Awesome, when did you join NYPD

NYPD Police Station Precinct 18, Midtown North, New York City (June 1981). Pretty sure the St. Regis is an undercover car

Those R Bodies were slow, underpowered, and had a terrible fuel economy and plenty of quality issues . Police departments that purchased them when they came out didn't wait too long to replace and get rid of them. Shame about the issues, they were some sharp looking cars...

1989 and yes the st.regis is an under cover car

At this point I believe that the one with the green/black/white livery is just for show. All of the new Tauruses that I've seen on the streets have retained the white and blue decal livery. Perhaps one day it will be widespread once more. :)

You are correct that was a comemorative car

That's pretty awesome, Gatekeeper. I think that the HWY cars got the larger engine/carburetor package, but I'm not sure.

Yup and they got the heavy duty suspension the patrol units were actually V6's the highway cars were V8's and as i said before some unmarked cars had the highway package but they were far and few in between

Edited September 24, 201411 yr by gatekeeper

We're doing a little something different tonight!

 

Of course who could forget my county: Orange County! Here are some vehicles from 1962-Present

Chrysler Newport - 1962

1975- Dodge Monaco

1976- Plymouth Fury

1992-1994 Chevy Caprice (Yes the OC Sheriff's Dept. was the lead pursuer in the OJ Simpson Pursuit)

1999-2011 Ford Crown Victoria

2005- Ford Expedition

Summary 1962-2014 (Chrysler Newport and Caprice)

 

Edited September 24, 201411 yr by moneybags

(...) Pretty sure the St. Regis is an undercover car. (...)

 

 

AFAIK taxis were widely used by Anticrime, two plainclothes cops in a cab - one as a driver, another as a passenger on the rear seat and it was almost impossible to tell they are po-leece 

I highly recommend to watch BBC Four documentary "Nightmare in the City that never sleeps". There's a plenty of shots from '70s with A-C Officers who worked in 28PCT in a taxi + their recollections from that time. Great stuff and very informative.

 

 

 

Nightmare in the City that never sleeps

 

Edited September 24, 201411 yr by LtFlash

And a cup of tea, please

 

And a cup of tea, please

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Side note from the classic cop section, That blue car to the far right, my best friend owns that same car (just not police of course). It's probably an Austin/Morris/MG. They used the same cars and changed a little bit and changed the badges. His is a 1964 MG 1100. Here's a pic of our cars when we took a cruise this summer. Also, earlier there was a Philadelphia Falcon, probably a 61 or 62. I own the 1962 Falcon on the far right.

 

 

Anyway, back to cops.

And a cup of tea, please

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are the first two cars from the left? The second one resembles to a 1970's Celica.

 

 

 

So much awesomeness in this picture. I don't remember seeing a variation of the Land Rover with that front end before.

 

@Flash, I will check that documentary out when I have a chance!

Here are some classics I have come across:

Chevrolet Caprice Police Demonstrator by Seluryar, on Flickr

 

Old Cleveland Ohio Police Cars by Seluryar, on Flickr

 

Barberton Ohio Police Classic Car by Seluryar, on Flickr

 

Maumee Ohio Police Chevrolet Bel Air by Seluryar, on Flickr

 

California Highway Patrol Ford LTD by Seluryar, on Flickr

 

California Highway Patrol Chevrolet Camaro by Seluryar, on Flickr

 

Minnesota State Patrol Plymouth Fury by Seluryar, on Flickr

Time for some ol' Finnish classics.
 

Edited September 27, 201411 yr by Olanov

Time for some ol' Finnish classics.

Do you happen to know why the light is positioned off to one side? I'm curious. 

Do you happen to know why the light is positioned off to one side? I'm curious. 

 

Not really. I'd wish to know as well. Maybe there's something practical in there, maybe it's just for the looks. There isn't a whole lot info avalible.

What are the first two cars from the left? The second one resembles to a 1970's Celica.

 

 

So much awesomeness in this picture. I don't remember seeing a variation of the Land Rover with that front end before.

 

Well, the second one looks like Rover P6B 

I'm not sure about the first from the left, but it reminds an unmarked Morris Marina...

 

By the way, those Range Rovers were quite nice!

Cool lightbar, isn't it?

Back in time to the 1960s and the very early motorway patrol cars of the Constabularies of the Midlands:

Ford Zephyr estate and MGA:

Another Zephyr out with a lorry:

BSA bikes!:

MGB Roadster:

Morris Minor van:

Mini Cooper (Awww):

 

 

Is that  truly a Dodge outside his native habitat? :)

Edited September 27, 201411 yr by Hastings

Is that  truly a Dodge outside his native habitat? :)

 

Indeed it is.

Indeed it is.

Please tell me they are still used in Finland. Our police had a couple of lovely American cars in highway patrol, but now they're scrapped, I guess/ 

Please tell me they are still used in Finland. Our police had a couple of lovely American cars in highway patrol, but now they're scrapped, I guess/ 

 

Seems like this one had a better fate than the car scapper.

 

 

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Found this news report from 1985 about some clashes in Washington DC between Ku Klux Klan, left wing groups and police. I suspect that the footage might be a bit older due to the age of the cars but in any case it's just mere speculation.

 

There can be spotted a DC Metro Police Chevy Malibu and many Plymouth Volares and Plymouth Furys. There are some curious mopeds officers drive as well.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZDdRLF7Pm0

 

Those UK police bikes look very 'different', Shekure.

 

Hey guys would you have any classic Jersey City Police (NJ) cars in your archives/favourite links? I'm curious, I'd really like to make a classic livery set.

 

I like what I'm seeing. Cheers.

Seems like this one had a better fate than the car scapper.

 

Pretty much majority of them ended up in a police museum.