Highway Patrol’s Fake Cop Cars: When the CHP Walked Away
One of television’s most authentic-looking police shows lost access to real police cars halfway through its run. The substitutes are visible in every rerun.
The Hudson Hornet: NASCAR Champion and Forgotten Police Car
Hudson listed its racing parts in the catalogue as police and taxi equipment. That loophole won three championships, and put a race car on a few sheriffs’ doors.
How the LAPD Made the Black-and-White the American Cop Car
The black-and-white patrol car is not an inevitable design. It was built, branded and sold to America by one police chief with editorial control over prime time.
The Chrysler C-300: The Luxury Coupe That Forced Police to Get Fast
A rich man’s luxury coupe became the first American car to make 300 horsepower, and within twelve months police had to invent a new kind of vehicle to catch it.
The 1955 Buick Model 68: The Police Car You Could Never Buy
Buick assembled a car from three different models to win one state contract. Every documented example went to the California Highway Patrol, and nobody else.
