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This guy is a maniac. A certifiable crazy-man. My only two thoughts.. "are these items articulated in a living will and would he like to make a new friend?" WoW.

Actual S&W beacons (not rebadges) are seriously rare. It look like the one you have is a match for the blue beacon on this catalog page.

I'm guessing this was filmed in Canada. That's a full Dominion Automotive lightbar setup. Those were pretty popular, especially in Ontario, 40yrs ago.

I've known about Hella headlights and some beacons for a long time. I've NEVER seen a Hella lightbar. This is seriously awesome. On a side-note their North American headquarters are about 12 miles from house, in Detroit's northern suburbs.

A lot of people immediately think this was a modified TwinSonic. But it was actually a Code3 SD lightbar. A 2600-series. Some agencies actually placed a speaker in that center section naked, uncovered.

A lot of people will love and appreciate this effort! Sincerest thanks to all who are part of it.

It looks like they don't even have a website. But they do have an anemic Facebook page. They describe themselves as "a military lighting company." https://www.facebook.com/tekliteinc/?ref=page_internal

1982 JCW

1982 JCW

Those ole tri-beams have been around for a long time. Under many brands. Very effective for a single bulb. I actually saw someone post a video where he'd installed these tri-beam fixtures at each end of stripped out lightbar with inboard mirrors. I was a little stunned with how well it worked.

.. missed this one from the same issue.

.. missed this one from the same issue.

These are from a 1978 issue of JCW. I looked forward to my free copy every month as a kid. Until they dropped warning lights almost entirely in the late 1980s.

These are from a 1978 issue of JCW. I looked forward to my free copy every month as a kid. Until they dropped warning lights almost entirely in the late 1980s.

A screenshot from the movie "Miami Supercops" (1985). This is actually an Italian-produced film. It's so bad I insist you watch just the opening credits for laughs. An hysterically bad ripoff of Miami Vice. .. anyway, a very cool shot of a group of Hialeah police cars (Impalas and Diplomats)...

I bid on this catalog like crazy On eBay. Once it got over $36 I was out. But the screenshots are worthy of sharing here.

I bid on this catalog like crazy On eBay. Once it got over $36 I was out. But the screenshots are worthy of sharing here.

This thing is stunning. I've always known about Cheetah brand lights. But I've never seen this model in my life. I would almost suspect that it's a frankenbar. But it is way to neat and clean to not be a production model. This was WaY ahead of it's time. Being an all-light lightbar, the use of...

The $45 price listed in 1956 is seriously expensive. That translates to $450 in 2021 dollars.

Believe me.. I've had that thought many times. It would be amazing.

1976: I'd posted these before the big switchover.

1976: I'd posted these before the big switchover.

Somewhere in one of these threads on the Dietz Omni-Chief I remember seeing someone mention that surgical-grade tubing makes a good substitute for those belts.

They do still run all-red, forward-facing lights on the push-bumpers. Not sure if this throwback graphics scheme is temporary or not. They were brought in with the intention of celebrating the agency's bicentennial. But the public response to this look is been tremendous. Maybe they'll keep...

JPG versions of those early 70s pages.

JPG versions of those early 70s pages.

1988