Category: Classic Police

OEB 579H
Mid-Anglia Constabulary
Ford Lotus Cortina
The super-fast version of the standard Ford Cortina.

ELB 877J
Metropolitan Police Service
Morris Minor 1000
The 1970 vehicle was used to drive from Lands End to John O’Groats in 2017 for charity

YN57 FDF
South Yorkshire Police
Ford Transit
This ex-SYP PSU has been passed over to the National Emergency Services Museum and now carries wording to say this

Metropolitan Police Service
Wolseley 6/80
Dating from 1952, this car is believed to be the second such vehicle purchased by the Met. It was bought by the National Emergency Services Museum in 2017

MWA 721P
South Yorkshire Police
Rover 3500
Dating from 1976 and now preserved and part of the fleet of the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield

K301 EKU
South Yorkshire Police
Mercedes Benz 711D
Communications unit from the 1990s

YYX 315T
South Yorkshire Police
Land Rover Series 3
Riot van dating from 1978. Preserved and part of the fleet of the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield

CWR 463H
Wolseley 16-60
Preserved and part of the fleet of the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield

Morris Minor
Preserved and part of the fleet of the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield

YN07 MFK
South Yorkshire Police
BMW R1200RT
Preserved and part of the fleet of the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield

H351 YUK
Metropolitan Police Service
Rover Metro
A well-preserved Metro from 1990. The single orange stripe down the side is not the livery of the Met Police from this era.

D676 FBP
Hamshire Constabulary
BMW E28 5 Series
This preserved traffic car was based at Cosham and patrolled the motorways around Portsmouth in the late 1980s. The car has 185 bhp and a top speed of 140 mph. Notice the boot-mounted police spoiler housing the police and stop signs. A multi-use vehicle, it also carried a gun box for armed deployments.

JPN 62D
Velocette LE
Dating from 1966 with telephone receiver on the rear for radio communication

VKA 310H
Liverpool Police
Mini Cooper
New in 1970, and faithfully restored in 2014, this car was one of 27 Mini Coopers that saw service with Liverpool Police.

M830 RNN Derbyshire Constabulary Ford Granada

SEP 498 A moggie with a Moggie! A cat sits in front of a preserved Morris Minor police car.

D183 TVK Northumbria Police Vauxhall Nova dating from 1986. This car was used as a beat patrol car in the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. It is the 1.2 litre engine example producing a maximum of 55 horsepower. When being pushed to the limit by a brave driver, it would accelerate to 60 mpis a model of  in 14 seconds and go on to a nerve-wracking top speed of 94 mph.

Later models saw a wide red stripe added to the sides, with a break for the crest on the front doors. This complemented the existing police box on the roof. The illuminated box could show the word ‘stop’ on the rear only and of course the blue rotating beacon is mounted on top for maximum visibility. This is a model of the actual vehicle.

GUU 101W A preserved Met Police Land Rover Series 3

The vehicle squeezes under the modern-day New Scotland Yard rotating sign

The rear

A 210 A Met Police Morris Minor 1000 which is in preservation



The side



The rear

P161 PYW A Met Police preserved Rover 827 Fastback



The rear



A Head on look

KLE 772 A Met Police preserved Wolseley 18/85 dating from 1948

A Met Police solo escorts four classic Met Police bikes

A152 SUW Metropolitan Police Rover 3500 SD1. Dating from 1983, this iconic car is the favourite 1980s police car. This particular car is famous for being the back-up camera car for The Liver Run.



The rear – outside New Scotland Yard.



The front.



The badge.



The interior.



The car in traffic.



The SD1 brings smiles all round.

HNJ 667D A 1966 DMW Deemster. A small fleet of such motorbikes were built in Wolverhampton using Villers 250 cc engines. They were used by Sussex Police in the Lewes area. Notice that the bike carries a front registration plate and only has headlights to the front. Arm signals were used in place of indicators.



A look at the bike from the side. It is now in private ownership by one of the mechanics who originally built it.



The spartan controls show a telephone handset for contacting the control room and two circular duckets for storage.

TJA 972X An ex-Greater Manchester Police Range Rover.



A close up look at the police sign on the roof showing the raised letters.

K166 GWY A West Yorkshire Police Vauxhall Cavalier dating from 1993. It is the powerful SRI model and was in service from 1993 to 1997. It is now preserved.



The rear view, showing the red-on-red chevrons and matrix sign where the registration plate usually sits. The registration plate has been placed on the bumper and an additional light added to illuminate it at night (a legal requirement). This rear arrangement was standard on West Yorkshire traffic vehicles right through to the mid Noughties.

F819 LOO A Ford Granada 2.9 4×4 that is in preservation. It is one of eight such cars that Ford produced and trialled in various police forces. The car shown was loaned to Wiltshire Constabulary in 1988 and was retired in 1991.



The car has many various changes from the standard model, the most noticeable being the aerodynamic casing for the roof-mounted lights. This was revolutionary but ultimately unsuccessful due to the increased cost.



A closer look at the special roof. The centre square flips up to display different messages to traffic behind. The appropriate message from a fixed selection is placed onto the vertical surface.



The rear of the concept car. The large white boxes on the boot lid are rear-facing flashing lights that operate when the boot is open.

GKX 478N A 1974 Rover 3500. The police car has been perfectly preserved and looks just as it would when new.



The rear view of the iconic car.



A closer look at the bonnet badge, traffic officer cap.



A closer look at the roof-mounted equipment.

RTW 663 A beautifully preserved Ford Pilot police car. This is a 1950 example of the V8 4-Door car that served with Essex Police. It has the Winkworth bell, siren, spotlight and police plate shown.



A look at the front of the Ford Pilot. There are no blue flashing lights – just illuminating the headlights would attract attention.



The rear view, showing a further police plate.

GKA 394D This 1960’s ex-Liverpool City Police Zephyr was used as a traffic car and ended its police life as a VIP escort duty car. It has since been used as a taxi and as a TV prop car. As of 2013, it is stripped and being refurbished.