Only 20 of these cars were ever build for the police market. unfortunately the Department of Public Safety wanted a faster and more of a downsized car for cost, car got tured down due to cost and lack of performance on the road. Scattered all over the U.S.. General Motors tried to sell and even tried to pawn them on the Department of Public Safety at a lower cost. Many local jurisdictions (cities and counties) turned it down still claiming that the delta 88 Special was out of budget and had lack of performance to fit their needs. According to the article. All of these car were painted black, and had vinyl interiors or cloth, which were brown in color. Oldsmobile's new 403 was the top engine option and came with a THM350 transmission. However, the idea was to make them fuel efficient. Engine offerings were down to three, a standard Buick 231 cubic-inch V6, or optional Oldsmobile V8s including the 307 Rocket and 350 Diesel, Unfortunately the Department of Public Safety walked away and the cars were sold to the public. Many of the cars sat on the lot for 2 or 3 years forcing dealerships to just dump them cheaply. This took a lot of digging to find this information.