Police Dodge/Plymouth Sightings

[Steam McQueen]

- Wowzers. Tire blows at near take-off speed two-thirds down the runway, only two killed because thankfully the tanks full of gas did not ignite. June 26, 1978 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.





Some police cars in the field ...





The first two look O.P.P. and should be either 1976 or '77 Gran Fury's and the third one ... maybe an unmarked 1975 Gran Fury or 1974 Fury ?

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- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada_Flight_189


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A small bit of Toronto police car trivia on display here. I had no idea that at one time they had vent windows on their police cars. This pic is from 1971 ...

Wild shootout at St. Clair Ave. and O'Connor Dr. today left three policemen and a suspected bank robber wounded. Constable William Russell; 34; was shot through the liver while exchanging fire with two gunmen after ramming their fleeing car with his cruiser. Russell is in critical condition in Toronto East General Hospital. A police officer is shown checking the trunk of rammed car.

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[Steam McQueen]

- Another pic from 1971.

Police on parade, A police car cruising along the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville gets a special police escort. Those behind the car are Ontario Provincial Police recruits being trained in motorcycle riding, a veteran of the force leads the tight formation.

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