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[BigUKG]

Looks like the met had this going.... Never seen any of these before!!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C54998?pt=pf

[Ollybee]

Looks in good nick.

[M1K3Y_B]

With Fords all powerful 1.1?

What was it meant to be a to catch

Thats about as useful as those coppers on push bike

[keith_11]

i can just see them chasing a metro

[fiend]

There a 1 or 2 Mk4 Fiesta police cars around here. No idea what they would do if they had to give pursuit in a chase.

[jayrs]

was prob used in some small vilage somewhere where a big fast car would not be needed

[Tweek]

was prob used in some small vilage somewhere where a big fast car would not be needed

Can't get Hot Fuzz out of my head now

[M1K3Y_B]

was prob used in some small vilage somewhere where a big fast car would not be needed

Can't get Hot Fuzz out of my head now

I got that in my head too now

I am sure the car that is in the film is stickered up in the same way

[jayrs]

i was thinking more along the heart beat line my self

[dontpannic]

There a 1 or 2 Mk4 Fiesta police cars around here. No idea what they would do if they had to give pursuit in a chase.

They're panda cars, for taking officers from the station to a callout, not police chases!! Police do more than traffic laws. I've seen some MK5's round my way, long gone now, replaced by Astra's . Seen a few MK4's and a couple of MK3's

[M1K3Y_B]

i was thinking more along the heart beat line my self

Not quite old enough for that mate

The ones on there are ancient and should be in a museum somewhere

[jayrs]

na i knows that but it must of come from some tiny little place like that where the fiesta was "mod con's" to help the local bobby keep up with horse and cart

[Capri]

They use Fiesta police cars round here - used to be Mk4s, then they graduated up to Mk5s and then Mk6s. Have been in the back of a Mk5 Fiesta panda car!

[M1K3Y_B]

Must be rich round my area

They have all got either Focus estates, or the mercs.

There are also a few undercover BMWs and Vauxhaulls.

[frst2006]

Wow. Looks... classic. Someone should mod a mk3 exactly like it and make it a ZT

[BigUKG]

Round here its Octavia RS's.... Good choice I rekon. Quick, cheap replacement parts etc. Used to be alot of crappy 206's with little wheel caps... bobby cars blatantly... and Volvo T5's for traffic cops

Loads of Skoda Fabia undercover cars.... if you see a silver or black Fabia you slow down...

[frst2006]

Loads of Skoda Fabia undercover cars.... if you see a silver or black Fabia you slow down...

Considering we leave round the corner from each other, i better keep that in mind!

[BigUKG]

Loads of Skoda Fabia undercover cars.... if you see a silver or black Fabia you slow down...

Considering we leave round the corner from each other, i better keep that in mind!

With Dave in the golf, I poop myself everytime I see any Skoda, get up the side of them they're all undercover police!

Of course most of them are over 60's so panic over but cant afford to take the risk where money or points are concerned!

[Ollybee]

Round here they have Vauxhall Corsas for the panda cars and to chase the speeders around the moors they use marked scoobies.

[Andyfloss03]

we have focus diesels as the panda cars round here but theres loads of undercover... and as i go to the local cruise sometimes ive been pulled by most of them ... only every done once for a bike palte on the front..

nivara , focus st, golf R32, wrx sccoby and there bmw M5 crops up nw and then.. ive seen that go after an evo... but i thinks its an armed response?!

they use the focus the most

[keith_11]

ive seen 2 audi a6 undercover and m5's but marked cars are astra's. in smethwick they have a red 4 doors metro with the back windows blacked out no lie looks like a bag of s**t

[M1K3Y_B]

in smethwick they have a red 4 doors metro with the back windows blacked out no lie looks like a bag of s**t

Maybe thats was part of the plan it looking like a piece of s**t.

As you would expect the police to be in expensive undercover cars and the metro.

But then again once you had noticed it, you would keeep noticing it, making it pointless

[Gmc]

aint gonna catch much with that are they?!?

traffic cops round my way have just got a new car... and they wont be slow in catching anyone lol

they now drive a silver (with full police livery) EVO 10

[dontpannic]

There a 1 or 2 Mk4 Fiesta police cars around here. No idea what they would do if they had to give pursuit in a chase.

They're panda cars, for taking officers from the station to a callout, not police chases!! Police do more than traffic laws. I've seen some MK5's round my way, long gone now, replaced by Astra's . Seen a few MK4's and a couple of MK3's

[frstvanman]

yeah gotta be a heart beat car

[MotorcyclesFish]

I say this every time police and fiesta are mentioned in a thread:

If anyone has *any* info about the 2-stroke fiesta prototypes given to (and crashed by) the southern constabulary (Met or TVP iirc) please step forward now - I would love to see what a Ford 2-stroke engine looks like.

[dontpannic]

Somethings just fallen in on me:

The vehicle details for N107 PUC are:

Date of Liability 01 09 2009
Date of First Registration 15 03 1996
Year of Manufacture 1996
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1119CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval null
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £66.00
12 Months Rate £120.00

ITS A 1.1!

[MotorcyclesFish]

I say this every time police and fiesta are mentioned in a thread:

If anyone has *any* info about the 2-stroke fiesta prototypes given to (and crashed by) the southern constabulary (Met or TVP iirc) please step forward now - I would love to see what a Ford 2-stroke engine looks like.

So, almost a year on it's proven that I wasn't imagining things - the Haynes museum has one of the prototype 1.2 3cyl 2T fiestas on display, in near mint condition. Info reveals it was powered by an Orbital developed engine and was actually capable of passing the then-current emissions legislation.

Big thanks to heeman10 for the heads up and photos, thanks for remembering my interest mate!

[fiend]

I say this every time police and fiesta are mentioned in a thread:

If anyone has *any* info about the 2-stroke fiesta prototypes given to (and crashed by) the southern constabulary (Met or TVP iirc) please step forward now - I would love to see what a Ford 2-stroke engine looks like.

So, almost a year on it's proven that I wasn't imagining things - the Haynes museum has one of the prototype 1.2 3cyl 2T fiestas on display, in near mint condition. Info reveals it was powered by an Orbital developed engine and was actually capable of passing the then-current emissions legislation.

Big thanks to heeman10 for the heads up and photos, thanks for remembering my interest mate!

Thats some very interesting bit of info!

What was the power output?

Also what is the large black tank to the left of the engine bay?

[Rhinopower]

I expect the black tank is for the 2 stroke oil, would be a post mix engine

[jayrs]

wonder if it sounds like a strimmer when you boot it

[Capri]

1989 Fiesta III Diesel. Experimental 2-Stroke

Even with a larger, more powerful version of Ford's diesel the Fiesta was never going to be lively. Its official fuel consumption figures were not as good as before on the urban cycle or at a constant 56mph, but at 75mph it still managed 50.4mpg and its acceleration was slightly faster than a 1.1-litre petrol car with the optional 5-speed gearbox. In 1992, Ford revealed an experiment to equip the Fiesta with an engine that looked as though it had been consigned, through its inability to meet increasingly demanding emissions regulations, to the dustbin of technology in the 1960s. A 2-stroke was equipped with a compressed air fuel metering system so precise that its emissions were relatively clean. Unburnt hydrocarbons no longer escaped in such profusion and the virtues of fewer moving parts, no valves, springs, camshaft or pushrods, 30% less weight, 12% better economy and 10% more power, persuaded Ford to run a programme running 3-cylinder 1200cc 2-strokes in 50 Fiestas for field trials. They were astonishingly smooth-running with none of the popping and banging associated with old-style two-strokes. A tank under the bonnet supplied oil to the engine for 12500 miles without refilling, but it turned out to be problematical in service and the experiment was concluded.

Weight: 870kg
Engine: 1.2-litre 3-cyl, 80bhp @ 5500rpm, 90lbft @ 4000rpm. Sarich forced-air 6bar fuel injection system driven by reciprocating pump driven off crankshaft; sealed crankcase, reed valve intakes, engine 100mm lower and 70mm narrower than 4-cyl, roller-bearing forged one-piece crankshaft.
Max speed: 104.7mph
0-62mph: 10.7s
Average 49.6mpg

From 'The Ford In Britain File: Model By Model' by Eric Dymock, Dove Publishing. ISBN 0-9534142-9-9.

[~S1~]

I should have seen this thread earlier! It was common knowledge that many of the cop cars in our area were used for development purposes. I remember the 2-stroke Fiesta very well. They also had the 1800 diesel in mk3 escorts way before they were on the production line.

[Excursion]

Wow, cool.

I've seen some cool stuff at work; Mk1 and Mk2 Focus RS 4x4's

[fiend]

Wow, cool.

I've seen some cool stuff at work; Mk1 and Mk2 Focus RS 4x4's

the ones Ford used during development?