What is "z-car"

alt. (context British English) any of several early models of police car n. (context British English) any of several early models of police car

Z-car, Z-Cars, or zed-car may refer to:

• Models of car
  • Ford Zephyr saloon used by the British police during the 1960s
  • Nissan Z-car, a series of sports cars
  • BMW Z1, a two-seat roadster
  • BMW Z3, the first modern mass-market roadster produced by BMW
  • BMW Z4, a rear-wheel drive sports car
  • Mitsubishi Z platform, a series of small cars on a shared platform built by Mitsubishi Motors and DaimlerChrysler
• Police cars
  • Some models of mid-20th century police vehicles in the United Kingdom
  • Also used to refer to any police car, e.g. in 1960s and 1970s British newspaper headlines
    • Z-Cars, a British 1960s and 1970s television police drama series
• Cars whose vehicle registration plates begin with a Z
  • A car belonging to the federal government of Australia
  • A rental car (hire car) in Cyprus