Reminds me of the '77 Delta 88 I had; and I also had a nice red Fireball;but I kept it on the floorboard until needed.
Movies & Television: Police, Fire & EMS Vehicles
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I like that light hanging from the mirror. Reminds me of a friend years ago who started his own ambulance service with a then-new 1965 Plymouth wagon. The only red light when he first started was a handheld spotlight with a red sealed-beam bulb hanging from the mirror. He eventually mounted a red junior beacon and two red lollipops on the roof. The siren was a Model 28 under the hood.
TheGatekeeper
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Are you implying that everything you see in the movies isn't accurate? Next thing you'll be saying is Batman isn't real. B)Not sure that light is period correct for 1998 though, or is it ?
TheGatekeeper
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Wait here, don't put in my mouth words I haven't spoken.
I'm just asking aloud about the period accuracy of a light, it would never occur to me to question Batman's existence. :huh:
'nuff said. :sleepy:
I'm just asking aloud about the period accuracy of a light, it would never occur to me to question Batman's existence. :huh:
'nuff said. :sleepy:
Mad Max was on a couple weeks ago. Amazing how young Mel Gibson was in the movie. I absolutely love the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1yCZrF3J34, but all I've got here is a picture of the "Big Bopper" pursuit car and several of Max's interceptor.
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Storm82
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I liked the chase scene at the beginning of the movie, and the MFP cars, but the rest of the movie was kinda wierd.
acklover
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Its a movie screaming for a remake. Not. I hope they don't screw up the franchise with the new one coming out.
Dirty Harry (1971)
Magnum Force (1973)
The Enforcer (1976)
Sudden Impact (1983)
The Dead Pool (1988)
Magnum Force (1973)
The Enforcer (1976)
Sudden Impact (1983)
The Dead Pool (1988)
That siren sounds as small as it looks. I noticed that the 'high pitch' switch was turned on during the demo. I wonder what it sounds like with the switch off?
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Ok why were the bad guys driving a car with a blue light on the dash? Why are the cops wearing leather everything? and why are they driving those brightly colored cars are they like the highway patrol or something? I have seen this movie 3 times and I still do not have the answers for these questions....Here you go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5QYYlfXQFk
CrownVic97
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I can offer some assistance
1. The bad guy killed the officer who was driving the black pursuit special car and stole it. Listen as best as you can to the radio traffic in-between all the V8s screaming and Locktronics howling.
2. The reason for the leather.....not a damn clue
3. The movie's setting is after nuclear warfare has occurred on earth and it's years later after the fact. Maybe they want to stand out in the wide open country or something. Good question on this one.
The movie as a whole is really different. I don't know what the exact back story is on all of it, but it's got fast, loud, bad-@$$ cars, blinkies and woo-woos, and violence. Yay, violence
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Mad Max is a classic that has a cult-like following and set the tone for all future dystopian movies. And it was all made for about $350,000...cheap even by 1979 standards. It's also Australian, so it's not what we Yanks typically expect. Here's a synopsis from a website with 10 things you probably didn't know about Mad Max:
Storm82
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I didn't realize the first one was post nuclear... I know the second and third were both post nuclear.I can offer some assistance
1. The bad guy killed the officer who was driving the black pursuit special car and stole it. Listen as best as you can to the radio traffic in-between all the V8s screaming and Locktronics howling.
2. The reason for the leather.....not a damn clue
3. The movie's setting is after nuclear warfare has occurred on earth and it's years later after the fact. Maybe they want to stand out in the wide open country or something. Good question on this one.
The movie as a whole is really different. I don't know what the exact back story is on all of it, but it's got fast, loud, bad-@$$ cars, blinkies and woo-woos, and violence. Yay, violence
acklover
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It looks just like the second movie, a bunch of people running around the wasteland chasing and maiming each other. But its supposed to be a sequel to the first, like showing you what makes Max finally crack and go out on his own. It doesn't look like there are any awesome chases like the opening scene of the first.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_4nzm9ICuo
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oui , M. Goulet , un peu.
Except she is marrying Spicoli, aka Sean Penn. The good news is he and I are the same age, so I still have a shot with her if they don't work out.He'd speak any language if Charlize is involved.
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TheGatekeeper
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Good point... But he's got hair. :undecided:
Have you noticed how old guys (that is 50 and above.. ^_^ ) are all over the place in action flicks nowadays ?
Penn 54, 55 ? Daniel Craig 50 anytime soon, Bruce Willis.... Well don't even mention it... Liam Neeson 62, and even our national elder Gerard Lanvin still chasing bag guys Sig Sauer in hand at 64 years of age !!
Have you noticed how old guys (that is 50 and above.. ^_^ ) are all over the place in action flicks nowadays ?
Penn 54, 55 ? Daniel Craig 50 anytime soon, Bruce Willis.... Well don't even mention it... Liam Neeson 62, and even our national elder Gerard Lanvin still chasing bag guys Sig Sauer in hand at 64 years of age !!
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acklover
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He looks 60 though. And Arnold is still doing Terminator flicks...there is hope the over 50 crowd!!!
Moi, aussi, mon ami.oui , M. Goulet , un peu.
Except she is marrying Spicoli, aka Sean Penn. The good news is he and I are the same age, so I still have a shot with her if they don't work out.
TheGatekeeper
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C'est émouvant cet espoir....
J'en ai les larmes aux yeux... :sleepy:
I don't need to translate, do I?opcorn:
J'en ai les larmes aux yeux... :sleepy:
I don't need to translate, do I?
opcorn:
acklover
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mais non, ce qui était beauC'est émouvant cet espoir....
J'en ai les larmes aux yeux... :sleepy:
I don't need to translate, do I?
JennyCop
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Though filmed in 1998 the light is mounted on a 1993-94 Ford Crown vic. Those round Coplites are still in production today.Not sure that light is period correct for 1998 though, or is it ?
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acklover
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So, last night the first of the Billy Jack movies was on, 1968's The Born Losers. The sheriff's Ford Galaxies make occasional appearances in a few scenes.
TheGatekeeper
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Is that from the movie in which Willis drives this awesome 1988 charcoal gray Caprice ?
Striking Distance !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jd4DpK4xHI
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