A look at the history of RCMP vehicles - SaskToday.ca
May 29, 2019 · Here is some interesting historical information on the more than a century of police vehicles, compliments of the RCMP. History of vehicle markings. 1917: “RNWMP” plate on front grill centred between headlights.
Category : Royal Canadian Mounted Police automobiles
Nov 29, 2014 · Media in category "Royal Canadian Mounted Police automobiles" The following 25 files are in this category, out of 25 total. '07-'10 Chevrolet Tahoe GMT900 RCMP (Byward Auto Classic).jpg 1,646 × 1,117; 206 KB
A look at RCMP vehicles through the years - SaskToday.ca
May 25, 2019 · 1951: RCMP takes over British Columbia Police Force and with it comes a fleet of police cars that all have white doors. This two-tone car design would last with the force until the early 1990s. 1953: A/Cmmr.
The RCMP used a 1962 VW Beetle to keep the Yukon safe
Jun 27, 2024 · Famously, Porsche-loving comedian Jerry Seinfeld used a 1979 West German police Volkswagen Beetle in an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, and that was a genuine patrol car in its...
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Historical Photos
1954 Ford Black & White RCMP patrol car. 1952 Pontiac Laurentian Pontiac 2DR and two 1954 Harley Davison Motor cycles. Because of the Ford model year the photo may be from 1954 and certainly no later than 1955. (Terry Hawkins)
RCMP wants to restart surplus vehicle sales after program was …
Nov 19, 2021 · The RCMP is asking for permission to restart a program of selling off decommissioned police vehicles and surplus auto parts — a program that was halted after a gunman used a retired RCMP...
Police vehicles in the United States and Canada - Wikipedia
The first police car in the world was an electrically powered wagon, operated by the Akron Police Department in 1899. The $2,400 vehicle was equipped with electric lights, gongs, and a stretcher, and could reach 16 mph (26 km/h) and travel 30 mi (48 km) before its …
OCTOBER 2017: 1986 DODGE DIPLOMAT—THIS EX-RCMP POLICE CAR IS …
Oct 21, 2017 · Former or current police officers and interested civilians have created a niche market for former law enforcement vehicles. Dave Robb is a civilian student of the vintage police cars and he’s an expert on his own—a 1986 ex-RCMP Dodge Diplomat.
Automotive History: Some Unusual Or Unexpected Police Cars …
Jun 21, 2024 · I recall in the early ‘80s cops switched to Olds 88s because the transmissions Chevy was puttin into Impalas was too feeble. All police cars to this day seem to be from traditional American manufacturers (if you include Stellantis); not a Toyota or Honda to be found.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Wikipedia
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; French: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; GRC) is the national police service of Canada. The RCMP is an agency of the Government of Canada; it also provides police services under contract to 11 provinces and territories, over 150 municipalities, and 600 Indigenous communities.