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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.
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 ...
1 Cars. 2 Trucks. 3 Concepts. ... In 1961, many of these were offered with special Marshal (police) packages: ... 1960-1964 Champ; 1963 Zip Van; Concepts
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 ...
NASCAR's new compact car category debuted at the Daytona International Speedway on January 31, 1960. The first of two races was a road course, which used a 1.5 mi (2.4 km) portion of the high-banked tri-oval together with a twisting infield road for a lap distance of 3.81 mi (6.13 km).
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 ...
The Wolseley 6/99 and 6/110 were the final large Wolseley cars. Styled by Pininfarina with additions by BMC staff stylists, the basic vehicle was also sold under two of BMC's other marques as the Austin A99 Westminster and Vanden Plas Princess 3-Litre. Production began in 1959 and the cars were updated and renamed for 1961.