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December
2004
| What better way to
close out the year than to take a look back at three decades of
vintage units from the most famous department in the world? |
copcar dot com
presents: Black &
whites in black & white
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Los Angeles
Police. Probably the most-filmed and recognizable police
vehicles on Earth. For decades, the can lights and B&M
siren was nearly a trademark. You'd think the paint job
hadn't changed in all these years but there were no white roofs
on the 1952 Fords. |
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Another 1952 Ford.
Yet another mainstay of tradition are the door graphics which
are still unchanged today (with the exception of adding "to
protect and to serve ").
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Heading out past a
line of Harley Servi-cars, this 61 Dodge hits the street.
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Pulling from what
appears to be the same garage, 1962 Plymouth Savoys.
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Hitting the
street must have been a favorite subject for this
photographer. In this shot, a 1963 Ford makes its way
toward patrol. In the background, an Oldsmobile.
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An oft repeated
scenario in Los Angeles; riot helmets, shotguns and a National
Guard bus bench blockade. 1963 Ford.
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The 1963
Oldsmobile was used as a freeway pursuit vehicles. The
only differences between these cars and regular patrol units
were the right-hand red spotlights.
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1970 in Los
Angeles brought out the Mercury Montego patrol car.
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Thanks to the
televison series Adam 12, the 1972 AMC Matador gained lots of
fame.
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In 1974, the
Matador was still pretty much a mainstay of the LAPD.
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| Here's
wishing Happy
Holidays to
all copcar
dot com
visitors |
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