Category: POLICE

D447 KVM This photograph shows a Greater Manchester Police Ford Capri when it was in active service.

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.



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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!



The rear view of the Mini.

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.

K244 EYT is preserved Rover Metro from 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.



The rear view of the immaculate looking Rover.

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.

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.