Ford has been aware of the importance of government contracts since Henry Ford set up his first assembly line in 1913. By 1956, the company had 70 percent of the state police special market, but before you check out the fleet’s evolution in animated form, here’s a rundown of what happened in some detail. 1954 […]
While the P85D showed potential as a high-speed pursuit vehicle, the obvious limitation was price. The Tesla Model S simply costs too much to be feasible right now. But the LAPD was also testing the BMW i3, and apparently it performed well enough for the department to buy more of them. Last month, we reported […]
Which is what makes this episode of Jay Leno’s Garage particularly special. Police cars are perhaps the most unloved of any vehicle. The folks who drive them put them through incredibly severe use, and the rest of us dread the sight of them. They’re used hard, stripped down, and auctioned off like the unromantic work […]
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