Dominion auto lights

[toon80]

Hey fellow collectors!


Here's my 2 newest acquisitions: 1 DA Round Top 357 and 1 DA junior (freeeby ) The chrome on the round top was badly pitted but the Mother's mag and aluminum polish did an awesome job!


I also have 2 NIB DA Flat Top Emergency revolving lights, straight from the box, never used/mounted.


In the DA album, you might notice (also from another thread) a sheet picture with a lens option featuring "red/amber"... Now if anyone have some info on this (or other Dominion Auto Lights pictures), share your knowledge (and pictures) with us!


http://s767.photobucket.com/albums/xx31 ... utomotive/


I guess folks from Canada will like this


Toon

 

[dmathieu]

Very Nice ! !


Dan

 

[toon80]

Just to share


This is what our Montreal cop cars looked like in the early 90's. As good as it gets!


Simple red/blue DA on top, unknown TD and alley lights...

 

[Richard P]

Very Nice! These were some of the best built revolvers, very intricate rotator assemblies and unique way of brush contacts, very rebuildable too! Good to know Theres another collector!


Ive got an uncountable number of 2 beam flat tops, 1 round top, 2 regular da juniors and a chrome base NOS junior. 2 4 way round top flashers, 2 teardrops, Intermediate revolving beacon and a few DA turbo beams.


Eric6913 has a Few DA owned/produced Turbo flash mini bars, yellow (not amber) DA intermediate with target tech labels (DA owned target tech) and a low profile DA beacon with a target tech direct drive parabolic rotator instead of dual beam revolver


Ive seen some strobes too, One uses the flat tops base and a fresnel lens same size as the flat top. also strobe in a intermediate housing, similar to SWS 200 series strobe.


Ive also seen the "hill" light 4 beam flat top.

 

[toon80]

Sweet!


As far as I can see, DA was mostly Canadian?


I see a few American members here on the board with DA but close to the border....


Seems like DA didn't make it far south...

 

[Wailer]

Just to share
This is what our Montreal cop cars looked like in the early 90's. As good as it gets!


Simple red/blue DA on top, unknown TD and alley lights...

Where I live, the city police used the same roof rack, beacons, and speaker. The beacons were four beam, both red from 1974 to 1986 and red and blue from 1987 until the end. The speaker was connected to a Federal PA15A series 1E electronic siren (high-pitched wail and yelp tones). The last tanks to use that light rack were Chevy Caprices just like the Montreal units in the photo. In 1990 the Dominion Auto roof rack was discarded in favour of the Federal Streethawk light bar. The last Caprices in the fleet had Streethawks with red and blue covers.

 

[Richard P]

I remember the OPP having the same crossbar but with one center mounted beacon, clear 4 bult red and white, takedown mounted under it, 2 large black rectangular speakers on bothe sides of the beacon and 2 front and 2 rear par36 red flashers and alley lights

 

[jdh]

I remember the OPP having the same crossbar but with one center mounted beacon, clear 4 bult red and white, takedown mounted under it, 2 large black rectangular speakers on bothe sides of the beacon and 2 front and 2 rear par36 red flashers and alley lights

Toronto had the same set up although originally MTP only had the par 36's and added the beacon later on. I always like the lights. I do have a 2 beam/bulb blue DA in my collection.

 

[toon80]

Richard,


Indeed, I think this is the setup OPP used...


Toon

 

[Wailer]

Richard,
Indeed, I think this is the setup OPP used...


Toon

I've seen OPP tanks with red DA flat top beacons too.

 

[toon80]

Even though DA is out of business for some time now, a huuuge number of utility trucks all over still uses DA flat top light.


Municipal services seem to like those a lot. I see many new trucks still fitted with old DA lights.

 

[rickcallebs]

What is the white cover over the center mount chrome (CP-100?) speaker?


Rick

 

[dmathieu]

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