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D447 KVM This photograph
shows a Greater Manchester Police Ford
Capri when it was in active service. |
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D439
KVM A Ford Capri
traffic policing car, sister vehicle of the one above. This preserved vehicle looks exactly as it did when
it was in service with Greater Manchester Police in the 1980s. |
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One of the trademarks of 80's
traffic police cars was the enormous rear police sign. You can see here
how it looks like a spoiler and lights up with 'police' on the left hand
side and can show 'stop' in red on the right. |
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B289
HAB This photograph shows a Range Rover that was in
service with West Mercia from 1985 to 1988. It was part of the traffic
policing division. It is now preserved and is at present only missing the
force crest from the front doors and the calibrated speedometer from the
centre of the dashboard. |
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LAR
988C This Ford Anglia dates from 1965 and was made
famous by appearing in many episodes of the vintage police television show
Heartbeat. Notice the white doors and front half of the roof. There
is also a 'police' roofbox fitted with a blue flashing beacon on top. This
type of box and beacon set-up was in use on UK police cars through to the
mid 1990s. |
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WRO
509E This is another very similar Ford Anglia that
appeared on Heartbeat. In the background you can see Aidenfield
Stores. Aidenfield is the ficticous setting for the TV show - it is
actually the village of Goathland near the North Yorkshire coast. |
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HRL
999L This is an
ex-Metropolitan Police Rover P6 3500 V8. The car carries almost no
indication it is for police use, except for the blue rotating beacon and
spot lamps. It dates from 1973 and is now in preservation. |
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NLX
258L This is a black
Morris Mini van dating from 1972. It was for sale in early 2009 for £5750,
much more than when the car was new!
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The
rear view of the Mini. |
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Here is a police officer and
cycle from yesteryear. Notice the white bands on the ends of the sleeve
that are used to show that he is on duty. |
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K244
EYT is preserved Rover Metro form the Metropolitan
Police. The wheel trims were removed by the force to reduce the chance of
them causing injury or damage if they came off during high speed driving. |
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The rear view of the immaculate
looking Rover. |
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VBF
594 This classic police car is a Jaguar Mk.II, the epitome
of the 1960s police car. It has a small 'police' plate on the front and a
single blue rotating beacon on the roof. Some forces mounted the 'police'
plate on the roof. |
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PTD
975M is a Ford Consul of the Lancashire Constabulary. It
is actually a Ford Granada but the smaller-engined versions were given the
Consul name for the first few years of production. Notice the large black
police sign on the roof and the black markings on the rear of the sides. |
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D676
FBP This is a 1987 BMW 528i that was in service with
Hampshire Constabulary. It is now privately preserved as a police vehicle
by a Hampshire police officer. |
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C307
BYO is a very well preserved example of a Metropolitan
Police Rover SD1 3500. Notice the two siren units mounted below the bumper
and the 'police' sign mounted on the tip of the bonnet. |
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A431
PTP This is a 1983 Jaguar 4.2 XJ6 police car. It was
used by Hampshire police and is now preserved. |
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MWA
721P This icon of the 1970s is a Rover P6 3500. Popular
with police forces across the country, this example was with South
Yorkshire Police. The '3500' in its name refers to the 3500 cc V8 engine
that powered this car. Notice the police roof box, with blue rotating
beacon on the top and two rear-facing red lights attached to the sides. |
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YYX
315T is a Land Rover 109 that was used in the late 70s
and early 80s by South Yorkshire Police as an armoured vehicle. You can
see the toughened windscreen and small windows on the sides. It has a
small crest and 'police' wording on the side. |
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H217
YUC This is a Metropolitan
Police BMW R80 motorcycle which is currently in preservation. Despite the
fact that it is no longer in used, the vehicle has been kept fully
operational. |
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The rear view of the bike
showing the illuminating police sign and mast mounted blue rotating
beacon. |
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A152 SUW This is a Metropolitan
Police Rover SD1 3500. This car was a common site throughout the UK in the
late 1970s and 1980s. It has two rotating beacons on the roof, as well an
an illuminable 'police' sign mounted on the bonnet, between the
headlights. Up the sides are red and yellow stripes and the Met's logo.
This livery was used up until the late 1990s. |
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The rear view of the same SD1.
Notice that a large 'spolier' sign that has been fitted which illuminates
'police' and optionally 'stop'. The Rover SD1 is often regarded as
the best traffic policing car of its era. The Met actually stockpiled them
when they heard Rover were to stop making them. |
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AOD
443B is a preserved Austin 'black maria' police van from
the early 1960s. |
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ECU
348E In the same colour as the Austin is this Ford
Transit police van. Notice the flashing blue beacon and horns on the roof. |
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The rear view of the Ford. The police in the UK started using the Transit
at its introduction in the 1960's, and still use it today. |
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XAS
546 This black police Zepher is fitted with
police wording signs in the same style as registration plates and a blue
flashing light. |
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BAP
886K A MG B GT police car. Currently being privately
preserved, this 1971 example is displaying an optional 'wide load' sign
for escorting large vehicles. This type of car was used for traffic
policing duties, but didn't really have enough carrying capacity. |
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The rear view of the same car. Notice the illuminable
stop sign on the rear bumper. When not on display, the police sign and
blue light are removed to stay legal on the roads. |
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S644
SLB, PGW
834L A Metropolitan Police Ford Fiesta panda car
and a far older panda being washed. |
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The rare sight of a
pristine Austin Landcrab police car. |
