Car story
OKD 700F
1968 · Morris Mini Cooper S MkII
Confirmed Last verified: Historic photograph; date unconfirmedThe foreground car in the historic OKD fleet line-up photograph.
OKD 700F in police service
Caption
Morris Mini Cooper S MkII OKD 700F in a clear side portrait showing its POLICE markings, roof sign, warning equipment and radio aerial.
Source & rights
Rights / permissionLiverpool City Police
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Vehicle record
- Registration
- OKD 700F
- Year
- 1968
- Model
- Morris Mini Cooper S MkII
- Force
- Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary
- Original police colour
- Police White / BMC WT2
- Chassis
- Not yet recorded
- Engine
- Not yet recorded
- Evidence status
- Confirmed
- Current condition
- Unknown
- Current specification
- Not yet confirmed by owner
- Current colour
- White
History
The story so far
The historic fleet line-up clearly records OKD 700F in the foreground, carrying the Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary police presentation, roof board and warning equipment. Later history can be added as records or memories surface.
Chronology
Recorded milestones
- February 1968 onward
Liverpool registration-series context
The OKD F-suffix series was issued in Liverpool from February 1968. No car-specific police, Cooper S or survival evidence has yet been verified for OKD 700F.
Registration evidence only - Date unconfirmed
Historic OKD fleet line-up
Registration OKD 700F appears prominently in the foreground of the period fleet photograph.
Site owner-supplied period photograph - 1968
The OKD cars
The 1968 fleet is represented in the archive by eleven currently documented OKD F suffix registrations. Evidence varies between individual cars, ranging from registrations positively identified in period photography to records supported by surviving documentation, vehicle history and later research.
Source: Police Mini Liverpool & Bootle Fleet Archive - 1968
The OKD fleet pictured
A surviving period line up records part of the 1968 OKD fleet in police service, complete with the distinctive roof mounted POLICE boards, warning lamps and air horns. Several registrations can be identified across the line up, making it one of the archive’s most important contemporary fleet photographs.
Source photograph1968 OKD fleet side line-up with officersPeriod photograph · Open photograph →Period photograph1968 OKD fleet side line-up with officers
Caption
A long side view of Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary’s 1968 Morris Mini Cooper S fleet, with officers positioned along the line of cars.
Commentary
One of the archives best photographs for studying the OKD cars as a fleet. The repeated side on view shows the positioning and scale of the large POLICE lettering, wheel and hubcap treatment and roof mounted equipment across a substantial line of Morris Mini Cooper S MkII cars. Uniformed officers stand alongside several vehicles, while the cobbled surface, fencing and terraced housing retain the surroundings in which the fleet was photographed. Although registrations are not readily readable from this angle, the image is especially useful for comparing the consistency of equipment and presentation from car to car.
Source photograph1968 OKD fleet front line-upPeriod photograph · Open photograph →Period photograph1968 OKD fleet front line-up
Caption
Morris Mini Cooper S MkII cars from the 1968 OKD fleet lined up with officers, with several registrations clearly readable.
Commentary
This is the archives strongest photograph for identifying individual cars within the 1968 OKD fleet. OKD 700F is prominent in the foreground, followed by OKD 692F and OKD 689F, with further cars continuing along the line. The front three quarter angle records the Morris MkII grille treatment as well as the repeated roof mounted POLICE boards and warning equipment. The officers positioned with the cars and the uniform presentation of the line give the photograph the character of a formal fleet image while also providing valuable evidence for comparing individual registrations and equipment installations.
- 1968
OKD 700F Pictured
A clear period photograph records OKD 700F in police trim. The side view shows its POLICE lettering, roof mounted POLICE sign, warning equipment and radio aerial, and provides one of the archive's strongest individual views of a known 1968 OKD car.
Source photographOKD 700F in police servicePeriod photograph · Open photograph →
Period photographOKD 700F in police service
Caption
Morris Mini Cooper S MkII OKD 700F in a clear side portrait showing its POLICE markings, roof sign, warning equipment and radio aerial.
Commentary
One of the archives most useful individual reference photographs. OKD 700F is shown unobstructed from the front and side, making the Morris MkII front treatment, registration, large POLICE lettering, wheels and overall stance particularly clear. The roof installation is exceptionally well recorded: a forward facing POLICE panel sits beneath a raised warning beacon, with air horns mounted to either side, while a tall whip aerial is separately visible on the roof. Taken together, these details make the photograph especially valuable when researching the radio and warning equipment fitted to the 1968 fleet.
Source & rights
Rights / permissionLiverpool City Police
Open original source ↗ - 8 August 2026
Vehicle tax: Taxed
DVLA records this vehicle as Taxed. Snapshot recorded from a vehicle enquiry check.
DVLA tax recordSource: DVLA vehicle enquiry
Car-specific evidence
Physical traces and documented details
The period photograph records the car’s fleet presentation and roof equipment.
Custodianship
Where it is now
- Condition
- Unknown
- Specification
- Not yet confirmed by owner
- Colour
- White
- Region
- Unknown
The archive currently follows the car through the historic photograph; later ownership or survival information is welcome.
From the custodian
Owner’s story
No later ownership history has yet been connected with the registration.
Photographs
Gallery
OKD 700F in police service
Caption
Morris Mini Cooper S MkII OKD 700F in a clear side portrait showing its POLICE markings, roof sign, warning equipment and radio aerial.
Commentary
One of the archives most useful individual reference photographs. OKD 700F is shown unobstructed from the front and side, making the Morris MkII front treatment, registration, large POLICE lettering, wheels and overall stance particularly clear. The roof installation is exceptionally well recorded: a forward facing POLICE panel sits beneath a raised warning beacon, with air horns mounted to either side, while a tall whip aerial is separately visible on the roof. Taken together, these details make the photograph especially valuable when researching the radio and warning equipment fitted to the 1968 fleet.
Source & rights
Rights / permissionLiverpool City Police
Open original source ↗1968 OKD fleet front line-up
Caption
Morris Mini Cooper S MkII cars from the 1968 OKD fleet lined up with officers, with several registrations clearly readable.
Commentary
This is the archives strongest photograph for identifying individual cars within the 1968 OKD fleet. OKD 700F is prominent in the foreground, followed by OKD 692F and OKD 689F, with further cars continuing along the line. The front three quarter angle records the Morris MkII grille treatment as well as the repeated roof mounted POLICE boards and warning equipment. The officers positioned with the cars and the uniform presentation of the line give the photograph the character of a formal fleet image while also providing valuable evidence for comparing individual registrations and equipment installations.
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Commentary
One of the archives most useful individual reference photographs. OKD 700F is shown unobstructed from the front and side, making the Morris MkII front treatment, registration, large POLICE lettering, wheels and overall stance particularly clear. The roof installation is exceptionally well recorded: a forward facing POLICE panel sits beneath a raised warning beacon, with air horns mounted to either side, while a tall whip aerial is separately visible on the roof. Taken together, these details make the photograph especially valuable when researching the radio and warning equipment fitted to the 1968 fleet.