Movies & Television: Police, Fire & EMS Vehicles

[LRGJr72]

Amity Police ("Jaws" - 1975)

This appears to be a restore or a replica. 

 

[348]

Amity Police ("Jaws" - 1975)

This appears to be a restore or a replica. 

Looks pretty close to the movie version.

 

[JazzDad]

 

[Skip Goulet]

Classic! Check out the security guard.....

From the Towering Inferno, 1974.

 

[CrownVic97]

Looks pretty close to the movie version.

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The replica has two Model 14 Beacons. The actual '73 Blazer had a Model 11 Twin Beacon Ray. Not a bad replica by any means, though. I think it's one of those overlooked on-screen vehicles from a well-known flick.

 

[JazzDad]

Re: From the Towering Inferno, 1974.

Great example, Mike.  Way to run over the hose. (1:48)

 

[jws926]

From "Hit And Run"

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Reminds of this for some reason, cant put my finger on what though :undecided:

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[348]

The A-Team (TV Series)

Crown Firecoach



1958 Mack C-21



1968 Highway Products Twin Coach



1975 Dodge Coronet



1977 Plymouth Fury



1980 Dodge St Regis



1982 Chevrolet Malibu



1973 Chevy Van



1974 Dodge Sportsman Maxi-Wagon



1974 Dodge Tradesman

 

[JazzDad]

The Vegan Police from Scott Pilgrim vs The World.  (Sorry, I don't catch the dash light on.)

 

[348]

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

1960 Buick Electra Ambulance



Restoration of similar Buick Electra



Seagrave mid-mount aerial (Note the 15 member crew)



1962 Plymouth Savoy (left) 1962 Dodge Dart (right)





1962 Plymouth Savoy

 

[Skip Goulet]

The A-Team (TV Series)

Crown Firecoach

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1958 Mack C-21

1958 Mack C-21.jpg

1968 Highway Products Twin Coach

1968 Highway Products Twin Coach.jpg

1975 Dodge Coronet

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1977 Plymouth Fury

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1980 Dodge St Regis

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1982 Chevrolet Malibu

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1973 Chevy Van

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1974 Dodge Sportsman Maxi-Wagon

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1974 Dodge Tradesman

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I like that '73 Chevy van Type II rig.  I had a '73 Chevy wide-bodied Superior Type II ambulance that I bought in 1987 for my standby service. It came from a mountainous area of Nevada and had standard shift. Got good gas mileage.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

1960 Buick Electra Ambulance

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Restoration of similar Buick Electra

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Seagrave mid-mount aerial (Note the 15 member crew)

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1962 Plymouth Savoy (left) 1962 Dodge Dart (right)

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1962 Plymouth Savoy

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I've seen these shots before and had always thought that those were B&M Super Chief sirens on those black-and-whites. They're not..they're B&M S8BS sirens (streamlined Siro-Drifts).

 

[Storm82]

A slightly different kind of police car, these are 3 Dodge Spirits or possibly Chrysler Saratogas, used by Tetragrammaton Enforcement Agents, from the movie Equilibrium.

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Here are a few from the TV series Longmire:


1994 Ford Bronco, driven by Sheriff Longmire, occasionally seen with only a dash light.

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2010 Tahoe and 2011 Charger, Absaroka County Sheriff Department.

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2007 Yukon XL and 2003 Crown Vic, Reservation Police.

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2010 Dodge Ram 3500, not sure what department this is from.

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[348]

Sirens TV Series (2014 USA Network)

 

[JazzDad]

 

[Jarred J.]

Well, I was trying to find the garbage trucks from  "men at work" the movie with the blue pancake lights, but here's this...

 

[CrownVic97]

That Force 4 Triple Threat looks ridiculous on that rig.

Yeah its Hollywood and they don't care, but I think it'd be better to slap Aerodynics or Code 3 XL bars on the tops of those Fury vs those Whelen Edges. Just looks so out of place on those cruisers.

 

[348]

Well, I was trying to find the garbage trucks from  "men at work" the movie with the blue pancake lights, but here's this...

Here you go.  In the last picture you can actually see the light came off the roof and is hanging by it's cord next to the driver's side headlight.

 

[Jarred J.]

yea in the movie they hit something and you watch it fall and continue to flash dangling

 

[JazzDad]

 

[Phillyrube]

Here you go.  In the last picture you can actually see the light came off the roof and is hanging by it's cord next to the driver's side headlight.

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Standard issue in the "old days" when it was normal to have a teardrop or vitalite get blown off the roof and be bouncing down the road flashing next to the driver.....

 

[Phillyrube]

Garbage truck and a Fireball?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn-nEk5kpz0

 

[JazzDad]

The electrons keep flowing, unaware that the conducter has been interrupted.

 

[JazzDad]

 

[LRGJr72]

"Roger & Me" (1989)

 

[JazzDad]

 

[TheGatekeeper]

 

[348]

Short Circuit 2 (1988)

1981 Dodge Ram Van



1983 Ford LTD Crown Victoria

 

[7d9_z28]

The first Short Circuit was such a good movie.

The second one... happened.

 

[JazzDad]

 

[TheGatekeeper]

Lethal Weapon ?

 

[348]

Lethal Weapon (1987)

1963 Crown Firecoach







1981 Chevrolet Malibu

 

[TheGatekeeper]

I remember their Oldsmobile Delta 88 with a FireBall on dash !

 

[348]

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

A Twinsonic, Aerodynic and a Fireball all in the same shot.



1981 Chevrolet Impala



1988 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser





Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

1984 Kawasaki KZ1000





1986 Dodge Diplomat



1987 Ford F250

 

[Mndlm]

"Cade's s County"

https://youtu.be/vOJ1VJa09vU

Anyone know what type of lights are on the squad car? See at the 4:21 mark. Thanks!

 

[dmathieu]

Those are Tripp Lites with a single reflector rotating around a stationary bulb.

 

[Mndlm]

Thanks !!!

 

[LRGJr72]

Those are Tripp Lites with a single reflector rotating around a stationary bulb.

Those Tripp Lites sure didn't produce much warning power in that desert sun. I've always thought those reflectors were too big and not properly focused around the bulb for sufficient flash-power. 

 

[dmathieu]

I totally agree. I had 2 of them, and your assessment is correct. They leave a lot to be desired

 

[Mndlm]

I don't recall any departments here in the Midwest that used those type of Tripp lights. Everyone up here was using F/S's then the Twinsonic started to show up here in the early-mid 70's

 

[CrownVic97]

I totally agree. I had 2 of them, and your assessment is correct. They leave a lot to be desired

I've got a halogen teardrop Tripp Lite and had to bend the reflector just so that the focal point was right. Tripp Lite had nailed the sealed beam sector, but when it comes to the parabolic reflector side, they didn't take into account that you need to have that reflector adjusted right to produce a good signal.