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 Anglia Police Panda - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76105003£8.95| /The Anglia Police Panda was introduced in 1965 as part of a new approach to policing called "unit policing". Unit policing involved dividing a poli...
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Oxford Diecast Austin ATV Police Mobile Column - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76ATV004£11.95| /The 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£4.95| /Oxford 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£7.45| /In 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 Buick Century 1955 California Highway Patrol
Product Code: 87BC55003£9.95| /The Buick Century was a full-size car produced by Buick from 1936 to 2005. The 1955 model was the first year that the Century was available with a ...
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Oxford Diecast Cheshire Police Bedford HA Van - 1:43 Scale
Product Code: HA009£10.95| /The 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£7.95| /The 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£7.45| /Registered 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£7.45| /Launched 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£7.45| /The 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 Essex Police Land Rover Discovery - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76LRD001£9.95| /The Land Rover Discovery 3, as used by the Essex Police, carried the familiar yellow and blue chequered livery on a black lower body with dark blue...
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Oxford Diecast Ford Consul Staffordshire Police - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76FC002£7.45| /This 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£7.45| /The 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 Transit Kk1 Police Motorway Patrol Gwent
Product Code: 76FT1007£8.95| /Our first generation Ford Transit Mk1, dating from the mid 1960s, as used by the Police Motorway Patrol in South Wales, registered SAX134G from 196...
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Oxford Diecast Ford Zephyr White Police Car - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76ZEP003£7.45| /The 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£8.45| /Oxford 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 Garda Ford Transit SWB Med. Mk5
Product Code: 76FT007£8.95| /This short wheel base version of the Ford Transit, modelled with the medium high roof option, as used by the Irish Garda and comes in the familiar ...
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Oxford Diecast Garda Land Rover Defender Station Wagon - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76DEF004£9.95| /This 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£7.95| /Oxford 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£7.45| /The 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 Hull City Police Bedford CA Minibus - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76CA014£8.95| /This model is based on the 15 cwt series which was produced between 1959 and 1969. The Bedford CA had a 90 inch wheelbase, quite small by today's s...
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Oxford Diecast Humber Super Snipe Estate Police - 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76SS004£7.45| /Humber Super Snipe Estate in police livery.
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Oxford Diecast Jaguar F Pace Police 1:76 Scale
Product Code: 76JFP004£9.95| /This Jaguar F Pace takes on an official role here as used by the Police, registered OE66 YFC. The white body is decorated with the modern yellow an...
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