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Police have historically used full-size, low-expense sedans since the days of the Ford Model A, though many police departments switched to intermediates—such as the Plymouth Satellite, Ford Torino, and AMC Matador—in the 1960s and 1970s. Some state police forces adopted pony cars, such as the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, and AMC Javelin ...
Between 1954 and 1959, the 6/90 was the only car to bear the famous illuminated Wolseley radiator badge. 6/90 production ended in 1959 with the introduction of the Pininfarina -designed 6/99 . Until the early 1960s, the definitive British police car was a black Wolseley 6/90 with a brass Winkworth bell [ 4 ] on its front bumper.
In 1961, many of these were offered with special Marshal (police) packages: a 170 cu in (2.8 L) [1] 6-cylinder City Marshal, 259 cu in (4.2 L) V8 Patrol Marshal, and 289 cu in (4.7 L) V8 Pursuit Marshal. [2] There was also a heavy-duty four-door taxicab based on a stretched-wheelbase Cruiser. [3]
Police cars are some of the most recognizable automobiles on earth. Here are five of the best and five of the worst.
If you love collecting cars and money is no object, it's hard to imagine any decade's vehicles are worth obsessing over more than those from the 1960s. It was the decade that brought technology ...
Historically, cars such as the Wolseley 4/50 & 6/80, Jaguar Mark 2, Rover P6, Rover SD1, Rover 800 and Vauxhall Senator were commonly used. [1] [2] [3] During the 1960s-70s, many police forces started buying foreign cars due to the unreliability of domestic vehicles. In 1965, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary purchased four Volvo 121 ...
It was later applied to blue and white police cars. There is a record of Salford City Police using black and white Hillman Minxes in 1960. [1] The chief constable of the Lancashire Constabulary referred to the use of blue and white Ford Anglia panda cars in Kirkby in an article in The Times on 26 January 1966. Ford Anglia panda of the 1960s