i think, we dont have an extra thread for police-cars over her, so i am opening one.
in my license plate-collectors-forum i found that link:
http://www.policecars.hu/

yes, its in hungarian language -which probably the most of us don't understand, but if you want to see a plenty of pics, click on "english" and then "pictures". there are a lot of police-cars from other countries, too.

Another good site, this one covers Canadian police cars
http://www.policecanada.ca/

the page for actual german police-cars:
http://www.polizeiautos.de/

and for older ones:
http://www.polizeioldtimer.de/
see page -oldtimer-
attention: they had made fakes just for fun, too.

Police Car Web Site
Mostly US and Canada, with some interntional coverage. Also covers ambulances and fire engines.

Emergency Vehicles Online
UK and international emergency vehicles, but you have to pay a £5 annual subscription for full access.

Police Worldwide

111 Emergency
Police cars, ambulances and fire engines from New Zealand (111 is the emergency phone number there).

Not police cars, but worth mentioning:
Fire-engine-photos.com

Interesting links. Thanks for posting.



I found this curious. It labels it as "Ford Police Interceptor", but to me it looks like a Mercury Grand Marquis which has been modified with elements of a police spec Crown Vic. Can anyone shed any light on it?

In some countries (Mexico for example) the Grand Marquis is sold as Ford

That is very strange indeed. Also, if you notice beside it is a Dodge Intrepid, which is also another quite strange choice as a police car. (though I have seen it a couple of times before)

That police car looks like the Mexican Federal Police, so it is a Mexican Ford Grand Marquis.

That car does indeed belong to the former Mexican Federal Preventive Police (Highway Patrol division). It is a 1999 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. Ever since the late 90's (presumably because of the NAFTA agreement) Mexico's federal police has used certified police-package cars. Ford Crown Vics, then Impala 9C1's, then police-package Dodge Intrepids (as seen in the picture), and finally the Charger as used today. Before they used mostly Dodge products, made in the country.

The Dodge Intrepid is not an unusual choice for a police vehicle (at least not the police-package one) although it had many reliablity problems and wasn't exactly widely accepted.

Mexican Ford Grand Marquises are the ones sold to the general public. These PI's came badged exactly as they would be in the US and Canada.

As for the front, it's definitely a replacement. Many Federal Police detachments are isolated or in smaller towns, so I assume the local officers found a replacement from the common Marquis to replace this car's (presumably) damaged front end. Odd, but possible.

Ever since then, the country's Federal forces have been re-organized to better combat the drug cartels that have left certain sections of the country scarred and lawless. They are now known collectively as the Policia Federal (Federal Police).

Old graphics:


New ones:

in 1993, at may trip across the usa, i was impressed, that the highway patrol of texas drove wankel-cars. they had some mazda rx 7 in use.

i should digitalize my old paper-photos. in 1989 i made photos of the "polizia municipale"-cars in rome - fiat 500

Unfortunately for the most over here its in German, but I want to recommend this TV-reportage. This evening 20.15 at "WDR".
http://www.wdr.de/tv/wdrdok_af/sendungsbeitraege/2009/0213/0213.jsp
About the first policemen after the war. They used a plenty of material from the 50ies and 60ies. So even if you cannot understand the language, probably a plenty of old police-vehicles are to see.

The summary says something about strange rules. So some cops should chase criminals with the tram, because they hadn't enough motorbikes and cars.
Some cars had no sirens, so the policemen had to shout the signals by their own and so on...

Btw.: no kidding, in some German towns nowadays the police had to use the tram again - because they hadn't enough money for fuel.
And the policemen have to clean their offices by theirselves, too. Reality in the supposed rich Germany anno 2009.

A new model in use (Mettmann is in the Düsseldorf-area):
http://www.polizei-nrw.de/presseportal/behoerden/mettmann/article/meldung-090609-133246-66-481.html

Some pics, made for my brother-in-law, the cop nearby Berlin.

Photo is not mine but this is a local police car I have seen from time to time. An odd choice I've always thought. It has the 3.2 V6 engine as well.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28368436@N02/2901961347/#/photos/28368436@N02/290196- 1347/lightbox/

Another they have. Always amuses me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nimro/4016683760/

http://www.copcar.com/

http://www.utryckningsfordon.se/fordonstyper/fordon_radiobil.html

http://www.polisman.se/forum/album_cat.php?cat_id=1

A truck from Belgian police seen last Saturday:



I do not know what it is, though

(+ two Renault van behind)

Isn't it a police water cannon?

No idea

Yea, I'm nearly sure thats a anti-riot water cannon. Some of our police departments bought water cannons based on Renault Kerax chassis http://www.motofakty.pl/artykul/_8222tajfun_2_8221.html as a replacement for old Jelcz Hydromil II http://imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Jelcz_model-P-420+Hydromil+II.html

The "Yuma County Sheriff’s Office" has a rare 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor