Description
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 inclimate weather and a two-way radio were also benefits. Panda cars were named because they were originally painted with large panels of black and white, or blue (usually light blue) and white. The first use of Panda cars was by the Lancashire Constabulary in 1965. These were blue with a white line painted around them. In the 1980s, UK police cars began to be painted mainly white to save cost, usually with reflective battenberg red or yellow stripes. Today, patrol cars are still often referred to as panda’s, but are painted in a variety of different colours.
Features
| Manufacturers Part No | | COR-DG208003 | |
| Scale | | 'OO' Scale |
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| Dimensions | | length: 52mm |
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| Manufacturer | |  |
| Released | | May 2009 |
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