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SpiggyTopes
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 Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:01 pm Post subject: Police 1950s Wolseleys ... |
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Why did the Police choose them?
Were they so powerful? |
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Riley Blue
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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It depended on the county force, some chose Wolseley whilst others chose Rileys or other makes.
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peter scott
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Well all the hoods would have Jags but the Police probably recon'ed that more (cheaper) cars would cut them off more effectively.
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Model 0-60 Top Speed Date Price (Inc Purchase Tax)
Wolseley
6/80 25.4 85.3 Feb 1951 £767
1500 24.8 76.7 Apr 1957 £758
15/50 24.2 78.1 Jul 1958 £991
6/90 Aut 18.5 95.0 Sep 1958 £1433
15/60 25.6 76.6 Jan 1959 £991
Jaguar
MkV 14.7 90.7 Apr 1950 £1263
MkVII 13.6 102 Apr 1952 £1778
MkVIII 11.6 106.5 Jan 1957
MkIX Aut 11.3 114 Oct 1958 £2162
3.4 MkI 9.1 120 Jun 1958
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welder
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I can't answer either question but can say that one of my earlier forms of transport was an ex-police Wolseley 6/80 and it went very well indeed!
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Keith D
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In the 1960's the Southend Constabulary (Essex) had a couple of Mk 2 Jaguars as pursuit cars. We were very proud of them! Very upmarket!
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Ellis
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I'm afraid that I don't know the answer either but I do remember one sunny morning in about 1958 or 1959 sitting in the passenger seat of a Wolseley 6/90 Caernarfonshire Constabulary Police patrol car which was parked outside my father's shop.
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SpiggyTopes
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| Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:10 am Post subject: |
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I've been watching "Scotland Yard" with Edgar Lustgarten and always studying the Wolseleys ..... they look a bit cumbersome and I wondered why the Police chose them ..
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mikeC
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| Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| SpiggyTopes wrote: | ... I wondered why the Police chose them ..
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They were a very good choice at the time; the RM Rileys were an aging design soon to be replaced by the Pathfinder, and the Jaguar Mk1 was still years way. The Wolseley was a handy size with good performance, and BMC was a well respected supplier who was prepared to adapt the model to Police requirements. By the time the Jaguar came on the market, the supply of Wolseleys was well established, although some forces replaced them with Ford Zephyrs - anyone remember Z Cars? There was always scope for the police to buy other cars for special duties - I remember being stopped by Manchester Force Sunbeam Tiger on one occasion! |
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emmerson
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| Lancashire used open top MGAs, and I've seen Daimler Darts too, but can't remember where. |
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mikeC
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| I'm pretty sure either Manchester or Lancashire had Darts. |
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Riley Blue
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The Met had Darts, they were based at the Hampton on Thames garage when I lived there (not in the garage!) in the late '50s, early '60s.
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peter scott
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emmerson
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| peter scott wrote: | | http://www.britishpathe.com/video/essex-mobile-police-in-action/query/wildcard |
Lovely isn't it?
I was going to say that today he'd have been hauled out of the car and beaten, but of course that couldn't happen. There are no road patrols now! |
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