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Since the origin of the automobile industry, cars have been closely linked to all types of public services, especially the police, with the Akron, Ohio Police Department being the pioneers in 1899. More than a century later, countless vehicles have patrolled the streets.
Dubai's current excesses aside, the vast majority of police vehicles have been sedans or vans, but today We go back in time to review some of the coolest classic police cars in history.
PORSCHE 911
What is perhaps the most well-known sports car in the world has also been dressed in police colors in the past, making it a perfect vehicle for when a quick response was needed. He served at least for his native Germany and also for the French Gendarmerie, in its attractive Targa version.
FORD MUSTANG FOX BODY
Although it is not the fastest or most attractive generation of the legendary Pony car, The third-generation Mustang was pretty iconic as a police car especially in California highway patrols. Ford even published an ad with one of these patrol cars as the protagonist with the slogan “this Mustang chases Porsches for a living.”
ALPINE A110
One of the most iconic sports cars in all of France, el Alpine A110, also served in the country's military police, the Gendarmerie, although its use was rather anecdotal and there are hardly any images about it.
FORD RS200
A car as crazy as it was the Ford RS200 and which was born so that the brand could participate in the mythical Group B rally car also had a police version that was proudly advertised by Ford itself.
AMC JAVELIN
This muscle car manufactured by American Motors Corporation It was offered as a highway patrol car intended for high-speed chases. Alabama was one of the few states and the police officers who had the opportunity to drive them have great memories, especially considering its maximum speed of almost 250 kilometers per hour.
VOLKSWAGEN TYPE 1
We went from a very fast car to a much slower one. Although the legendary Volkswagen Type 1, better known as Beetle, was for years at the service of the German police, Its first units were the nice Cabriolet version which we have decided to include in this article.
JAGUAR MK2
Until now all the cars on the list have been two doors, but there have also been very cool police sedans, as is the case of the Jaguar MK2, one of the most beautiful four-door cars in the history of the brand and whose six-cylinder in-line engines made it a fast as well as functional vehicle.
CORD 812
A car as avant-garde as it was el corduroy 812, front-wheel drive and a powerful V8 engine, was at the service of the Indiana State Police, where this brand had its facilities located.
ALFA ROMEO GIULIA
This beautiful Italian sedan manufactured between 1962 and 1977 it became one of the most iconic and remembered vehicles of the country's security forces, especially among the Carabinieri who used them for many years.
DAIMLER DART SP250
This English two-seater with controversial aesthetics is considered by many to be one of the ugliest police cars in history, but beneath its fiberglass body there is a 8-liter V2,5 engine with 140 hp, which made it a perfect vehicle for urban police in the United Kingdom in cases that involved high-speed chases.
CITROËN 2CV SAHARA
Spain also had a very special police car, which in turn is one of the most sought-after today. Version Citroën 2CV Sahara It was equipped with two motors to provide four-wheel drive., and although it was a very scarce variant, it was at the service of the Civil Guard.
FERRARI 250 GTE
For the time it was something unusual, but the Italian police had a Ferrari 250 GTE, a car of which only 954 units were manufactured between 1960 and 1963. The reason why they got a Prancing Horse was that the Giulia 1600 They were not powerful enough to chase some of the fastest Italian sports cars, and the Polizia decided to fight fire with fire.
ROVER SD1
At this point it is clear that the United Kingdom has had some of the coolest emergency vehicles in history, and the modern Rover SD1, a five-door sedan with a front inspired by the Ferrari Daytona was one of many examples.
HONDA NSX
Japan has also had very interesting vehicles patrolling its streets, but If one must be highlighted, it is the one. Honda NSX, a 1990s supercar developed in collaboration with legendary Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna.
FORD ESCORT RS
We finish the list with another British police car, in this case the Ford Escort RS, a more than needed solution for a time in which persecutions multiplied as a result of street cars that were increasingly more powerful.
