LAPD Police Car Web Site

Police Car Web Site
LAPD
Los Angeles, California


Ford Crown Victoria K-9 Unit photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	Dodge Charger image courtesy Philippe Chastel
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow	Ford Crown Victoria K-9 unit image courtesy Michael Padar
Dodge Charger image courtesy Philippe Chastel	Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow
Ford Crown Victoria K-9 Unit photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow
Dodge Charger image courtesy Philippe Chastel	Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser
Chevrolet TahoeBomb Squad photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow
Chevrolet TahoeBomb Squad photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Keith Belk
Ford Crown Victoria K-9 Unit photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser
Dodge Charger image courtesy Philippe Chastel	Lenco BearCat Armored Vehicle SWAT image courtesy Michael Padar
Ford Truck photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	Lenco BearCat Armored Vehicle SWAT image courtesy Michael Padar
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow	Lenco BearCat Armored Vehicle SWAT image courtesy Michael Padar
Ford F250 Pickup image courtesy Michael Padar	Kawasaki Motorcycle photo courtesy Matt C
Chevrolet Tahoe Bomb Squad image courtesy Michael Padar	Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser
Ford Crown Victorias K-9 Unit photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy a website vistor	Ford Crown Victorias image courtesy Jeff Costlow
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow	Ford F-Series Truck image courtesy Michael Padar
Ford Crown Victoria K-9 Unit photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Masahiro Haimoto
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow	Ford Club Wagon photo courtesy Chip Broshous
Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	Ford Crown Victoria K9 Unit image courtesy a website vistor
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow	Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Masahiro Haimoto
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy a website vistor	Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy a website vistor
Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow	Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Masahiro Haimoto
Honda Civic parking enforcement photo by rwcar4	Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser
SWAT Truck image courtesy a website vistor	SWAT Truck image courtesy a website vistor
	Hummer H2 Recruitment Unit image courtesy Michael Padar
Helicoper image courtesy Michael Padar	Helicoper image courtesy Michael Padar
Helicoper image courtesy Jeff	Helicoper image courtesy Jeff
Helicoper image courtesy Jeff	Helicoper image courtesy Jeff
Pierce Truck Underwater Dive Unit image courtesy Michael Padar	Pierce Truck Underwater Dive Unit image courtesy Michael Padar
	Pontiac G8 test vehicle image courtesy Cory Childers

Older LAPD Units
Ford Explorer K-9 Unit photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	GMC Suburban Bomb Squad image courtesy a website vistor
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow	1998 Ford Crown Victoria photo by rwcar4
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow	1998 Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser
Jeep Cherokee image courtesy a website vistor	Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow
1997 Ford Crown Victoria photo by rwcar4	Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Keith Belk
1997 Ford Crown Victoria photo by rwcar4	Ford Crown Victoria photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy a website vistor	Mobile Substation photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser
1997 Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy a website vistor	Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow
Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow	Ford Bus photo by rwcar4
Ford Crown Victorias photo by rwcar4	Ford Crown Victoria image courtesy Jeff Costlow
	Mobile Comand Center image courtesy a website vistor
1995 Chevrolet Caprice photo by rwcar4	Chevrolet Caprice photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser
1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria photo by rwcar4	1995 Chevrolet Caprice photo by rwcar4
1995 Chevrolet Caprice photo by rwcar4	Chevrolet Caprice image courtesy Jeff Costlow
1994 Chevrolet Caprice image courtesy Jeff Costlow	1995 Chevrolet Caprice photo courtesy Masahiro Haimoto
Bomb Squad Truck image courtesy a website vistor	1994 Chevrolet Caprice image courtesy Jeff Costlow
Ford Econoline Van photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser	Ford Econoline Van photo courtesy Ali Al-Nasser
1989 Chevrolet Caprice image courtesy a website visitor	1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria image courtesy a website visitor
1989 Chevrolet Caprice image courtesy a website visitor	1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria image courtesy a website visitor
1978 Plymouth Fury restored photo by rwcar4	1978 Plymouth Fury restored photo by rwcar4
1978 Plymouth Fury restored photo by rwcar4	1978 Plymouth Fury restored image courtesy Michael Padar
1974 AMC Matadore image courtesy a website visitor
1972 AMC Matadore restored photo by rwcar4	1972 AMC Matadore restored image courtesy Michael Padar
1972 AMC Matadore restored photo by rwcar4
1972 AMC Matadore image courtesy a website visitor
	1971 Plymouth Satellite Supervisor Unit restored photo courtesy Michael Padar
1970 Mercury Montego image courtesy a website visitor
	1969 Plymouth Belvedere image courtesy a website visitor
1969 Plymouth Belvedere restored photo courtesy Michael Padar
1968 Plymouth Belvedere restored photo by rwcar4	1968 Plymouth Belvedere restored photo courtesy Michael Padar
	1961 Dodge Dart Seneca restored photo courtesy Michael Padar
1960's Plymouth Savoy restored photo courtesy Jeff Costlow	1964 Oldsmobile 88 Interceptor image courtesy a website visitor
1958 Chevrolet Delray image courtesy a website visitor	1958 Chevrolet Delray restored image courtesy Michael Padar
	1950 Ford Sedan restored image courtesy a website visitor
	1940's Chevrolet restored photo courtesy Michael Padar

List of cars used by the Los Angeles Police Department

1956	Chevrolet 4 door sedan
1957	Ford 4 door sedan
1958	Chevrolet 4 door sedan
1959	Ford 4 door sedan
1960	Patrol: Plymouth Savoy 4 door sedan Interceptor: Pontiac Catalina 4 door
1961	Patrol: Dodge Dart 4 door Interceptor: none purchased
1962	Patrol: Plymouth Savoy 4 door Interceptor: Pontiac Catalina 4 door
1963	Patrol: Ford 300 4 door Interceptor: Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 4 door
1964	Patrol: Plymouth Savoy 4 door Interceptor: Oldsmobile 88 4 door
1965	Patrol: Plymouth Belvedere 4 door Interceptor: Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 4 door
1966	Patrol: Plymouth Belvedere 4 door Interceptor: Oldsmobile 4 door
1967	Patrol: Plymouth Belvedere 4 door Interceptor: Oldsmobile Delmont 88 4 door
1968	Patrol: Plymouth Belvedere 4 door Interceptor: Oldsmobile Delmont 88 4 door
1969	Patrol: Plymouth Belvedere 4 door Interceptor: none purchased, last year of Interceptor program
1970	Mercury Montego 4 door
1971	Plymouth Satellite 4 door
1972	AMC Matador 4 door
1973	AMC Matador 4 door
1974	AMC Matador 4 door
1975	Plymouth Fury 4 door
1976	Plymouth Fury 4 door
1977	Plymouth Fury 4 door
1978	Plymouth Fury 4 door
1979	No patrol cars purchased
1980	Plymouth Gran Fury 4 door
1981	Plymouth Gran Fury 4 door
1982 thru 1991	a mix of Chevrolet Impala/Caprices and Ford (LTD) Crown Victorias were used.
1992	unknown if cars purchased (LAPD a few 1992 Chevrolet Caprices, they got them from MTA Police that were merged into the LAPD)
1993	Chevrolet Caprice
1994	Chevrolet Caprice
1995	Chevrolet Caprice
1996-2007	Ford Crown Victoria
2008	Dodge Charger Ford Crown Victoria

Question:
In the 1980's why did the LAPD never use the Dodge Diplomat or its twin the Plymouth Gran Fury (1982-1989) ?
Because they LAPD specified a 4 door full sized sedan with a wheelbase of at least 114 inches. The Diplomat and Gran Fury were 112.7 inches. For reference the Impala/Caprice was 116.0 in and the Crown Vic was 114.3 in.