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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by Richard Moss » Sun Jul 28, 2013 5:36 am

Ryan, I just love the idea of your "customers" getting the full Ashes to Ashes experience by being rescued by what would have appeared to be a cross between The Bill and Dr Who
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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by hotfuzz87 » Sun Jul 28, 2013 11:27 am

lol yeh the poor bloke did get a shock, he did a double take, looked at me then looked at the car and said bloody hell I must have hit my head hard.

If I was a regular civvy driving a preserved or ex emergency service vehicle then yes, I would have to cover up the blues and the markings. it's purely because I am in the job and authorised to drive a vehicle on a public road with blue lights that theres no requirement of me to cover it up. Perks of the job eh ;)

Heres an article from a few years back when a Met SD1 was involved in a chase with some robbery suspects http://content.met.police.uk/News/Vinta ... 7246745756

And a video capture by a member of the public of an SD1 turning up to an assistance call in Streatham a couple of years ago.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJGVljVmJ1E

At the end of the day, if you're nearby when the call comes out, we wouldn't ignore it just because we was in the SD1. However, you have to remember they are museum pieces now, so we don't make a habit of ragging them about!
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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by TDHFastback » Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:02 pm

Thats a good looking car that SD1 and doesn't look out of place even in the modern street scene/video. (The 800's even better though :wink:)

Good pictures there Ryan.

Whilst sorting out some old motorcycle magazines I found this on the front cover of one of them....

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Its from November 1996 reg number N906LEW

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Post by hotfuzz87 » Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:30 pm

the 800 really is such an imposing car in police form, possibly one of the best looking police vehicles of all time?
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Post by BennyVitesse » Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:43 pm

How late is that RR Classic?
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Post by hotfuzz87 » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:20 pm

must be one of the very last surely?
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Post by BennyVitesse » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:53 pm

I'd say so, I've only ever seen 2 other 'N' plate models, there's a farmer round here with one in Red rego ending in 'YUX' and at Rimmer Bros HQ, one of the Brothers has one parked right outside the front door.
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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by hotfuzz87 » Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:56 pm

Kate did we ever get the 2.0 Turbos in the Met or was it just 827's? i'm sure I read somewhere that a few county forces had 2.0 Vitesse's
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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by TDHFastback » Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:01 pm

To the best of my knowledge Ryan we did not have the 2.0 Turbo. All the 8oo's at TDH in early to mid 1990's were 827's (even the colour car).
At the driving school, there was a mixture of manual and automatics (spent most of the course in a manual) but even here, were they tend to get their hands on exotica, I never knew of a 2.0 Turbo.
We had a T5 for a day (which I really didn't like) and there were a smattering of the new Omegas :x. The one car I really wish I could have driven on the course was the Senator but we were never given the chance. That,like the 827, is one of those rare cars that is designed to look like a Police car. 8)

Not sure about the counties though re the Turbo. They tended to use the saloons a lot more so you never know.

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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by vito » Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:29 pm

Tricky to throw a cheeky handcuffed rapscallion into the back of a Coupe I would imagine, 'watch yer 'ead son' .................... :D

Interesting Rover Police album here :

http://www.flickriver.com/groups/police ... teresting/
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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by hotfuzz87 » Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:43 pm

One of my old skippers often recalls (bless him he's getting on) doing his advanced driving course in about 1994/95, he was in the 827 and the suspect car was the Senator driven by a good looking girl who apparently was the best driver he's ever seen, was going to say, it could've been you! ;) but maybe not if you never got the chance with the Senny.
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1987 Rover 820 Si Shantung gold

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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by hotfuzz87 » Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:19 pm

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1987 Rover 820E white diamond
Previous 800's…
1998 Rover 820 Sterling fastback
1997 Rover 825 Sterling KV6 saloon BRG
1995 Rover 827i Nightfire
1991 Rover 820 Turbo 16v saloon Nightfire
1987 Rover 820 Si Shantung gold

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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by hotfuzz87 » Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:20 pm

Doh!

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1987 Rover 820 Si Shantung gold

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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by simon » Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:23 pm

They need to look at the hand brake :shock:
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Re: Police 800 photo album

Post by hotfuzz87 » Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:30 pm

Heres a few interesting ones i've found, I love this unmarked Mk1 827 Traffic car

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1987 Rover 820E white diamond
Previous 800's…
1998 Rover 820 Sterling fastback
1997 Rover 825 Sterling KV6 saloon BRG
1995 Rover 827i Nightfire
1991 Rover 820 Turbo 16v saloon Nightfire
1987 Rover 820 Si Shantung gold

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