Scalextric Rover SD1 1980’s Sussex Police Car Livery 1:32 Slot Race Car C4342

Combining Rover and Triumph into the Specialist Division for the Britsh Leyland Group in 1971, they were actioned to create a new vehicle for the group, which would become the Rover Specialist Division Number 1, or SD1, for short, but a very long process for the car to finally be produced in 1976. A common phrase when referencing the law enforcement in the UK, “Policing by consent” establishes that the cooperation with police and the public respectively influences an ethical police force in keeping the peace. Split into territorial police forces, Sussex included, bears a coat of arms with a tower protected by five martlets, traditionally described as a bird with no feet, constantly in flight, symbolizing the continuous protection over the city. The Rover SD1 was a reliable V8 police car through the 1980s and was snatched up by many British police forces before they were discontinued and could be regularly spotted defending their citizens and protecting the city.