Zed-car

Zed-car

Z-Cars and similar could mean:
* Z-Cars is a British 1960s and 1970s television series
* Z-car is a Nissan sports car
* "Z-car" was sometimes used in 1960s and 1970s British newspaper headlines to mean any police car
* Zed-car (also spelt Z-car) can mean:
** In the United Kingdom, a Z-car is the name given to some models of mid-20th century police vehicles.
** In Australia, a zed-car is a cars belonging to the Commonwealth (i.e., federal national) government, because the vehicle registration plates begins with a Z.
** In Cyprus, a zed car is a hire car, because its registration plate begins with a Z.

ee also

*Panda car
*Jam sandwich (slang)
*Honda Z


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