Crackers Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 On 04/11/2022 at 17:32, DVee8 said: A couple of months ago I spotted a Cupra Formentor unmarked car with a slim light-bar across the roof. Heading into Newcastle. I bet this would give you a canny run for your money. Unmarked cars don't usually have a bar on the roof, they're usually hidden in the grille and windows. Might have been a fire chief* car as they usually have a small bar on. *can't think of the real word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 14 hours ago, High Jetter said: I had a Corgi model, with steering controlled by twiddling the blue beacon on the roof. Can't remember the livery though. Probably been the German Green and White Polizei spec High Jetter and garethj 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Asimo and martc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Probably been the German Green and White Polizei spec Indeed, t'was that very one. Thanks for the memory aid. MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Obviously we used 850s here in Scotland* too. horriblemercedes, delux, mk2_craig and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 On 9/15/2022 at 9:04 PM, garethj said: Can’t talk about the police Rover SD1 without mentioning this dash through London Blimey, they don't drive that carefully now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 10 hours ago, robinmasters said: Blimey, they don't drive that carefully now! Yeah. I'm surprised they don't go through walls more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 War time picture, even the Wolseley Grille badge is covered Dyslexic Viking, adw1977 and martc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: War time picture, even the Wolseley Grille badge is covered As if the pilots in the Messerschmitts could see the dull glow from the Wolseley badge 2,000ft in the air... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 9/13/2022 at 7:47 PM, sdkrc said: Both impians! They did an LPG Wira patrol car too. To paraphrase a film I don't remember the title of: "...putting the pain into Propane..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 8:43 AM, sierraman said: Trust Ford currently have an Armoured Transit for sale, £32k. A quick browse on eBay suggests an ex Turkish Embassy S500 for sale as well. I wonder if any of the ex PSNI armoured Vectras are still about? I spoke to someone who knew about these and they are all scrapped. A relatively recent Autocar article about buying used Police cars appears to back that up. Wouldn't be surprised if some* slip through the net* though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 sheffcortinacentre, warren t claim, mk2_craig and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Usually this sort of stuff is scrapped so people can work out the vulnerability points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 warren t claim, martc, MiniMinorMk3 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 eddyramrod, J R Hartley, Landy Mann and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 11:14 AM, Richard_FM said: I heard the Met had all the ones for front line use fitted with round steering wheels from Marinas. Supposedly some unmarked police cars were easy to spot because the registrations were in the same blocks as the patrol cars, I'm sure this was eventually noticed! This may* have been the case with Peugeot 309 cars in the Garden of England. The infamous UKO batch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Alf Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 A secluded lay-by - Sussex Police comparing their DF (Direction Finding/tracker) equipment to ours… looks like a T reg Toyota Avensis! eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Alf Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 I’ve seen some ‘murican stuff posted here already, so here is the not very United States ‘secret’ service police, in DC CreepingJesus and Crackers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 2:03 PM, MiniMinorMk3 said: J series Morris van, Manchester registration so I presume operated by the City Police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Just imagine chasing the crims in your Revenger. J R Hartley, MiniMinorMk3, warren t claim and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Oof. eddyramrod, MiniMinorMk3 and warren t claim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Just now, Dick Longbridge said: Oof. I can't promise to come quietly. Matty and garethj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 MiniMinorMk3, warch, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markeh Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Oof. My eyes may have gone to the plane first... warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Unlucky Alf said: looks like a T reg Toyota Avensis! Yup, Worthing reg IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 eddyramrod, warch, adw1977 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Mersey Tunnel pleece Landrovers from the 50s and 60s. warren t claim and Matty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 grogee, MiniMinorMk3, J R Hartley and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MiniMinorMk3 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 22 minutes ago, warch said: Mersey Tunnel pleece Landrovers from the 50s and 60s. Looks just like the Dinky one warch and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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