1965 Ford Police Car
1965 Ford Ranch Wagon

Last year Ford sold around 20,000 vehicles to law-enforcement agencies. While the number may seem huge, it’s dwarfed by many of Ford’s retail models. The Ford Escape small crossover, for example, accounts for nearly 30,000 sales every month.

Still, there are plenty of reasons for a car company to court the law-enforcement community. First, police-car buyers tend to be loyal, returning for the same models year after year—this to reduce the cost and complexity of fleet maintenance.

Also, having cars in a police fleet is good advertising. Nothing says a car or truck is rugged and dependable more than being selected to endure the rigors of law-enforcement service.

Finally, law-enforcement vehicle purchases are dependable. Even if the economy slows down, police still work—and drive. So even if the public is pulling back from new-car purchasing, makers can count on law-enforcement business to help gird sales and production.

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To honor the cars that help America’s men and women in blue keep our communities and highways safe, we have amassed for you 35 police-vehicle brochure covers, and one promotional video.

What model car were the police in your community driving when you were a kid? Tell us, the spot for comments is below the last squad car. And, if you collect old police car brochures, tell us that, too.

6 Coolest Police Vehicles of 2018

 

1947 Ford

1947 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1947 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1954 Ford

1954 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1954 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1955 Ford

1955 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1955 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1956 Chevrolet

1956 Chevrolet Police Vehicle Brochure
1956 Chevrolet Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1956 Ford

1956 Ford Police Brochure
1956 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

Cop-Car Walk-around: Ford Police Interceptors

 

1956 Mercedes-Benz

1956 Mercedes-Benz Police-Vehicle Brochure
1956 Mercedes-Benz Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1958 Ford

1958 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1958 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1959 Ford

1959 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1959 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1960 Chevrolet

1960 Chevrolet Police Vehicle Brochure
1960 Chevrolet Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1960 Ford

1960 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1960 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

Cop-Car Walk-around: Dodge Charger Police Car

 

1960 Metropolitan

1960 Nash Police Vehicle Brochure
1960 Metropolitan Police Brochure

 

1960 Studebaker Lark

1960 Studebaker Police Vehicle Brochure
1960 Studebaker Lark Police Brochure

 

1963 Rambler

1963 Rambler Police Vehicle Brochure
1963 Rambler Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1965 Dodge

1965 Dodge Police Vehicle Brochure
1965 Dodge Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1965 Dodge Polara

1965 Dodge Police Vehicle Brochure
1965 Dodge Polara Police Brochure

Cop-Car Walk-around: Chevrolet Caprice PPV

 

1965 Ford

1965 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1965 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1970 AMC Ambassador

1970 AMC Police Vehicle Brochure
1970 AMC Ambassador Police Brochure

 

1970 Dodge

1970 Dodge Police Vehicle Brochure
1970 Dodge Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1975 Ford

1975 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1975 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1976 Dodge

1976 Dodge Police Vehicle Brochure
1976 Dodge Police Vehicle Brochure

Chevrolet Caprice PPV: Cop Motor, Cop Tires, Cop Suspension, Cop Shocks

 

1977 Dodge

 1977 Dodge Police Vehicle Brochure
1977 Dodge Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1977 Pontiac

1977 Pontiac Police Vehicle Brochure
1977 Pontiac Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1978 Ford

1978 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1978 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1978 Ford Fairmont

1978 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1978 Ford Fairmont Police Brochure

 

1978 Volvo

1978 Volvo Police Vehicle Brochure
1978 Volvo Police Vehicle Brochure

2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility: A Fresh Look for John Law

 

1979 Ford

1979 Ford Polive Vehicle Brochure
1979 Ford Polive Vehicle Brochure

 

1981 Chrysler-Plymouth

1981 Chrysler-Plymouth Police Vehicle Brochure
1981 Chrysler-Plymouth Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1982 Plymouth

1982 Plymouth Police Vehicle Brochure
1982 Plymouth Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1983 Chevrolet

1983 Chevrolet Police Vehicle Brochure
1983 Chevrolet Police Vehicle Brochure

 

1987 Ford

1987 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1987 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

The Cars of “The Rockford Files”

 

1989 Ford Crown Victoria

1989 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1989 Ford Crown Victoria Police Brochure

 

1989 Ford Mustang

1989 Ford Mustang Police Brochure
1990 Ford Mustang Police Brochure

 

1990 Ford Crown Victora

1990 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
1990 Ford Crown Victoria Police Brochure

 

2004 Ford

2004 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure
2004 Ford Police Vehicle Brochure

 

2014 Chevrolet

2014 Chevrolet Police Vehicle Brochure
2014 Chevrolet Police Vehicle Brochure

Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan

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