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Big Black Mariah 

A term used for a police vehicle, usually a Golden (or Classic) Age Ford or Chevy.
Tom Waits has a song called 'Big Black Mariah' - it's all about being chased by the police. An excerpt;

"Here comes the Big Black Mariah,
I seen the big black Ford"

And Nick Cave mentions that the character in 'The Curse Of Milhaven' is driven;

"Off to the the asylum'
In an Old Black Mariah"
Big Black Mariah by Frank Rider August 22, 2009