by johnthejagman » Wed Dec 07, 2022 4:15 pm
hi Guys I've own SUU486F since January 2004 in June it appeared at the 175 years of the Met Police at Horse guards parade ground the band played The Sweeny music during our circuit in front of Tony Blair. I wasn't allowed to drive as I wasn't a serving police officer but went as a passenger.
History the car was based at Hendon and spent 18 months patrolling the M1 and north London. In its later days it was based at Finchley. The driver in the famous photo is Roy Chislett one of the original drivers. In 2004 I contacted Roy and he told me some really great stories. I think he was 86 at the time and never knew he adorned the front cover of Malcom Bobitts Police Car book. The car was one of the first white met police cars he told me they were very hard to keep clean and resorted to using VIM to clean them. The original colour is "Jaguar police car white". SUU486F was very original when purchased. Only the calibrated AT speedo and the Pye Vanguard radio where missing these have been fitted. A Winkworth bell was fitted under the near side front wing with two tone air horns fitted under the bonnet. A relay in the boot was used the flash ALL the rear lights. A wooden board was fitted in the boot to mount the large radio box
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hi Guys I've own SUU486F since January 2004 in June it appeared at the 175 years of the Met Police at Horse guards parade ground the band played The Sweeny music during our circuit in front of Tony Blair. I wasn't allowed to drive as I wasn't a serving police officer but went as a passenger.
History the car was based at Hendon and spent 18 months patrolling the M1 and north London. In its later days it was based at Finchley. The driver in the famous photo is Roy Chislett one of the original drivers. In 2004 I contacted Roy and he told me some really great stories. I think he was 86 at the time and never knew he adorned the front cover of Malcom Bobitts Police Car book. The car was one of the first white met police cars he told me they were very hard to keep clean and resorted to using VIM to clean them. The original colour is "Jaguar police car white". SUU486F was very original when purchased. Only the calibrated AT speedo and the Pye Vanguard radio where missing these have been fitted. A Winkworth bell was fitted under the near side front wing with two tone air horns fitted under the bonnet. A relay in the boot was used the flash ALL the rear lights. A wooden board was fitted in the boot to mount the large radio box