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 Austin ATV Police Mobile Column - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76ATV004£11.95The Austin ATV (Auxhiliary Towing Vehicle) was introduced in 1941 and continued in manufacture until 1943. Built on the Austin K2 2-ton short wheel...
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Oxford Diecast Birmingham City Police
Product Code: P007£4.95Oxford Diecast P007 Birmingham City Police Oxford Originals Non Scale Model Police Theme Dimensions and WeightsPacked: 14.3cm x 3.9cm x 10.2cm ( L ...
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Oxford Diecast Blackpool Police Humber Hawk MkIV - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76HH002£7.45In 1950 the Mark IV version was introduced with a larger 2267 cc engine than the Mark III. It also had larger 15 inch wheels. It had a top speed of...
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Oxford Diecast Cheshire Police Bedford HA Van - 1:43 Scale
Product Code: HA009£10.95The HA van was very economical and sold well into the large fleets, notably the regional gas companies, the electricity boards, water authorities a...
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Oxford Diecast Cheshire Police Minor MM - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76MMS002£7.95The MM came in 2-door, 4-door, and a convertible 4-seat Tourer. Over 250,000 were produced before it made way for the Series II. It would have cost...
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Oxford Diecast Commer PB Garda - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76PB006£7.45Registered 262 RYI, the Commer PB is decorated in all over dark blue with black chassis and black moulded interior. The intricate Gaelic Garda cres...
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Oxford Diecast Cortina Mk I White Police - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76COR1002£7.45Launched in September 1962, and until a modest facelift in 1964 it was branded as the Consul Cortina before simply being sold as the Cortina. It be...
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Oxford Diecast Durham Police Ford Escort XR3i - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76XR005£7.45The XR3, introduced three years earlier, straddled the divide between being a three-door, state-of-the-art family car and the powerful instrument l...
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Oxford Diecast Ford Consul Staffordshire Police - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76FC002£7.45This Ford Consul/Granada hails from Staffordshire , registration UFA 595R . Dimensions and Weights Packed: 8.6cm x 5.3cm x 4.6cm ( L x W x H ) Unpa...
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Oxford Diecast Ford Cortina MKII Hampshire & IOW Constabulary - 1:76 S
Product Code: 76COR2004£7.45The second incarnation of the Cortina was designed by Roy Haynes, and launched on 18 October 1966. Although the launch was accompanied by the sloga...
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Oxford Diecast Ford Zephyr White Police Car - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76ZEP003£7.45The Zephyr/Zodiac Mark III shared some of its mechanical components, as well as the basic chassis design, with the Mark II, but had a stronger over...
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Oxford Diecast Garda Ford Transit SWB Med. - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76FT007ID£8.45Oxford Diecast Garda Ford Transit SWB Med. - 1:76 Scale Dimensions and WeightsPacked: 8.6cm x 5.3cm x 4.6cm ( L x W x H )Unpacked: 6.3cm x 3.2cm x ...
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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 Hull City Police Anglia Van - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76ANG030£7.45The last Anglia, the 105E, appeared in 1959 and when it ceased production in 1967 over 1,000,000 units had been produced. With a top speed of 73.8 ...
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Oxford Diecast Humber Super Snipe Estate Police - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76SS004£7.45Humber Super Snipe Estate in police livery.
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Oxford Diecast Jaguar MKII Leicestershire & Rutland Conts - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76JAG2003£8.45Adhering to William Lyons maxim of "grace, pace and space", the Mark 2 was a beautiful, fast and capable saloon car. It came with either a 2.4 L, 3...
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Oxford Diecast Jaguar MKVIIM Worcestershire Police - 1:43 Scale
Product Code: JAGVII002 1£23.95The Jaguar Mark VII was a large four door sports sedan launched by Jaguar Cars of Coventry at the 1950 London Motor Show. The chassis came from the...
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Oxford Diecast Jaguar MkVIIM Worcestershire Constabulary - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76JAG7003£7.45The Jaguar Mark VII was a large four door sports sedan launched by Jaguar Cars at the 1950 London Motor Show. The chassis came from the Jaguar Mark...
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Oxford Diecast Jowett Javelin Police - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76JJ004£7.45The Jowett Javelin was an award-winning British car that was produced from 1947 to 1953 by Jowett of Bradford. The model went through five variants...
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Oxford Diecast Kent Police
Product Code: P001£4.95Oxford Diecast P001 Kent Police Oxford Originals Non Scale Model Police Theme
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Oxford Diecast Leicestershire Constabulary Triumph 2500 - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76TP003£7.45The third release off this tool, the Triumph 2500 appears in a police livery as used by the Leicestershire Constabulary. Registered XJF 141J, addit...
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Oxford Diecast Liverpool City Police - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76LAN188007£8.95Rover chief engineer Maurice Wilks was inspired by his army-surplus Willys-Overland Jeep to create a workhorse vehicle for military and agricultura...
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Oxford Diecast Merseyside Police Mobile Camera Ford Transit - Mk 5
Product Code: 76FT004£8.45This very accurate little model of a police mobile camera unit is as used by the Merseyside Police and is in highly visible yellow, blue and white ...
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