Model Police Vehicles
As the needs for policing grew, so did their fleets of vehicles. In the early years they British police used patrol cars, but slowly more specialist vehicles were introduced.
Additions to police forces included:
- Area Cars
- Response Cars
- Traffic Cars
- Armed Units
- Dog Units
- Mounted police Vehicles
- Motorcycles
- Horseboxes
- Removal Trucks
- Custody Units
- Umarked Cars (a challenge to spot!)
In the early years, the colours of these vehicles differed, but by the mid 60’s the iconic Panda Car appeared in Light Blue and White and became a popular image on TV ‘soaps’ like Heartbeat. Nothing got the heart racing more than the sight of the blue flashing light or the wail of the siren as police officers raced to an incident.
In the 1980’s there was a move to standardize these to white with stripes. In recent years the Battenberg markings have been used on white and silver vehicles as the needs road policing increased.
The addition of helicopters has also added the need for roof marking on the police cars.
The Oxford range of scaled diecast vehicles has many authentic liveries, so if you are modelling there is sure to be a UK police car in our range that is suitable for you.
See some of the great Classic Cars at Motor and Sports magazine.
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Oxford Diecast Durham Police Ford Escort XR3i - 1:76 Scale
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Oxford Diecast Garda Land Rover Defender Station Wagon - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76DEF004 1£9.95This Defender takes on the guise of the Garda, the Irish Police Force, with a station wagon long wheelbase version. In characteristic white with ye...
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Oxford Diecast Hong Kong Police - 1:43 Scale
Product Code: MIN011£7.95Oxford Diecast Hong Kong Police - 1:43 Scale Dimensions and WeightsPacked: 13.7cm x 8cm x 6.3cm ( L x W x H )Unpacked: 7cm x 3.2cm x 3.1cm ( L x W ...
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Oxford Diecast Morris Marina Cheshire Police - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76MAR004£7.45Oxford Diecast Morris Marina Cheshire Police - 1:76 Scale Dimensions and WeightsPacked: 8.6cm x 5.4cm x 4.6cm ( L x W x H )Unpacked: 5.5cm x 2.1cm ...
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Oxford Diecast Morris Mini Police - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76P009£7.45The Mini proved to be versatile over the years. It has been seen as a saloon, estate car, pick up van, cabriolet and also a very popular rally car.
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Oxford Diecast Police Dog Section - 1:43 Scale
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Oxford Diecast Police Jaguar XJS - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76XJS002£8.45Jaguar XJS - Police - with registration A329 KHP . nn The Jaguar XJ-S which became known as the XJS in the 1990s, was classed as a luxury grand tou...
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Oxford Diecast Police Mini - 1:43 Scale
Product Code: P010£4.95Oxford Diecast P010 Police Mini Oxford Cars 1:43 Scale Model Police Theme
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Oxford Diecast Police West Riding Panda - 1:76 Scale
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Oxford Diecast Staffordshire Police BL Princess - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76BLP002£7.45This British Leyland Princess from the 1970s comes complete with roof beacon, sirens and blue and white Police light bar, taking on the role of a P...
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