Pete-M Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 A lot of the Met's SD1s had Minilites, not sure of the reason but deffo looked cool.Pre-Vitesse SD1s had hopelessly fade-prone brakes once they got hot. IIRC the Met used to fit XJ-S vented front discs which meant that the 14" wheels wouldn't fit... hence the Minilites.
trigger Posted March 9, 2018 Author Posted March 9, 2018 Thread revival! I've just spotted these on Facebook and thought they be worth a share, love the SD1 police cars! Apparently these were the OP's fathers company cars during the 70's - 90's. Jim Bergerac, Dick Cheeseburger, Brodders and 20 others 23
loserone Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 Cor, I can remember seeing most of those. Last pic is probably from BikeWise. Shame they don't let teenagers loose on the skidpan the day before anymore.. Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1
dean36014 Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 The stripes on the Volvo estate almost look like fake wood paneling in that picture. I do like a bit of plastic wood
SierraMikeHotel Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 The Brooklands emergency services day is brilliant fun, highly recommended to anyone who enjoyed this thread (the museum's good, too). Some photos from the couple of times that I've been, in 2013 and 2014. mercrocker, somewhatfoolish, Brodders and 5 others 8
Parky Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 I think the Italians have this one nailed! The Moog, puddlethumper, flat4alfa and 4 others 7
SierraMikeHotel Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 I think the Italians have this one nailed!They do indeed! I remember seeing lots of Alfas liveried as Polizia di Finanza running around on blues when I was there. Imagine the Fraud Squad urgently running to reports of dodgy deals in MGs. Parky 1
2MB Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 Carabinieri are the coolest police/military force in the world. Red striped trousers, red flash on the car, bellissimo Parky and brandersnatch 2
iainrcz Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 We went to Naples a few years ago. It seemed all the plod did was drive around in Alfa Romeo 159s, with the windows down wearing mirrored sunglasses and smoking. Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk flat4alfa, Laseraligningfoofooflanges, Dick Cheeseburger and 3 others 6
Vin Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 Thread revival! I've just spotted these on Facebook and thought they be worth a share, love the SD1 police cars! Apparently these were the OP's fathers company cars during the 70's - 90's. 28783175_10155582414341731_6414407904228540416_o.jpg 28783336_10155582414411731_3021613340750249984_o.jpg 28795498_10155582414576731_5406166904177950720_o.jpg 28796071_10155582414206731_7101106448247029760_o.jpg 28796159_10155582414001731_3900705185311227904_o.jpg 28870198_10155582414251731_6443618273161379840_o.jpg 28870230_10155582414046731_1084513833906601984_n.jpg 28870521_10155582414726731_8530024269281755136_n.jpg 28872534_10155582413946731_2608956563737542656_o.jpg 28872834_10155582414801731_851138530951299072_n.jpg 28951789_10155582414706731_6052267712212631552_o.jpg 28952050_10155582414286731_8495478550239903744_o.jpg 28959463_10155582414486731_6999087755057692672_o.jpg 29027401_10155582413881731_5588369162155065344_o.jpg Every single one of these has a North East registration number, as you would expect, it being Durham Constabulary, EXCEPT the Volvo 850 saloon, which has a 'UD' Oxford Identifier... Any ideas why??
mercrocker Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 GR8 fred revival..... Here is a bit of Raymond Baxter with some awesome German two-tone action..... trigger and SierraMikeHotel 2
Parky Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 I love those little films, usually shown at the flicks before the man presentation. Harold Baim was known for making loads of films like this, his film about SS France (narrated by Nicholas Bloody Parsons) is brilliant, as is Telly Savalas with "Birmingham, my kinda town"
Dick Cheeseburger Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 Great photos, Trigger. You mentioned liking the SD1 - have you seen the build thread of the ex-plod SD1 on the blue? Amazing home resto; the bloke has balls of steel. trigger 1
SierraMikeHotel Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 Ovlov demo car on loan perhaps? Manufacturers tout them about. I saw a Mustang at our local HQ last summer, with generic Police logos rather than the actual county logo. Now that would be a terrible police car...
Parky Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 Attention! C'est les flics!! JeeExEll, SierraMikeHotel, mk2_craig and 1 other 4
JeeExEll Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 Great thread revival, thanks Trigger, had forgotten all about this one trigger 1
Ghosty Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 Police cars now look rubbish by comparison. Never interesting models either. Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1
JeeExEll Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 Police believe the perpetrators got away in a high-powered Morris Minor 1000. Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1
JeeExEll Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 SNOKAOS round about 1978-o-clock. sheffcortinacentre 1
JeeExEll Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 Inverness-reg'd Rangie is still around, currently taxed and MOTd somewhere. Which is good. It's now recorded as being black and is a 3528cc diesel. (!) Wonder if it's rusty at all. Edit, it's DVLA MOT-history contains the word corrosion. And the "nearside front disc is red in colour".Red. Not purple or orange or yellow. flat4alfa, Lacquer Peel and Dick Cheeseburger 3
JeeExEll Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 It's fuckin fucked mate. Laseraligningfoofooflanges and martc 2
JeeExEll Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 No stone unturned in the fight against crime.Crime. It's a menace. Don't do it kids or you'll get taken to the jail in a Chevette.Remember the saying, "DON'T DO CRIME", and say it repeatedly at every opportunity. inconsistant 1
JeeExEll Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 Patrolling the road crossings. sheffcortinacentre, Supernaut, flat4alfa and 1 other 4
JeeExEll Posted March 11, 2018 Posted March 11, 2018 Wednesday was always Imp inspection day. At 6.55am.
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