The Minnesota State Patrol was founded in 87-years ago. Sgt. Troy Christensen writes an article called "Ask a Trooper" in which he answers questions sent in from listeners.  Click here, to read previous installments.

This week he was asked about the history of the squad car.

The Minnesota State Patrol was founded 87-years ago. Christensen says the very first car used by troopers was a 1929 Ford Model A Fordor Sedan.

Here it is along with several pictures sorted by decade that show the evolution of squad cars:

 

Those are just a few of the cars used over the years. Visit marooncruisers.com to see the entire archive.

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