FHP cruiser in running for best-looking car

Voting runs through July 29 to claim the national title, which Florida won in 2023.


The FHP contest entry photo by photographer Sean Stoltz was taken at the Space Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 28.

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Posted July 19, 2024 | By Andy Fillmore, [email protected]

The Florida Highway Patrol is hoping a photo of an FHP patrol car backdropped by the launch of a Delta IV Heavy rocket will propel their vehicle to first place in the 2024 America’s Best-Looking Cruiser contest, according to a Florida Department of Motor Vehicles and Highway Safety press release.

FHP is looking for a repeat of their first cruiser contest win in 2023, with 180,000 votes garnered by a photo of the vehicle next to a large alligator.

The open to the public contest, sponsored by the American Association of State Troopers, is based upon online votes for photos of highway patrol cruisers from 49 states. Voting runs from July 15 to 29.

The winner will be featured on the 2025 AAST calendar and sales proceeds will support the AAST Foundation, which provides educational scholarships for member troopers’ dependents, according to the press release.

FHP Colonel Gary Howze stated in the release that the agency is working for a repeat win.

“Your Florida State Troopers are working to represent Florida and be America’s best for our the second year in a row while promoting public safety,” Howze stated. “The competition for America’s Best-Looking Cruiser provides a positive opportunity to support law enforcement nationally.”

The FHP contest entry photo by photographer Sean Stoltz was taken at the Space Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 28. It features a black and tan 2019 FHP Dodge Challenger in the foreground as a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket blasts off in the background in billowing clouds of exhaust. The photo was taken during the final launch of the Delta IV Heavy, which has delivered high priority national security payloads for 63 years, the press release stated.

The top five states in contest voting as of July 17 were: Arkansas, 6,898; Florida, 6,736; Kentucky, 6,369; West Virginia, 5,781 and Mississippi, 5,562.

To vote, go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/bestlookingcruiser2024

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