Does anyone know of any Police Travellers

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stevieb1976
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Does anyone know of any Police Travellers

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I have a old traveller which is known to my family as the shed :D. But as you can see from the photo's it needs abit of work. Im hopefully going to restore it back into its original form as a police car once again. But i would like to know that if there's anyone else who might have a police traveller out there

Back with a slight bodge
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side with tatty door

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front if you can see closely there is a small black lump on the roof where the radio antenna went

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inside the cab under the lump is this plastic cover its not really clear but it say's " Panorama Radio Co London"

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and in the back where there boot floor is .Its just painted matt black there has not been no mats fitted at all to the floor of the boot or the backs of the rear seat. it has an alternator fitted and front disc brakes. The brakes might be a later addition but the alternator is original.

Thanks For reading

if you have any information regarding police travellers please email me at

bowerzini@yahoo.co.uk
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When I joined up in '65, every station in Hertfordshire had a black Traveller. They had just a roof mounted radio aerial, a rear hinge mounted 'stop' operated by a piece of string through to the front. Invariably no front passenger seat 'cos the frames were always broken. Most had a bolt through the bonnet side to hold the cross straps which had also broken away. They were all fitted with Pirelli Cinturato radial tyres.
What was always amusing that it was obligatory to wear your helmet so for the tallest guy meant having to drive with your head on one side. The only good side was that whilst on the beat having a crafty fag in a shop doorway, you could hear the Sergeant coming from a distance. Happy days, Charlie. :wink:
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Post by stevey »

i know they were used but have never come across any or what their spec was.... I assume the cheaper saloon was prefered for police on the beat!!!!

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police travs

Post by StaffsMoggie »

Hi Steve, nice to see the old Traveller again! Just to let you know, those front discs were fitted by one of the previous owners, they are Ford calipers, and the alternator is certainly original.
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Post by Kevin »

Hampshire Police also used them.
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Post by Sidney'61 »

If I remember rightly a lot of the Scottish police forces used travellers...
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Post by IaininTenbury »

There was one on the club stand at the NEC a few years back when they did a Police theme. Don't know whose it was, but shoudl be able to find out with some research.
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Post by stevieb1976 »

IaininTenbury wrote:There was one on the club stand at the NEC a few years back when they did a Police theme. Don't know whose it was, but shoudl be able to find out with some research.
If You could that would be great :D

I would like to do the old girl some justice (Pardon the Pun)
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Post by IaininTenbury »

Here's the only pic I can find of it:

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Reg is MWD 710E if you can't make it out on the pic. It is a genuine Police car though. Lighting is poor at the NEC....
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Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...

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Post by stevieb1976 »

:D yep that is handy :D Cheers for that
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Post by Peetee »

Blimey! Does the club have so many vehicles at it's disposal that it can use a lowlight in a fake crash scene? :o :o
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Post by stevieb1976 »

Peetee wrote:Blimey! Does the club have so many vehicles at it's disposal that it can use a lowlight in a fake crash scene? :o :o
Well it looks like it don't it :D If the club wants a car for a chicken coupe or a garden shed im happy to lend my old trav to anyone who wants a rural garden of chicken stand :D :D :D

They can't use real chicken it will ruin the paintwork :D

:D SEE ABOVE PICTURES at the top of the thread :D
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Post by stanley0070 »

Hi there,
I can only find one photo, sorry it's black & white
think it was used in Wales 1969,
Good luck
Brian <br>Image<br>

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Post by IaininTenbury »

Peetee wrote:Blimey! Does the club have so many vehicles at it's disposal that it can use a lowlight in a fake crash scene? :o :o
Er, confession time! Its my lowlight and it really wasn't a very good one honest! Not many folk wanted to volunteer a car to have it on its roof oddly enough, and this one was handy. Complete enough to look ok, but no engine or interior or sills come to that... It did its job well though, that of publicising the club as it got featured in most of the classic car magazines that year.
However, I don't scrap a lowlight lightly, and this car is still around and will live again :)
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'49 MM, '53 convertible, '55 van, and a '64 van.

Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...

A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
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Glad to know it still lives!
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Post by Peetee »

Cheers Ian. Nice to hear the 'crash' had a happy ending. :lol:
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