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600 S 6th Street PO Box 878 Sunnyside, WA 98944
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 | | Photo by Rachel Lucas/Daily Sun News | | A group of volunteers have been working on the "Pimp my Ride" project for the past two weeks. |
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By Rachel Lucas
The Sunnyside Police Department is in the process of trying to pimp out the police car driven by Joey Glossen, who has been driving it since October 2005. The idea came about when some students suggested it to Glossen, a school resource officer, and he then mentioned the idea to Police Chief Ed Radder, who liked the idea.
With the help of several people, they are about finished making a video to send into MTV's "Pimp My Ride," a reality show, hosted by rapper Xzibit. The show has people from all over the country send in videos and pictures of their junky rides.
Glossen has enlisted the help of local high school students James Baysinger, Joe Pacheco, Daniel Pinedo, Dane Schmick, Anthonoy Gomez, Katie Wutzke and Jake Brandvold to make a video that will help them be chosen to get their ride pimped out.
Cherri and John Newhouse are helping edit the project. They will be sending the video out this week.
About 10 years ago the community restored the 1950 Ford with the intention that it would be used every day, and the Sunnyside Police Department has done exactly that. But, after 10 years of wear and tear the student resource officer car is beginning to show its age. The motor needs work.
"The restoration is starting to wear down," explains Glossen.
The show has "pimped" cars in many stages of deterioration. From frames disintegrated by rust, interiors completely gone or just plain undrivable, West Coast Customs works feverishly to fix up all types of rust-buckets in a matter of days.
Typically, they stay true to the style of the car on the outside, but the inside is where the real "pimping" takes place. Play Station II's, state-of-the art sound systems, wild themes and crazy gadgets are just some of the things that are often added to the cars.
Sunnyside's police car has become a symbol for the community.
"I did not realize what a public relations tool the car is. There is not a day that goes by that somebody does not flag me down and ask for a picture or want to talk about the car," said Glossen. |
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