Light em up! Last Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo highway patrol car sells for record $94,500

Online bidding for the car opened at $36,250 last Friday and climbed to $45,750 before midnight, crept up to $46,250 by Sunday evening, and plateaued to $46,500 on Monday and $46,750 by mid afternoon Tuesday.

Most recently, ex-police Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo sedans have gone under the hammer at Pickles auctions for between $32,000 and $37,000, while ex-police Holden Commodore SS models have recently sold for in excess of $40,000, even though many are in poor condition and have travelled huge kilometres.