Car story
OKD 701F
1968 · Morris Mini Cooper S MkII
Confirmed Last verified: Historic photograph; date unconfirmedRecorded by registration in the historic OKD fleet line-up.
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.
Vehicle identity
Vehicle record
- Registration
- OKD 701F
- 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
A historic line-up photograph includes OKD 701F among the Liverpool & Bootle Constabulary Police Minis. The photograph anchors the registration in the fleet archive and provides a starting point for future service or ownership memories.
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 701F.
Registration evidence only - Date unconfirmed
Historic OKD fleet line-up
Registration OKD 701F is visible within 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.
- 8 August 2026
Vehicle tax: SORN
DVLA records this vehicle as SORN. Snapshot recorded from a vehicle enquiry check.
DVLA tax recordSource: DVLA vehicle enquiry
Car-specific evidence
Physical traces and documented details
Contemporary police roof equipment is visible in the line-up.
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
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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In the Wild
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Stories
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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.