@Impala9C1 I'm not sure. I've never seen a mini in use. I have seen a few photos of the full-size in use on cars. They are very fragile and not well made, which is why I think so few are left and likely why they didn't sell well
tsquale collection thread! Updated video page 4, post 152 - 11/09/2023
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Here is the current "display". I'm still tweaking some things and plan on redoing some of the shelving to get more of it displayed.
I like your collection of speaker/lights. It looks like you've got all the major brands and models.
It has taken an extreme amount of patience and perseverance in some cases. A couple pieces took a few years of poking at the people who owned them saying "hey I want that, don't forget I want it" and sending them photos of my collection so they knew I was serious. Others were lucky finds searching on craigslist and other online sales/auctions/etc.
For example, the New Tech Lightstorm that I recently sold (since I didn't need two) I had originally found at an antique store in North Carolina. They had a facebook page and posted photo overviews of their shop and I saw it in the photo. Called and asked if they still had it, arranged payment and shipping and it was mine.
Thank you. There are a couple I would still like to find someday (Whelen 88 PA, Dietz's early light speaker combo, and the Whelen "vader light").
For those who were unaware, I do (usually) create a video of each new item I get in and add it to my YouTube account. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoAArkXJhJDVrHfcxXmzgUQ?view_as=subscriber
Here are a couple of updated shots from two spots.
That amber and green Smith & Wesson light bar looks kind of neat.
As a Packer fan, I have to have a properly colored bar!That amber and green Smith & Wesson light bar looks kind of neat.
Thank you! That is quite the compliment from a fellow collector such as yourself
Did some more rearranging today after completing my Delta project. Also made split colored endcaps for my Jetsolaris.
Thank you! I hope to continue collecting and expanding as time/money/the wife allow.
Did a deep clean and some rearranging of the shelving setup tonight.
Blitzer beacons from Northern Signal Co
Trippe Lites: The RF-2 in the back (tall amber) and the FF (green) are the only specimens of such that I have seen before.
Lectric Lites various flashers that sold under their house label including an FA3 flasher rebranded for them as the FHA
Sirens!
Blitzer beacons from Northern Signal Co
Trippe Lites: The RF-2 in the back (tall amber) and the FF (green) are the only specimens of such that I have seen before.
Lectric Lites various flashers that sold under their house label including an FA3 flasher rebranded for them as the FHA
Sirens!
Tony. You have a great collect of rare lights and siren. Quality over quantity. Looks great.
Thank you! I've tried to dwindle it down over the years to be less common pieces and more of the rare stuff. Takes a lot of time and patience!
You definitely have a diverse collection of lights.
There's a bunch in there I'd like to have. The S&W bar jumped out at me. In the late 80's I was a security guard and drove a Chevy Caprice with an all amber S&W lightbar with sealed beam flashers and internal alley lights. I'd snag one up if I could find one.
There's a bunch in there I'd like to have. The S&W bar jumped out at me. In the late 80's I was a security guard and drove a Chevy Caprice with an all amber S&W lightbar with sealed beam flashers and internal alley lights. I'd snag one up if I could find one.
Another December, another annual video of the collection. As of posting the link the 4K and HD versions are still processing but should hopefully be up and running soon.
If you ever find yourself looking to sell or trade that Whelen Fastrax, as always, I'm interested.
I'll keep you in mind but at this point, having it complete with powersupply AND controller.... It's staying put!
Forgot to do an update last year, so here is the 2023 update! The light room is a little hectic right now with rearranging, selling and buying...so pardon the dust and choppy video. I also forgot to get the Whelen ALF lightbar that is mounted upside down on the ceiling in the video.
The ALF and a FastTrax, both products designed for specific vehicles, are the two things I would like to add to my collection. I really like the way you mounted it to the ceiling. That's probably the only way that anyone could ever justify having one inside at all. Great update!
Very nice Tony and interestingly, I happened to watch "No Country for Old Men" again on a return flight from Europe this week, and noticed the squad car Chief Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) was driving had the dual 184's and CP25 speaker (although no alley lights) that you have on the floor. I thought this was just cobbled together for the movie, but methinks it was an actual agency configuration somewhere in West Texas (or elsewhere) based on yours. Or maybe you acquired the movie prop!
And I had to pause your video two or three times when it passed over the Mars items!
Thanks for sharing.
And I had to pause your video two or three times when it passed over the Mars items
!Thanks for sharing.