HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY TRAFFIC CAR, BMW 528, D676 FBP, IN RESTORATION, Preservation ANd SERVICE.

The E28 BMW 5 series was a very popular patrol car with the UKs Police. It was the car that really put BMW on the Police car map. Forces that used the E28 included Hampshire, City of London, Thames Valley, Wiltshire, Fife, Grampian, Tayside and the Dumfries and    Galloway Police. 

Hampshire Constabulary have been using BMW cars since 1978 and have had the E12 525, E28 528i, E34 530i and 525i, E36 325 TDS, E46 330d, E53 X5 3.0d 4x4, E61 530d, E91 320d, F11 530d and the later F15 and F85 versions of the X5 SUV. 

BMWs excellent build quality, coupled to its legendary performance and handling makes them ideal for Police use and as such they are now the UKs largest supplier of upper segment patrol cars for motorway and ANPR intercept duties. 

Police specification E28s differed considerably from civilian models in that luxury items like sunroofs, electric windows, alloy wheels etc were discarded in favour of steel wheels,  wind-up windows and bottom of the range    interior fitments to help reduce costs 

CM-07 was a Traffic patrol car based at Cosham. It patrolled the M27, M275, A3M and the surrounding areas of Portsmouth between 1987 and 1989. The car produced more than 185 BHP giving it a top speed of 140 MPH and a 0-60 time of 7.7 seconds. On average these cars recorded around 180,000 miles before  being retired. 

The cars were fitted out with American made Code 3 LP6000 light bars and tri-sound siren system. Other equipment included the boot spoiler that housed the Police/Stop lights, a VASCAR unit, VHF and UHF radio sets and a boot full of motorway equipment.