Here is an incredible collection of colorized photos from Willie Brown that shows American police cars from between the 1920s and 1940s.
1926 Kearny, NJ Police Vehicle
1932 Columbus, Ohio Police Car (a new high tech radio equipped cruiser)
1935 Ohio State Highway Patrol Ford
1937 Ford with large speakers
1940 Kansas State Highway Patrol Vehicle
1940 Michigan State Police Car
1940 Ohio Highway Patrol
1942 British Columbia Highway Patrol Ford
1942 Los Angeles Police Vehicles
1942 Salt Lake City Police Hudson Commodore
1943 Grandview Heights Police Car
1946 Ford Deluxe of the Ohio Highway patrol
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1948 Franklin County Ohio Sheriff’s Deputy
1948 Fulton County Police Vehicle
1949 Arnansas Pass, Texas Police Vehicle
1949 North Dakota State Patrol Pontiac