On July 1, 1949, the Nevada Highway Patrol Division was created by consolidating the Nevada State Police, Inspectors from the Nevada Public Service Commission and several Inspectors from the Nevada Department of Taxation. Yet Nevada already had a long history of law enforcement on the highway. Indeed, on June 23 1923 the first Nevada State Highway Patrolman was hired by the Nevada Highway Department. Nevada was one of the first western cities to have an organized highway patrol. In 1934, two more highway officers were added to the force, bringing the total to three and each was given a silver-colored patrol car with gold stars on the door, red flashing lights on the roof, and a siren. Police officers were assigned to serve in the cities of Reno, Carson City and Las Vegas.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has grown with the automotive age. There are 429 sworn commissioned officers whose duties range from enforcing the laws on the highways to operating the state's criminal history repository. The Nevada Highway Patrol is dedicated to ensuring safe economical and enjoyable use of the highways and protecting law abiding citizens against violence and disorder with assisting the enforcement agencies throughout the state and the nation.

With its gold star on the door panels, the Nevada Highway Patrol is celebrated in a dramatic die-cast model of a 1970 Ford Mustang. This precision-engineered replica of the classic muscle machine is adorned with the bold styling of the original road sample decorated with Nevada Highway Patrol graphics. Your Nevada Highway Patrol 1970 Ford Mustang is produced by - and available only from - Matchbox Collectibles.

(2000)

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