1997 Rover 820 i [R17]
1997 Rover 820 [R17] in Inspektor Jury - Der Tote im Pub, Movie made for TV, 2014
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Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2014-01-28 01:03 |
A bit old for a police car now, even in a sleepy Englandshire village. |
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◊ 2014-01-28 01:09 |
In television I've seen a Fiat Brava still used by Carabinieri, so where would be the problem in a old and "soak" Rover? |
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◊ 2014-01-28 09:39 |
Don't forget that it is a German movie based on an American novel, so there might be some clishés in there...  |
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◊ 2014-01-28 10:02 |
It has no police force emblem (not even a fictional one), it's just got the 'jam sandwich' stripe. Or this: /vehicle_29960-Alfa-Romeo-75-1985.html -- Last edit: 2014-01-28 10:04:10 |
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◊ 2014-01-28 12:31 |
Because it's not allowed to use official signs outside the regular usage. My brother-in-law offers different tapes and lighting-bars on request: http://www.kdk-filmservice.de/polizei-passat-omega.html btw: I'm not allowed to use my raincoat in the UK: http://www.raeer.com/images/full/20192i-GB-Royal-Mail-Gorete.gif  (It's made in Germany) |
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◊ 2014-01-28 13:22 |
But they do use fake police emblems in films and stuff, usually based on the 'star' and crown format. And they can be allowed to use real police uniforms and livery, "The Bill" did (it was set within the Metropolitan Police) -- Last edit: 2014-01-28 13:24:45 |
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◊ 2014-01-28 13:41 |
In Germany it's in some towns (where the council is keen to earn money) possible to "rent" for movie productions real policemen with authentic livery and cars. But -which is really unknown- in German productions not rarely you can see "illegal real" cops. Especially these guys http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spezialeinsatzkommando are often busy with moonlighting. My brother-in-law knows several colleagues from these units, who earn sime extra money on this way. It's very easy: they wear the usual balaclava and pull off their name-sticker, so they are unidentifyable. All the other stuff, clothes, weapons and other equipment is the regular one (btw.: several of this stuff they have to pay by their own, for example the bulletproof vests). -- Last edit: 2014-01-28 13:44:42 |
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◊ 2014-01-28 14:09 |
In Britain you would never see a police car still in service that's anywhere near that old (imagine what the mileage would be!) I think usually they just keep them for a few years before replacing them. |
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◊ 2014-01-28 17:37 |
In Germany the most actual police patrol cars and vans are leasing cars. Some older, police-owned vehicles are left, who can be older. But mainly buses or cars for "background-usage", nor for patrols. Even older than Link to "www.vebeg.de" are still in official service. @Lateef: Link to "www.vebeg.de" .gif ":)") Of the Bundeswehr and other authorities, too. Even Link to "img.welt.de" - with its official plate: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/AudiA8_Kanzlerwagen.jpg , is not owned by the state. Sometimes the even let the owner's(sponsor's...) plates on: http://www.manager-magazin.de/images/image-157203-panoV9free-fwlv.jpg Even for HRH QEII the Germans had only a loaned car: Link to "4.bp.blogspot.com" -- Last edit: 2014-01-28 17:48:45 |
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◊ 2020-09-02 00:07 |
/vehicle_1103266-Rover-820-R17-1996.html this could be this one |
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◊ 2021-10-10 23:22 |
R350DPN probably: /vehicle.php?id=1564810 |
