on gold dayton rims):

Keep in mind, most of these guys are usually on foot in major metropolitan cities. Its only in smaller cities where you would buy drugs from someone in a car (the license plate makes it far too easy to identify who your dealer is and where they live).

Now the guy who supplies him might have a nicer car, but the guy who supplies his suppliers probably has something "ballin" (think S Class benz, probably armored, do a google image search for "ballin car" and you will see what I mean).

OcCoupe · Post by **OcCoupe** » Sep 14, 2011 3:23 PM

Kyle in NO wrote:

/\ /\ /\ /\ /\ Shit's Badass.

$205 million USD and $2 million in Mexican pessos, all hidden in the walls of his house in Mexico. One of the casinos in Vegas paid for the car in full. According to the DEA he dropped $129 MILLION gambling in Las Vegas. One of the biggest whales in Vegas history.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Mar 21, 2014 1:43 AM

Mike, "China-man" is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.

S38Mike · Post by **S38Mike** » Mar 21, 2014 2:15 AM

my face is numb just reading this thread, hahaha. Never knew my M5 had such a reputation.

djazz · Post by **djazz** » Mar 21, 2014 2:42 AM

in the eighties my ex-F-I-L wasn't making enough as a neurosurgeon so he manufactured meth on the side.

He usually drove one of these:

But had one of these in the garage for special occasions:

He spent eight years at club fed for it.

WilNJ · Post by **WilNJ** » Mar 21, 2014 7:15 AM

djazz wrote:in the eighties my ex-F-I-L wasn't making enough as a neurosurgeon so he manufactured meth on the side.

bunty · Post by **bunty** » Mar 21, 2014 10:08 AM

ever watched paid in full

http://hotcarstv.net/blog/2011/07/19/mo ... d-in-full/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_54-lwVcdI

Karl Grau · Post by **Karl Grau** » Mar 21, 2014 11:04 AM

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Mar 21, 2014 12:15 PM

Karl Grau wrote:

It's missing the square headlights.

snakebrain · Post by **snakebrain** » Mar 21, 2014 2:57 PM

wkohler wrote:Mike, "China-man" is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.

Any toes found in these cars?

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