Headline Surfer photos by Henry Frederick / The Beach Patrol's new Jeeps, though few and far between, are eye catchers as shown here south of the Flagler beach ramp in New Smyrna Beach.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The bright red Jeep Wrangler 4 x 4 driven by a Beach Patrol cop was like eye candy with its sleek features as it drove up and down the beach Saturday in the vicinity of the Flagler Boardwalk and beach ramp.
This Beach Patrol cop/EMT had lots of lookers on the beach Saturday afternoon in New Smyrna in this sporty new Jeep Wrangler 4 x 4.
Gone, at least for the day, were the bigger white pick-up trucks as the sporty Jeep made its presence felt on the packed beach, one of only three such vehicles in the fleet, each at a cost of $27,100 purchased last year.
Still, this particular Jeep got the attention of beach goers.
"Pretty cool dude," one teen surfer said, when asked for his response to the Beach Patrol Jeep.
"Pretty cool dude," one teen surfer said, when asked for his response to the Beach Patrol Jeep.
His girlfriend added, "I like the color red -- you really notice it."
The Jeeps were purchased from New Smyrna Beach Chrysler Jeep Dodge, the low bidder under Volusia County's local preference ordinance, and are expected to last no more than five years due to the heavy dose of salt water and sand, though at $27,100, county officials say they are pleased with the investment.
The Jeeps were purchased from New Smyrna Beach Chrysler Jeep Dodge, the low bidder under Volusia County's local preference ordinance, and are expected to last no more than five years due to the heavy dose of salt water and sand, though at $27,100, county officials say they are pleased with the investment.