1986 Volvo 240 [244]

1986 Volvo 240 [244] in Ruth Rendell Mysteries, TV Series, 1988-2000 Ep. 5.11

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:48:55 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Sandie ◊ 2020-05-03 21:31	Looks like a genuine one, plate was E162UJC or similar, but no matches found and when they showed a close up of the back of the car it looked like it had a plate taped over the real one. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/23056146/volvo-240-police-car-uk Quote In 1984 Volvo produced the 240 Police Special, a unique car built for the Swedish Polis but also made in right hand drive for the UK Police market, but only ever purchased by Hampshire (although I believe Kent Police had one?). The 240 PS was basically a 240 GLT saloon body but without the standard fit sunroof. It had steel wheels instead of the standard five spoke alloys. The interior had half vinyl and half velour front seats and all vinyl door trim and rear seats to help mop up the blood and vomit. There was no carpet just a heavy duty rubber compound on the floor. The engine was 2.3 litre with fuel injection and mated to a four speed manual gearbox with over drive. Hampshire added twin blue lights to the roof and a Police/Stop box to the boot lid. These area car cars became a regular sight on Hampshire’s roads for the next few years. https://www.flickr.com/photos/61129021@N06/15766441461
atom ◊ 2020-05-04 08:48	Interesting but this is not a 1984 GLT but a 1986-1987 DL/GL.
Sandie ◊ 2020-05-06 16:02	Oh... I should have considered that it was a replica from the 5 Series (which was in too high a spec to be a police vehicle). With the cars being faked replicas of Hampshire cars it's interesting they went to so much effort when it was set in a fictional town (in Sussex, I think rather than Hampshire) and they could have just used old Vauxhalls, Fords and Rovers like all the other TV series did at this time rather than upmarket models. Volvo police cars never really became a thing in most of Britain until the T-5 models came out.

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Sandie

◊ 2020-05-03 21:31

Looks like a genuine one, plate was E162UJC or similar, but no matches found and when they showed a close up of the back of the car it looked like it had a plate taped over the real one.

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/23056146/volvo-240-police-car-uk

Quote In 1984 Volvo produced the 240 Police Special, a unique car built for the Swedish Polis but also made in right hand drive for the UK Police market, but only ever purchased by Hampshire (although I believe Kent Police had one?). The 240 PS was basically a 240 GLT saloon body but without the standard fit sunroof. It had steel wheels instead of the standard five spoke alloys. The interior had half vinyl and half velour front seats and all vinyl door trim and rear seats to help mop up the blood and vomit. There was no carpet just a heavy duty rubber compound on the floor. The engine was 2.3 litre with fuel injection and mated to a four speed manual gearbox with over drive. Hampshire added twin blue lights to the roof and a Police/Stop box to the boot lid. These area car cars became a regular sight on Hampshire’s roads for the next few years.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/61129021@N06/15766441461

atom

◊ 2020-05-04 08:48

Interesting

but this is not a 1984 GLT but a 1986-1987 DL/GL.

Sandie

◊ 2020-05-06 16:02

Oh... I should have considered that it was a replica from the 5 Series (which was in too high a spec to be a police vehicle).

With the cars being faked replicas of Hampshire cars it's interesting they went to so much effort when it was set in a fictional town (in Sussex, I think rather than Hampshire) and they could have just used old Vauxhalls, Fords and Rovers like all the other TV series did at this time rather than upmarket models. Volvo police cars never really became a thing in most of Britain until the T-5 models came out.

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