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CFD MARS Skybolt Lightbar / Video added-
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Cyril,
thank you very much for sharing this with us here.(Merci Beacoup) It is a very cool and interisting set up. Can you show a front on photo as well?
Thanks
Todd
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thank you very much for sharing this with us here.(Merci Beacoup) It is a very cool and interisting set up. Can you show a front on photo as well?
Thanks
Todd
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That is identical to a Chicago FD bar. Except it would have had a green light in the passenger side can light.
What a beauty! That light bar looks almost new...was it restored or just handled with care all these years?
Interesting that a police car would have had an 888 light instead of a siren speaker. This looks more like a fire department application.
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Pop in a green light in the pass side flasher and a clear bulb in the 888 and I'll drool my keyboard away...
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What a beauty! "She" is not only warning equipmet - "she" is a real pice of art! So sad that stuff like this is not produced any more!
You are lucky to be able to call you an owner of a pice like that.
You are lucky to be able to call you an owner of a pice like that.
I just noticed the OP bar is a 3 bulb skybolt CFD/CPD were 2 bulb. Need to flash those can lights!
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Wonderful! :thumbsup: opcorn:
As a kid I always loved going down to Chicago and seeing that set-up, our local PD/FD cars used a single Beacon Ray and a pair of lolli's which was pretty boring by comparison. Some engines used 888's & AB's so it wasn't all bad, but I always loved the CFD cars the best.
opcorn:As a kid I always loved going down to Chicago and seeing that set-up, our local PD/FD cars used a single Beacon Ray and a pair of lolli's which was pretty boring by comparison. Some engines used 888's & AB's so it wasn't all bad, but I always loved the CFD cars the best.
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Cyril, that Mars bar is so nice I don't even know what to write....
I think not even Mars Aurora Borealis are this rare! Hang on tight to this baby!
Congratulations on this beauty! :thumbsup: !!!!!!
I think not even Mars Aurora Borealis are this rare! Hang on tight to this baby!
Congratulations on this beauty! :thumbsup: !!!!!!
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First words out of my mouth upon seeing pics:
"Gee...wha... Woooooooow....Holy crap!"
Very, very nice MARS bar there, Cyril. Magnifique!!!
"Gee...wha... Woooooooow....Holy crap!"
Very, very nice MARS bar there, Cyril. Magnifique!!!
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Since we have a few of our European friends here on
this thread, I would like to pose a question.
I notice that European Emergency Vehicles (both Police
and Fire) seem to have very minimalistic warning and
lighting systems. Being as Europe is a ver populated and
congested continent where the potential for collisions
would be higher, I would think the you all would want to
light those vehicles up with everything you could find!
Same with sirens! I would think that Federal Qs would be
king over there! (I know about the left-over feelings about
air raid sirens).
Here in the US things are becoming more crowded and people
seem to be becoming more....uh...let me find the right word...
OH! YES! ... STUPID! so we tend to light up, paint and
make as much noise as we can so we WON'T get run into!
(Personally based on over 4 decades of emergency work).
Comments? Am always interested in learning!
I correspond with quite a few folks in Britain, Germany, France,
Spain, Finland and even Poland! It seems that there is a certain
"sameness" to EVs and that warning systems are pretty minimal.
However, I do see advances being made with graphics/reflectivity.
Thanks!
this thread, I would like to pose a question.
I notice that European Emergency Vehicles (both Police
and Fire) seem to have very minimalistic warning and
lighting systems. Being as Europe is a ver populated and
congested continent where the potential for collisions
would be higher, I would think the you all would want to
light those vehicles up with everything you could find!
Same with sirens! I would think that Federal Qs would be
king over there! (I know about the left-over feelings about
air raid sirens).
Here in the US things are becoming more crowded and people
seem to be becoming more....uh...let me find the right word...
OH! YES! ... STUPID! so we tend to light up, paint and
make as much noise as we can so we WON'T get run into!
(Personally based on over 4 decades of emergency work).
Comments? Am always interested in learning!
I correspond with quite a few folks in Britain, Germany, France,
Spain, Finland and even Poland! It seems that there is a certain
"sameness" to EVs and that warning systems are pretty minimal.
However, I do see advances being made with graphics/reflectivity.
Thanks!
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fireball3
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Big thank you to all for your comments!
After crossing the Atlantic, my biggest fear was to receive the items destroyed, but fortunately, as you can see, she arrived in good condition, the sender has done a good job in the package!
John, it's amazing that you mention it, but I was just thinking the same thing as you, after installing the 888 and to display it to the original CFD, I will install a green bulb on the passenger side!
do you know why this version is three bulbs while in the other versions is 2 bulbs? Thanks
Cyril
After crossing the Atlantic, my biggest fear was to receive the items destroyed, but fortunately, as you can see, she arrived in good condition, the sender has done a good job in the package!
John, it's amazing that you mention it, but I was just thinking the same thing as you, after installing the 888 and to display it to the original CFD, I will install a green bulb on the passenger side!
do you know why this version is three bulbs while in the other versions is 2 bulbs? Thanks
Cyril
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fireball3 said:
The bar is drool worthy no matter what setup. It's really cool that you were able to get that shiiped onver seas. The 3 bulb rotators were just another version or option, I'm not sure whether it was for flash rate increase or so you could do 3 different colors.... but the 3 bulb ones are less common.
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JohnMarcson said:
Holy crap I didn't notice those were three-bulb rotators until now......
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