The Dallas Police Department knows how to get cop-car nerds clicking all over their Facebook page. They've compiled pics of 85 years of the city's police cruisers, starting with the 1928 Model A shown above, which undoubtedly chased down some oil playboys in its day.
While Ford made a strong showing for the first four decades, Chrysler stormed in during the mid-1970s, and hung in — notwithstanding some dalliances with GM products, and an ill-fated, The Rookies-era use of the AMC Matador — until the Ford Crown Vic retook the cruiser position in the late 1990s. These days, though, it's apparently all about the Dodge Charger. Note also the CHiPs-grade Kawasaki patrol bike.
1947 Ford Tudor
1956 Ford Fairlane
1962 Ford Galaxie
1963 Ford Galaxie
1970 Ford Galaxie
1970 Plymouth Fury
1974 AMC Matador
1974 Plymouth Satellite
1976 Chevrolet Malibu
1976 Pontiac LeMans
1977 AMC Jeep
1977 Kawasaki KZ1000
1978 Plymouth Fury
1979 Chrysler Newport
1980 Plymouth Gran Fury
1981 Chrysler LeBaron
1981 Ford Fairmont (detectives' car)
1983 Plymouth Gran Fury
1989 Chevrolet Caprice
1991 Chevrolet Caprice
1991 Chevrolet Caprice (new livery)
1997 Ford Crown Victoria
2008 Dodge Charger
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