Old to new Police Vehicles

[BazaJT]

Not only MG soft tops,but also the Daimler SP250 always had to be driven roof down.Doors on "A"series cars had a tendency to fly open when cornering due to the glassfibre body flexing!

[plym ian]

Fantastic pics! Bring back the jam sandwich I say!!

I'd rather a bit of batternburg instead 

great link though, I just about remember the c reg transit when I was a youngun

[Rods2]

great reading and brings back memories on how cars used to be. 

[Shackeng]

Brilliant find,well done 

Perhaps some of you may remember the big old Wolsey 22hp of the 40`s / 50`s, or the Riley Pathfinder, or the Austin 110`s, ah happy days. , and they were all painted....black

Sadly, I do, Wolesley 6/80, and the 4 cylinder Pathfinder, lovely looking cars. A friend had a beautiful Mk7 Jag when the M1 opened, so we gave it some on the first stretch, no speed limits then, We got it over a ton, and then chickened out, as erks in the RAF the fuel gauge went down too quickly for our meagre pay packets, about £10 a week!   Although petrol was only about 2s/6d a gallon. 12½p to you.

[joshwyatt]

James Waddington and I are both members of another police vehicle club, PVEC.
Some Jan Sandwich markings still exist, The Met Police and Leicestershire. Although The Met are now moving away and will be using Battenburg from now on.

In the new year I'll be in one of my preserved police Omega's at various shows. May 2013 at Brooklands museum will see the annual Emergency Services Day...there'll be everything from early police vehicles up to brand new...it's always worth a look 

From last year;

http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/index.php?/news/story/emergency-services-day-report/

[Jukeboxnut]

What wonderful pictures, love all the fabulous old estate cars, especially the Ford Mark 2 and Mark 3 models.

[SteveAvfc.]

Great topic. Oh what fun you could have blowing the Mig out on a 1961 empty M1. 

[acope]

Brilliant find,well done 

Perhaps some of you may remember the big old Wolsey 22hp of the 40`s / 50`s, or the Riley Pathfinder, or the Austin 110`s, ah happy days. , and they were all painted....black

Sadly, I do, Wolesley 6/80, and the 4 cylinder Pathfinder, lovely looking cars. A friend had a beautiful Mk7 Jag when the M1 opened, so we gave it some on the first stretch, no speed limits then, We got it over a ton, and then chickened out, as erks in the RAF the fuel gauge went down too quickly for our meagre pay packets, about £10 a week!   Although petrol was only about 2s/6d a gallon. 12½p to you.

Ill always remember the Pathfinder because it had the gear lever down by your right leg, just by the door, quite difficult to get used to for a while.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Brilliant find,well done 

Perhaps some of you may remember the big old Wolsey 22hp of the 40`s / 50`s, or the Riley Pathfinder, or the Austin 110`s, ah happy days. , and they were all painted....black

I posted this previously:
"The first police car I "saw" was the one at the start of "No Hiding Place" on my parents TV in about 1959/60.  I wasn't certain about what make or model of car it was, so I have reminded myself; it looks as though it was a Wolsley, but in my mind I had an Austin Westminster."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_rXXSp5N-c


Can someone please confirm if the car in the opening scenes of No Hiding Place is a Wolsley, and which model?

Many thanks

[henryd]

Brilliant find,well done 

Perhaps some of you may remember the big old Wolsey 22hp of the 40`s / 50`s, or the Riley Pathfinder, or the Austin 110`s, ah happy days. , and they were all painted....black

I posted this previously:
"The first police car I "saw" was the one at the start of "No Hiding Place" on my parents TV in about 1959/60.  I wasn't certain about what make or model of car it was, so I have reminded myself; it looks as though it was a Wolsley, but in my mind I had an Austin Westminster."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_rXXSp5N-c


Can someone please confirm if the car in the opening scenes of No Hiding Place is a Wolsley, and which model?

Many thanks

Wolsley 6/80 I think Lizzie

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Brilliant find,well done 

Perhaps some of you may remember the big old Wolsey 22hp of the 40`s / 50`s, or the Riley Pathfinder, or the Austin 110`s, ah happy days. , and they were all painted....black

I posted this previously:
"The first police car I "saw" was the one at the start of "No Hiding Place" on my parents TV in about 1959/60.  I wasn't certain about what make or model of car it was, so I have reminded myself; it looks as though it was a Wolsley, but in my mind I had an Austin Westminster."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_rXXSp5N-c


Can someone please confirm if the car in the opening scenes of No Hiding Place is a Wolsley, and which model?

Many thanks

Wolsley 6/80 I think Lizzie

Great, thanks henryd!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

So I think henryd this is one of those, and an ex-police car version-



To my eyes they still look great today as they did when I was a child. Classic!!

An ex-boyfriends father was taking one of those apart in 1965, and I learnt a lot about the inner workings of a Wolsley, or any, engine!

Judging by the opening shots of the TV programme, it obviously did not have good road handling!  See that rear swing out!!

[omega3000]

An ex-boyfriends father was taking one of those apart in 1965

I was one year old then 

They did like the gloss black look in them days ..

[05omegav6]

That looks like a Moggy Minor with space for a propper engine

When my Uncle started in Traffic, they were flying around Sussex in Rover P6s

[Lizzie_Zoom]

That looks like a Moggy Minor with space for a propper engine

When my Uncle started in Traffic, they were flying around Sussex in Rover P6s

Well of course the Morris Minor came from the same stable of British designs of the time, with Morris, Austin, Riley and Wolsley cars all having a family resemblance, especially so after it all became the British Motor Corporation (BMC) in 1952.