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1978 Rover 2600 as Police lookalike [SD1] Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
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◊ 2021-07-11 16:14 |
/vehicle_1452829-Rover-2600-SD1-1978.html Same one from Small Axe? |
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◊ 2021-07-11 23:03 |
^ Could be. Early bumpers, no engine badge behind arch so before Jan 80. Stripe looks same. Nothing else identifiable. |
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◊ 2021-07-12 00:10 |
I see, it does seem weird that this is it's only other appearance and I believe it was sold after Small Axe, also is this the only Jam Sandwich police car in the film? When was this set because to seems weird to have amongst the Blue Police cars? -- Last edit: 2021-07-12 00:10:42 |
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◊ 2021-07-12 00:23 |
in it's last apparence in Small Axe, the POLICE sticker is on one door, seen here, https://pics.imcdb.org/26913/bacon.jpg so it's highly likely |
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◊ 2021-07-12 03:59 |
Not necessarily its only other appearance, as we don't have a confirmed plate/date to tie it too - either here or in Small Axe. It could be one of our many other white 2600s (either genuine ex-Police or modern repainted dress-ups). I'm no expert on police car liveries and colour schemes, but basically 1950s everything was dark (almost black) blue. 1960s saw motorways arrive, and many forces started motorway patrol fleets in white. There was also a change in police strategy, where the bobby on the beat (on foot, pedal bike, or motor bike) was switched to mobile patrol in little cars, which started the panda car phenomenon where someone decided these should be pale blue with white doors; this policy change was also partly caused by the availability of radios so base could deploy the police where/when needed instead of random patrols. All this left fast urban patrol cars in the old style less useful, so their distinctive dark liveries dwindled to lesser blues, and then with reflective finishes and liveries becoming available, they disappeared. Pandas did all the normal duties on city streets, and if anything high speed was needed, they'd use something from the motorway patrol pool. As motorways grew into and within cities in 70s and 80s, the urban/motorway distinction vanished, and fast versatile patrol cars regained usefulness, now almost always white with lurid reflective schemes. So there was a continuous evolution of strategies and purposes across police fleets, which was reflected in many livery styles from mid-60s until 80s and beyond, with no fixed points about when what happened and where. Different forces pursued their own styles and directions, sometimes influenced by local pride to be different from their neighbours. The most surreal was probably Wiltshire's short phase of banoffee pie brown and yellow liveries - example 1 , example 2. No idea what they'd been smoking in Swindon at the time, but the 70s had their moments. |
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