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The police of Amsterdam also used to have Porsche police cars https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/for-more-than-30-years-the-dutch-police-was-one-

The police of Amsterdam also used to have Porsche police cars https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/for-more-than-30-years-the-dutch-police-was-one-of-porsches-best-customers/ https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/for-more-th... Any other police departments that did this or just those two?

wolfi1 4mo ago
the state of Austria usually buys its police cars from Porsche (the dealer not the carmaker) guess, that doesn't count. but Austria had Porsches (some of them 911) in the 60s
bayindirh 4mo ago
Germans? I mean, the company is local to them.
- kleiba2 4mo ago
  Wikipedia's got you covered: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Germany#Type_of_vehicles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Germany#Typ... One Porsche model is listed: 911 (no pun intended).
  - Medox 4mo ago
    There’s also the Audi R8
riffraff 4mo ago
In Italy the Carabinieri[0] used to have a Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 in the '60s. The car is still around[1] and is legally allowed to go around with the original "police colors" even tho it's now owned by a private collector. There's plenty more modern sport cars these days, in various countries. [0] one of the 4-5 police forces in Italy [1] https://www.motori.it/ferrari-250-gte-22-in-vendita-la-storica-pantera-della-polizia/ https://www.motori.it/ferrari-250-gte-22-in-vendita-la-stori...
pjc50 4mo ago
UK police have had various types of Jaguar over the years; there was a period where the original Mark 2 Jag could outrun the police, so they had to buy some as well. The Mark 2 became ubiquitous in police procedural TV shows, usually driven by criminals, but also Inspector Morse. For the present day: https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/news/article/most-powerful-uk-police-cars-available-to-lease https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/news/article/most-powerfu... (fun use of FOIA) https://policepathfinder.com/what-car-do-british-police-use/ https://policepathfinder.com/what-car-do-british-police-use/
NietTim 4mo ago
The police of the Netherlands had them, Amsterdam is only a city in the Netherlands.
McGuffin 4mo ago
Yeah, Swedish police had 20-something Porsches over the years, here's some pics from an article about one of them being up for sale https://carup.se/legendarisk-polis-porsche-saljs-pa-auktion/ https://carup.se/legendarisk-polis-porsche-saljs-pa-auktion/
TitaRusell 4mo ago
Highway patrol back when the regular police drove Beetles.

wolfi1 4mo ago

the state of Austria usually buys its police cars from Porsche (the dealer not the carmaker) guess, that doesn't count. but Austria had Porsches (some of them 911) in the 60s

bayindirh 4mo ago

Germans? I mean, the company is local to them.

kleiba2 4mo ago
Wikipedia's got you covered: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Germany#Type_of_vehicles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Germany#Typ... One Porsche model is listed: 911 (no pun intended).
- Medox 4mo ago
  There’s also the Audi R8

riffraff 4mo ago

In Italy the Carabinieri[0] used to have a Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 in the '60s. The car is still around[1] and is legally allowed to go around with the original "police colors" even tho it's now owned by a private collector. There's plenty more modern sport cars these days, in various countries. [0] one of the 4-5 police forces in Italy [1] https://www.motori.it/ferrari-250-gte-22-in-vendita-la-storica-pantera-della-polizia/ https://www.motori.it/ferrari-250-gte-22-in-vendita-la-stori...

pjc50 4mo ago

UK police have had various types of Jaguar over the years; there was a period where the original Mark 2 Jag could outrun the police, so they had to buy some as well. The Mark 2 became ubiquitous in police procedural TV shows, usually driven by criminals, but also Inspector Morse. For the present day: https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/news/article/most-powerful-uk-police-cars-available-to-lease https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/news/article/most-powerfu... (fun use of FOIA) https://policepathfinder.com/what-car-do-british-police-use/ https://policepathfinder.com/what-car-do-british-police-use/

NietTim 4mo ago

The police of the Netherlands had them, Amsterdam is only a city in the Netherlands.

McGuffin 4mo ago

Yeah, Swedish police had 20-something Porsches over the years, here's some pics from an article about one of them being up for sale https://carup.se/legendarisk-polis-porsche-saljs-pa-auktion/ https://carup.se/legendarisk-polis-porsche-saljs-pa-auktion/

TitaRusell 4mo ago

Highway patrol back when the regular police drove Beetles.