For Sale "Vintage Fire Engine light"

[Mattdecker]

This isn't my post but I found it while browsing. Not sure what the lightbar is. Figured I'd post it here. No way I'd pay $575 for it though.

http://nashville.craigslist.org/clt/5504097979.html

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[7d9_z28]

Souther VP lightbar, looks like a federal beacon maybe? In place of the speaker cover. No way its worth that much.

 

[Mattdecker]

Souther VP lightbar, looks like a federal beacon maybe? In place of the speaker cover. No way its worth that much.

According to him it's a "highly sought after" Federal CJ184 with 2 clear and 2 red bulbs with clear plastic domes.

I don't know much about beacons so I don't know if its highly sought after or not.

 

[CrownVic97]

The lightbar is a SVP model 202 sans the speaker cover with a CJ184 beacon bolted to the center. I'd offer $200 and not a cent more for something like that.

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

Just an FYI but SVP did offer an option with the 202 bar and a beacon in the middle.

I didn't believe it myself but I have been shown it exists... This one maybe a franken bar.. but they did do this.

 

[MtnMan]

Is it just me, or are the lenses inside-out?

 

[7d9_z28]

Is it just me, or are the lenses inside-out?

Just you. They had a weird speaker cover.

 

[shibby1952]

Here is one I brought home from a tow truck company awhile back. The beacon on this one is also SVP, leading me to believe that this was a factory setup. So there is at least more than one...

 

[7d9_z28]

Perhaps this one had a factory and it crapped out so they put the Federal one on as a replacement...

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Looks pretty goofy but not the strangest we've seen.

Agreed: $200 to $250 tops, and that's if the 184 is in good shape and the lens near perfect.

 

[stansdds]

Yes, SVP offered an option of a beacon in place of the speaker cover, but they would have used their own brand of beacons.

12 Volt Vintage Fire Engine Light Bar wired for interior display w/switch box and mini installed operational siren.

I'd say someone replaced the speaker section with the CJ-184 and did not bother to make a custom mounting plate to get the CJ's speaker to face forward. And the part about a "mini installed operational siren" coupled with the fact that it is wired for indoor display makes me think that there is a cheap speaker inside the CJ and not a real Federal Signal speaker. It's interesting, it would certainly be an effective warning device, and if you can find a SVP 202 speaker cover you could possible have two collectible warning devices. $575? Uhhhhh... that, I think, is a bit of a stretch.