Hello there!
I've been trying for a long time to find information about the LAPD's vehicle history. For example, the 4th gen Chevrolet Caprice - how long was it used by the LAPD? Was it still in use around 2004? Apart from the legendary Ford Crown Victoria and the typical Suburban, what other vehicles were used in 2004?

I appreciate any help or information you can provide!

There's about 78,000 pictures of LAPD cars and equipment on flickr.com from various dates. You can filter image "taken on" dates by clicking "Advanced" and "Date taken". So, for example, you can make it display pictures only taken between 2001 and 2007.

 

I've done a lot of searching before, and I don't believe I've seen an LAPD Caprice in service past 2003 or 2004. They didn't keep them in service that long.

The latest picture I could find of an LAPD Caprice was photographed on March 1st, 2008:

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/southerncalifornian/2311889844

 

I'm not sure if it was already decommissioned in that picture, but the poster referred to it as a likely "boneyard" for retired vehicles.

 

For an example of a Caprice that was definitely confirmed to be in service in the later 00's (for a large city) the NYPD had one in service in 2006: 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/14968334@N00/142469658

 

Other vehicles from the older years you're looking for can be found on flickr, but I most commonly see the Crown Victoria being used in 2004, to answer your question. The LAPD never really experimented with tons of makes and models, as the NYPD did. 

Edited February 20, 20242 yr by Original Light