1933 Ford Model BF Tudor Sedan

1933 Ford Model BF in On The Beat - The British Policeman 1900-1984, Documentary, 2007 Ep. Extras

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:04:27 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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dsl ◊ 2015-03-14 00:13	1933 plate. 1930s police skid-pan training, probably Hendon again. Nice treadless tyres - even balder than me. Anyone able to explain why police skid pan cars always seem to have their headlights removed - even recent footage?? Seems an odd habit, particularly when they leave the window glass intact in most cases.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2015-03-14 08:28	Another Ford Tudor sedan, either Model B/BF, or V8/18. -- Last edit: 2015-03-14 08:30:27
Sunbar ◊ 2015-03-14 13:35	dsl wrote .... Anyone able to explain why police skid pan cars always seem to have their headlights removed - even recent footage?? Seems an odd habit, particularly when they leave the window glass intact in most cases. Is it so that the cars are obviously not safe for normal road use? I can understand why they may not remove the registration plates for example, in order to keep the car's identity. -- Last edit: 2015-03-14 13:36:28
dsl ◊ 2015-03-14 13:53	UK B/BF production (8784) much higher than V8/18 ("911, including V8-40"). ^The headlights thing also means they can't do skid-panning at night - not sure how big a training gap that was.