1974 Ford Consul 2.0 L Police

1974 Ford Consul in The Paper Lads, TV Series, 1977-1979 Ep. 1.03

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
jcb ◊ 2024-03-23 20:10	VWT500N may be a real Police car.
rjluna2 ◊ 2024-03-23 20:22	DLVA wrote VWT 500N ✗ Untaxed Tax due: 1 January 1985 MOT No results returned Vehicle Details Vehicle make: FORD Date of first registration: September 1974 Year of manufacture: 1974 Cylinder capacity: 2000 cc CO₂ emissions: Not available Fuel type: PETROL Euro status: Not available Real Driving Emissions (RDE): Not available Export marker: No Vehicle status: Untaxed Vehicle colour: WHITE Vehicle type approval: Not available Wheelplan: 2 AXLE RIGID BODY Revenue weight: Not available Date of last V5C (logbook) issued: 23 August 1983
dsl ◊ 2024-03-23 20:38	Make & Model FORD CONSUL Description L 2.0 Fuel Petrol
jcb ◊ 2024-03-23 20:51	Have not seen this type of roof sign before with four small red lights either side. Guessing it is a Northumbria Police car. -- Last edit: 2024-03-23 20:58:58
Lateef ◊ 2024-03-23 20:54	See also:
jcb ◊ 2024-03-23 22:52	If thumb is same car that is Whitby so not a real Police car.
dsl ◊ 2024-03-23 23:05	VWT was a Leeds plate, so Whitby sighting likely to be more genuine. Both have same details for over-riders and the L-spec grey painted dogbowl hubcaps, so my guess is same car. Possible explanation for flipped stripe on the other page.
jcb ◊ 2024-03-24 06:08	Unlikely for car to be patrolling Whitby and Newcastle 80 miles North and different Police force -- Last edit: 2024-03-24 06:10:08