The NYPD began using horse-drawn police wagons in the later part
of the 19th Century to move police forces from place to place.
Motorized wagons came into use later, and it wasn't until the
1920s and 30s that the department began regularly using
motorized patrol cars. Plymouth two-door radio cars were the
standard in the late 1930s and 1940s. By the 1970s, the Plymouth
Fury was the mainstay. Black-and-white photos courtesy of the
New York City Police Museum.