Road trip through Oregon and Northern California Yields Good Stuff

[Scoot163]

I recently returned from a road trip to Northern California and picked up some great bars! They are all in working condition, some need more cleaning and TLC than others but overall I'm very pleased with my 6 days out. This is pic heavy.

I'm told that this was an L.A. County Sheriff bar, but there is nothing on the bar or frame to verify that. It does have the front steady red, and clear passenger takedown.




A Cal Spec Jetstream. It has an oscillating TCL in the center as well.


Next up is a J-CAL Jetsonic




This is a frame only no domes, I'm assuming an Aerotwin of some sort. A 24 RV-1Z. Any info on what this might be would be appreciated. Maybe a wrecker bar?




And finally an all blue CTS! Picked this up in Portland, Oregon. Seller stated it was a former Oregon State Police bar but I believe he is mistaken. Multnomah County Sheriff is the only Dept. that I'm aware used these. I did some research on vintage OSP vehicles and have found no CTS in use there. It runs great, just pretty dirty on the interior.




I've got lots to keep me busy right through the Spring. Its gonna be lot of fun working on these. Thanks for looking!

 

[tsquale]

Damn I am jealous of all you guys that got those CTS bars... Messaged the guy shortly after he posted the ad online and never received a response. VERY nice haul! Thanks for the photos. I would love a video of the CTS when you have time.

 

[ERIC6913]

Very Nice Score Rich! I'm jealous! Did you tell Ryan and Dave hello for me

 

[CrownVic97]

I'm told that this was an L.A. County Sheriff bar, but there is nothing on the bar or frame to verify that. It does have the front steady red, and clear passenger takedown.

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Looks like you scored a TJ Hooker style AeroDynic, man! Very cool.
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This is a frame only no domes, I'm assuming an Aerotwin of some sort. A 24 RV-1Z. Any info on what this might be would be appreciated. Maybe a wrecker bar?

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Definitely looks that way. There was a speaker bulkhead at one time, but now it's gone. I'm guessing it looked like this at one point, but who knows if this was on an emergency vehicle instead?

 

[Wailer]

Why does the bar have a clear lens on the passenger's side?

 

[ERIC6913]

Why does the bar have a clear lens on the passenger's side?

Takedown light

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

The blue CTS is awesome.
Finding CA bars in CA is probably not real difficult..
Try finding CA bars in PA..
I have located 1 J-CAL locally.

As for other the only 1 county using the blue CTS bars. Who knows.. the guy might be right.. its called hand me downs.
Back in the late 90's when I was still actively running we were told to inspect 2 pallets worth of lights that were "dontated" to us. Many of the lights on these pallets were LAPD Aerodynics. If I had known then what I know now.. I would have a pile of LAPD aero's.

 

[ERIC6913]

The blue CTS is awesome.
Finding CA bars in CA is probably not real difficult..
Try finding CA bars in PA..

I have located 1 J-CAL locally.

As for other the only 1 county using the blue CTS bars. Who knows.. the guy might be right.. its called hand me downs.
Back in the late 90's when I was still actively running we were told to inspect 2 pallets worth of lights that were "dontated" to us. Many of the lights on these pallets were LAPD Aerodynics. If I had known then what I know now.. I would have a pile of LAPD aero's.

Finding lightbars here in California actually is difficult. Here in Southern California most departments destroy the light bars for security reasons

 

[Mars Light]

Interesting detail on the wrecker bar with plastic beam holder for the rotating lights.

 

[toon80]

Interesting detail on the wrecker bar with plastic beam holder for the rotating lights.

I was about to say the same. Looks like the now gone model 100 with plastic sealed beams holder, maybe?

Very good haul there.

TJ Hooker AeroDynic, custom-ordered Aero we haven't seen before, Multnomah CTS, Cal-Jet.... Wow!

 

[Scoot163]

Finding lightbars here in California actually is difficult. Here in Southern California most departments destroy the light bars for security reasons

I agree with Eric completely. Finding ANY kind of bar on the West coast can be difficult. It's why we all look like a one eyed dog in a meat market when something comes up out here. When I travel east and look at Craigslist etc I'm amazed at how much stuff is available out there!

Very Nice Score Rich! I'm jealous! Did you tell Ryan and Dave hello for me

Most certainly! Actually if I had known you were gonna grab some of those, I might have transported them to Southern Cal for you gratis. I will tentatively be heading back that way in early March.

Takedown light

Eric, I'm sure you saw some of these in-service back in the day. Was the clear takedown wired with an override to flash during Code 3, or did it just burn steady, or was it turned off unless used as a takedown?

 

[jph2]

Now that's what I'd call a great road trip! Nice mixture of bars you picked up there and some really great finds.

 

[801]

Eric, I'm sure you saw some of these in-service back in the day. Was the clear takedown wired with an override to flash during Code 3, or did it just burn steady, or was it turned off unless used as a takedown?

In CA anyway, the clear take down was wired to it's own switch. The only agency that I know of (for halogen bars) that had the take down wired to the slide switch was the LAPD bars with the center take down wired to alt flash in position 3.

 

[Wailer]

Takedown light

Takedown light on only one side?

 

[CHIEFOPS]

I'll go out on a limb and assume that since the vehicle code only specified the steady burn red and flashing amber on the driver side, they could still get use of a takedown on traffic stops by positioning the cruiser to offset the suspect vehicle and angle it for engine block cover.

 

[denko3]

Scoot can you make videos from bars
To see bars woking would be cool?

 

[ERIC6913]

I'll go out on a limb and assume that since the vehicle code only specified the steady burn red and flashing amber on the driver side, they could still get use of a takedown on traffic stops by positioning the cruiser to offset the suspect vehicle and angle it for engine block cover.

That is correct. Remember back in the day CHP only ever used one steady red lamp to the front as well.

 

[Scoot163]

Scoot can you make videos from bars
To see bars woking would be cool?

As I start cleaning them up I will try to add some videos.

 

[Scoot163]

I know these aren't THE V mirrors in the old NYPD Aeros, but I'm thinking it might be possible to build an NYPD clone bar out of this one. Maybe getting different drive chains and rearranging the bar setup. Any thoughts on this?

 

[Scoot163]

Looks like you scored a TJ Hooker style AeroDynic, man! Very cool.
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I would have rather scored Heather, but that's another story. I checked with some LAPD retired and they didn't use the MEH, but they confirmed LASO did and supplied this pic of a 1983 Malibu.





Definitely looks that way. There was a speaker bulkhead at one time, but now it's gone. I'm guessing it looked like this at one point, but who knows if this was on an emergency vehicle instead?

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[ex416]

I know these aren't THE V mirrors in the old NYPD Aeros, but I'm thinking it might be possible to build an NYPD clone bar out of this one. Maybe getting different drive chains and rearranging the bar setup. Any thoughts on this?
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the mirrors appear to be the same ones used in the twinsonic model 12EV and 12EF

 

[CHIEFOPS]

I know these aren't THE V mirrors in the old NYPD Aeros, but I'm thinking it might be possible to build an NYPD clone bar out of this one. Maybe getting different drive chains and rearranging the bar setup. Any thoughts on this?
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You could improve on the NYPD setup- using the work light positions as front takedowns, go with front domes outboard->inboard r/c/r/c, back domes ouboardt->inboard a/r/c/r, alternate the rear endlamps and either alternate, simul or steady burn the front endlamps and your choice to split the rotators r/c, c/c or r/r.

 

[ERIC6913]

I know these aren't THE V mirrors in the old NYPD Aeros, but I'm thinking it might be possible to build an NYPD clone bar out of this one. Maybe getting different drive chains and rearranging the bar setup. Any thoughts on this?
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Correct those mirrors are from the Twin Sonic series. I think that aerodynic was Franken project that never got completed. If you look closely at the Rotator bases you can see that it is from an older generation and those plastic par holders are from a newer model 14 Beacon

 

[Scoot163]

the mirrors appear to be the same ones used in the twinsonic model 12EV and 12EF

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Yes! Those match mine exactly.

 

[Scoot163]

Correct those mirrors are from the Twin Sonic series. I think that aerodynic was Franken project that never got completed. If you look closely at the Rotator bases you can see that it is from an older generation and those plastic par holders are from a newer model 14 Beacon

It better hold on. Because in the future it will be going back to the laboratory to be refrankened!

 

[JennyCop]

Now this is a haul! Very nice acquisitions!