LANCASHIRE COUNTY CONSTABULARY, 1959 MGA 1600, 592 KTB, IN RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND SERVICE.

The UK Police have used a large variety of sports cars over the years.  From the 1930s through to the late 1970s one of the more favoured manufacturers was MG and the Lancashire County Constabulary in particular loved them. 

The force used models like the MG TA, MG TC, MG TF, MGA, MGB, MG BGT and the MG CGT. 

The MGA 1600 seen here had 79 bhp on tap, a top speed of just under 100 mph and could sprint from 0-60 mph in 13.3 seconds. 

In the 1950s the force had more than 50 MGA’s in both black and white colour schemes.  For the era they were superbly equipped with front and rear emergency lights, PA speakers, two tone horns, illuminated police/stop signs, VHF radio and much more.  They were among the first cars to be used on the new Preston by-pass, which later became part of the M6 

Lancashire County Constabulary were pioneers in terms of Police vehicles and the equipment used, together with road safety initiatives.  They even used 18 MGA’s in their synchronised driving display team to get the message across at public events. 

592 KTB is a 1959 MGA 1600 from the Lancashire County Constabulary.  As one of the white MGA’s it meant that it could only be driven by class 1 advanced drivers while black cars were only driven by officers with a class 3 certificate