Show your Vintage cars!!
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I would say it's at least an '87, for the '86 and earlier don't have the split front turn signal.
My 1970 Chevrolet National Ambulance on display at the facility where I work. It has a Unity Spitfire light on top, a Federal Q, and an origanal GE PowerCall. It is fully equipped with 1970's BLS gear.
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My 1967 Hess & Eisenhardt (S&S) Cadillac Park Hill combination. Although it's not mounted in this picture, it has a Federal demountable beacon and under the hood is a Federal 28 siren. It too is fully equipped with 1960's gear. (Not that a funeral home ambulance had much, at least by today's standards.)
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My 1967 Hess & Eisenhardt (S&S) Cadillac Park Hill combination. Although it's not mounted in this picture, it has a Federal demountable beacon and under the hood is a Federal 28 siren. It too is fully equipped with 1960's gear. (Not that a funeral home ambulance had much, at least by today's standards.)
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TheGatekeeper said:
B-bodys ran from 59-96! With little change to the frame and chassis for the most part! But amenity wise they were never high up, even my 96 Impala SS lacks options that my 1969 Hurst Olds has, like telescoping steering wheel for example.
Fast LT1 said:
Yes, but we were referring to the car in the picture, which could by any B-Body between 87 and 89.
That's a beautiful Chevrolet/National! I can remember when
they were almost everywhere! Can also remember those
Springfield/International Travel-alls! Those were real work
horses for FDs and rescue squads back then!
They made THOUSANDS of 'em! Wonder where they all ended
up? Would love to find one! It would complete my EV collection!
Drove an early Travel-all in my VFD back in the 60s.
The private ambo service that I worked for had Caddies.
they were almost everywhere! Can also remember those
Springfield/International Travel-alls! Those were real work
horses for FDs and rescue squads back then!
They made THOUSANDS of 'em! Wonder where they all ended
up? Would love to find one! It would complete my EV collection!
Drove an early Travel-all in my VFD back in the 60s.
The private ambo service that I worked for had Caddies.
Tallen said:A few from my fleet:
1991 Ford Crown Vic 351w California Highway Patrol unit 8849
1991 Ford Crown Vic 351w San Diego County Sheriff Replica
-Federal Aerodynic, Federal 480k siren/switch box, motorola syntorx radio
1973 Dodge Polara California Highway Patrol Unit 1555
-Federal Twinsonic CTS, PA1000, Motorola Radio
1978 Dodge Monaco (unmarked) Federal PA20a and Fireball
1987 Chevy Caprice 9C1 (unmarked) Currently unequipped
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1991 Ford Crown Vic 351w (Future MA MDC replica)
1997 Ford Crown Vic Mass State Police
When restored will have Federal Vista, SS2000, BP100, Lectric Lites push bar, Motorola MCS2000, Motorola Maxtrac100, and Uniden 760xlt.
Got a few other and or have one or two in the pipeline.
Damn you Tallen I want a '91 LTD so bad !!!!!! that white one has my name all over it!!!!
nice cars...
K9Vic said:
Made some changes to my M1009 Military blazer, took off the AeroDynic lightbar and replaced it with a CARR lightbar rack. The AeroDynic is a great lightbar and I can swap between the two if I wanted, but I like the CARR setup better. Reason is that I have four ProComp 55w flood lights so I can see where I am going at night and two amber beacons on the ends. Instead of using strobes I am using two Federal Signal Ultrastar LED beacons and the beacons do fit what would have been used in the 80s. I would have used strobes, but most people will not know the difference and I got them for a steal. The front 900 Whelen are still the same LED and using those because I do not need a power supply and minimal gauge wiring. The square black LED lights are 10w white flood lights by Rigid Industries, they are my basic aux driving lights that I can use on-road and not blind other drivers.
Cool ride.
I got to drive one of those while in Germany in the mid-80s during an Allied Forces meeting in West Berlin.
The Americans were always making fun of us in our Peugeot 305 "Senior Officers Car" or worse, the plastic-built, canvas-roofed Citroen Mehari! On the highway to Stuttgart, as we were crawling at 80 km/h on the right lane, we could hear the growl of a bunch of V8 catching up and passing us at a steady 120 kmh...
We'd usually get a salute ...and a smirk...
)
I got to drive one of those while in Germany in the mid-80s during an Allied Forces meeting in West Berlin.
The Americans were always making fun of us in our Peugeot 305 "Senior Officers Car" or worse, the plastic-built, canvas-roofed Citroen Mehari! On the highway to Stuttgart, as we were crawling at 80 km/h on the right lane, we could hear the growl of a bunch of V8 catching up and passing us at a steady 120 kmh...
We'd usually get a salute ...and a smirk...
)
In regard to photo #107 that is a 74 Plymouth Gran Fury belonging to the Peirce County sheriffs Office in Tacoma Washington
Hey Tallen do you have pics of the finished 97 MA STATE POLICE? - I would like to see the finished results.
Thanks ! - Greg
Thanks ! - Greg
My 1948 Dodge B-1 Power Wagon, and the Federal Jr Beacon Ray on the roof, and the Federal Enterprises O siren on the front bumper. None are permanently mounted, they can both be put on and taken off. Mainly for use when I do stuff related to CDF, or CAL FIRE, where I am a Captain. The patch on the door is stuck on a magnet so it can also be removed.
Nice power wagon, those older ones are sweet trucks.
Well since this was bumped, here is my 2012 Memorial Day display in my front yard. Notice how vehicles have changed, the M1010 Ambulance is at an off site location and I bought a M1031 Maintenance truck a few months ago. The pickup was down for repairs and was not able to be moved.
Well since this was bumped, here is my 2012 Memorial Day display in my front yard. Notice how vehicles have changed, the M1010 Ambulance is at an off site location and I bought a M1031 Maintenance truck a few months ago. The pickup was down for repairs and was not able to be moved.
Squad-6 said:All this talk about 350s & 351s, how about a Gremlin with a 427? This little monster is still in service with my department although mostly used for parades nowadays.
Was this the one at FDIC this year? neat too see it in person!
Great thread
So here my ex military police car,it was only in Germany!Have buy the car from the army.
They have removed all the decals,spotlight and lightbar.
Have built back from original pictures.
Have sell the car for any years....
But now have a similar car, will make a LVPD car from it!
Here is my design, edit on computer!
So here my ex military police car,it was only in Germany!Have buy the car from the army.
They have removed all the decals,spotlight and lightbar.
Have built back from original pictures.
Have sell the car for any years....
But now have a similar car, will make a LVPD car from it!
Here is my design, edit on computer!
gmack24 said:
Have not done the car yet... prob another year or two out. To busy with other projects and still a little to new to be taking to shows.
Here's a mock up I did some years back....
ff168577 said:
Car on the trailer was first prepped for a movie (
K9Vic said:Well I have a Chevy military M1010 ambulance, but is 1985 really vintage?
Is it one of the old "crackerbox" ambulances or one of the Type II vans. My VFD had a '76 Type II Chevy van ambulance that was ex-Air Force. And the state surplus agency where we found the van still had two old station wagon ambulances: a '64 ford and a '68 Plymouth. I would've liked to have had the Plymouth!
Dr.Jon said:
Jon: The pic of the Suburban didn't come up. I like your new combo. But you know I liked the old Pontiac better.