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.
Bergerac – Triumph Roadster
Setting a police series on the island of Jersey doesn’t sound like a recipe for excitement, and in that sense Bergerac didn’t disappoint. And yet this Sunday night drama proved popular enough to last ten years – and 87 episodes. Keeping John Nettles (who played Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac) company was a 1947 Triumph Roadster, predecessor of the long-running TR family and a handsome machine from any angle. Two Triumphs were used by Nettles, however, as the first proved to be unreliable in terms of both starting and stopping. Not ideal for police work then...
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