I read that too, and was about to search for a link, so thanks.I read somewhere that the police 'panda car' colour scheme of blue with white doors was done by buying an equal number of blue and white cars and swapping the doors over.
A bit of searching comes up with plenty like this
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but no white ones with blue doors, so i think that may have been cobblers
I read somewhere that the police 'panda car' colour scheme of blue with white doors was done by buying an equal number of blue and white cars and swapping the doors over.
A bit of searching comes up with plenty like this
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but no white ones with blue doors, so i think that may have been cobblers
I read that too, and was about to search for a link, so thanks.
It's funny because it's true...
The police cars in the 70s film the Odessa File (which I watched last night) have green doors / boot, otherwise a white frame, these are meant to be German police cars so perhaps it was just a common thing for police forces to do.I read somewhere that the police 'panda car' colour scheme of blue with white doors was done by buying an equal number of blue and white cars and swapping the doors over.
A bit of searching comes up with plenty like this
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but no white ones with blue doors, so i think that may have been cobblers
'Pajilleros de autobús' doesn't quite have the same ring to it...
www.carandclassic.co.uk
The saloon had neither door nor wing mirrors. The Traveller, van and pick up had wing mirrors, as it was a legal requirement. Door mirrors weren't fitted as standard to any Moggy Minor.
Makes me think of the superb car chase in For Your Eyes Only
That's how a 6 year old child would have envisioned a futuristic car 40 years ago.
That’s exactly what designers should be making tbh. I might also have some spacecraft designs from that era that could be of interest to Musk and Branson. Lots of guns though.
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