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See also Fiat Panda. A German Fiat Panda Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the Fiat Panda was intended as a modern day interpretation of the Citroën 2CV, being a basic and simple, no frills utility vehicle. ...
A panda car is a small or medium-sized police car operated by British police forces. They are used for ordinary patrol work, with larger and more powerful vehicles being used for emergency response, traffic patrol and special services. A car of the Devon and Cornwall Police, photographed in Ilfracombe, North Devon, England. ...
A car of the Devon and Cornwall Police, photographed in Ilfracombe, North Devon, England. ...
The Devon and Cornwall Constabulary is a British police force responsible for the counties of Devon and Cornwall and the unitary authorities of Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly. ...
A London Metropolitan Police car A police car, police cruiser, squad car, or patrol car is a vehicle used by police forces around the world to patrol, temporarily detain and transport individual prisoners. ...
The British police are a group of similar but independent police services which operate in the United Kingdom. ...
Description Panda cars were named after pandas because they were originally painted in large panels of black and white, or blue (usually light blue) and white. This may have been influenced by the black-and-white vehicle colour scheme favoured by North American police forces, which allowed the unambiguous recognition of patrol units as such from a significant distance. In the 1980s police cars in the U.K. began to be painted predominantly white to save acquisition costs, usually with reflective red or yellow stripes. The Dunbartonshire force found an enterprising way round this, however, buying two Hillman Imps (subsequently nicknamed 'Pinky and Perky'); one blue and one white. The boot lids, bonnets and doors were then swapped to create a panda car style scheme. Today, patrol cars are painted in a variety of different colours, often with multicoloured panels or stripes, although many forces still use a mainly white colour scheme. The name panda car or panda is still often used, however. Binomial name Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869) The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca black-and-white cat-foot) is a mammal now usually classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central and southern China. ...
The 1980s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989, but in a pop cultural sense it could be considered to span from about 1979 to 1990. ...
The Hillman Imp was a compact, rear-engined saloon (US: sedan) automobile manufactured by the Rootes Group from 1963 to 1976. ...
History In many areas the panda car replaced the traditional "bobby on the beat" when it was seen that larger suburban or rural areas could be more effectively patrolled by officers in cars, as opposed to on foot, bicycles or motorcycles. The provision of shelter from the notoriously unpredictable British weather and a two-way radio were also benefits. This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ...
Imme R 100,Germany, 1948/1949 A 125 cc motorcycle, the Italian-manufactured Cagiva Planet. ...
The panda is distinct from the "area car", a larger and more powerful vehicle which acts as support to the beat constables, usually carrying two officers.
Models of car used Many models of panda car have been or are used by British police forces. Among the most popular are: The Austin Maestro is a mid-sized hatchback automobile produced by the Austin Rover Group company in the early 1980s. ...
1989 MG Metro Turbo The Rover Metro was a supermini car, originally launched in 1980 as the Austin Mini Metro (miniMETRO to give the official badging), intended to replace the Mini. ...
The Ford Escort is a sub-compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ...
The Ford Fiesta is a mid-class supermini car designed by the Ford Motor Company in Europe, and also manufactured in Brazil, Mexico, China, India and South Africa. ...
A 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 ST (North America) A 2000 Ford Focus (estate version) The Ford Focus is an automobile made by the Ford Motor Company and sold in most Ford markets worldwide. ...
The Hillman Imp was a compact, rear-engined saloon (US: sedan) automobile manufactured by the Rootes Group from 1963 to 1976. ...
Minis The Mini is the name of a small car produced from 1959 to 2000, and the name of its replacement (known as New MINI) launched in 2001. ...
The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ...
1992 Opel Vectra 2. ...
See also A jam sandwich is a sandwich containing jam. ...
A paddywagon is a vehicle used by police to transport large groups of people who have been arrested. ...
External link - Site with pictures of 'Pinky and Perky'
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