Top 10: TV cop cars
We all love a ‘proper’ TV cop show, don’t we? The kind of series that offers intrigue and action in equal measure (if we’re lucky). But for many classic car fans, it’s often the four-wheeled stars that we remember before the human ones.
So join us on this celebration of ten of the best cop cars used in some of the most successful series of the last forty-odd years. From Bodie and Doyle’s RS2000 to Starsky and Hutch’s Gran Torino, there have been some truly memorable cop cars on our screens. Oh, and don’t forget to comment with your personal favourite.
The Professionals – Ford Escort RS2000
The Professionals of 1977-83 starred Lewis Collins and Martin Shaw as Bodie and Doyle respectively, two agents working for CI5 – the fictional law enforcement department. The duo kicked off proceedings each driving a 3.0-litre Capri, but for 1978-79 Doyle swapped over to the MkII Escort RS2000 shown here. This was the sporting flagship of the MkII range, a model that looked the part thanks to its unique sloping nose and quad lamps; and with 110bhp from its 1993cc Pinto engine, the RS2000 was also one of the quickest saloons in its class.
80sXS on 6 January 2017
Crockett's white Testarossa in the later episodes of Miami Vice is my favourite 'cop car'. I also thought the Sapphire Cosworth was a good choice for Spender.TICKENHAMTIGER on 9 January 2017
Crockett must have been on the take to have afforded that Ferrari!Great memories of those cars. I recall seeing a show where the private detective had an Alfa 156, while strangely enough Wallander didn't have either a Saab or a Volvo.
CanAmSteve on 9 January 2017
The Saint's P1800 Volvo? Hazell's Stag?on 9 January 2017
How could you have included Steve McQueen's superb Bullet, surely one of the most iconic cop cars of all time. A 105E Anglia, are you joking?Pete4L on 9 January 2017
As CanAmSteve said .... Hazell's Stag should have been in the list and also Bodie's Capri 3.0 S..... Then there's Steed's Broadspeed Jag from the New Avengers... Or Roger moore's Aston from The Persuaders....There's so many others I could mention...Perhaps HJ should do a top 20!.....
David Harrison on 9 January 2017
Don't foget C.A.T.S: series 1,2,3 between 1985-1987.series 2 and 3 they used mk1 rs turbo one in white the other in azure blue.I had a white rs turbo at the same time and wish I still had it today.Add a comment