Vintage Showcase

[JohnMarcson]

Anyone who wishes to post pics or vids of their most prized vintage vitems or restorations reply/attach them here. This can be items you have already posted in other threads. I am trying to get a single thread going to show off the rarest and best. This will be a sticky and serve like a muesem for the vintage section of the site.

 

[motorolamaniac]

Ill start out with my NOS in box Dietz Physicians Lamp, likely from the 30's or 40's based on mounting instructions.


The original "Green" light


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[dmathieu]

Very early vintage NOS, NIB Model 17 Federal Enterprises Inc. Beacon Ray, 6 Volt, with NOS split blue/red dome.


Blue was meant for the front, and red for the rear.





Sireno Model 166 MityLite NOS permanent mount.





Whelen Flash Beam Early 1960s vintage.





3 NOS Dietz 7-61





3 Whelen Model 44 Senior Deputy Rota Beam

 

[ryan]

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Federal Signal Twinsonic CTS lightbar from the T.V. show "Code Red" starring Lorne Green.


Also my NOS green Twinsonic dome.


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Federal Signal beacon ray 175 dealer display.


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Unity Dealer display with 10,300

 

[JohnMarcson]

Here are my favorites


Movies of


Oscillating Commander


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6M1YSQ8B_w


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdasgjQr42U


Sireno 300 "wobble light"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lNVdFKl ... re=related

 

[Wailer]

Not rare, but more of an evolutionary example of vintage equipment:


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All three are blue-faced Federal Interceptor electronic sirens, each with a different circuit board and different sounding wail and yelp tones.


Left: PA20 (early to mid 1960s), low-pitched tones.


Centre: Early PA20A (late 1960s), slow rising low-pitched tones.


Right: PA20A series 2E (1970s), high-pitched tones.

 

[crescentstar69]

That Sireno Mity Lite is Mity fine! I've gotta dig out my collection, display it, and take pics. NOS Powercall and a Mars Clarion II siren are probably my best items.

 

[dmathieu]

Undercover light bracket. 1960s-1970s vintage. fully adjustable height and angle. Hooks over driver's side window.


Roll it down hook the UCLB on and roll it up.


Dan

 

[rick h.]

Undercover light bracket. 1960s-1970s vintage. fully adjustable height and angle. Hooks over driver's side window.
Roll it down hook the UCLB on and roll it up.


Dan

I have never seen that application before

 

[stansdds]

Me neither, looks rather cumbersome when the Fireball could simply be placed on top of the roof of the vehicle when needed.

 

[dmathieu]

Could have been used with permanent mount lights, on convertables, or the old vinyl roof coverings, and to raise the light above roof level, or to eliminate scratching of the roof by magnets. The bracket instructions show the light being screwed to the bracket. Also remember that the old mag. mounts, like on the Fire Ball, did not hold really well a higher speeds. This is more secure.


Just some thoughts. It's a rare and interesting piece. I remember when they were in the catalogs.


Dan

 

[dustymedic]

Could have been used with permanent mount lights, on convertables, or the old vinyl roof coverings, and to raise the light above roof level, or to eliminate scratching of the roof by magnets. The bracket instructions show the light being screwed to the bracket. Also remember that the old mag. mounts, like on the Fire Ball, did not hold really well a higher speeds. This is more secure.
Just some thoughts. It's a rare and interesting piece. I remember when they were in the catalogs.


Dan

I used to have a 1967 Chevy Impala with a vinyl top. The magnets they put on the "mag mount" lights of that era would not have held through the vinyl...

 

[03crownvic]

I recall reading some informational paperwork where Federal advised the little swivel piece at the front of the base on the original 3 magnet Fireballs that had a small hole in it was intended to hook onto a screw in the top of the vehicle roof to keep it from flying off vinyl roofs. I always thought that to be odd since I can't imagine anyone wanting to put a screw in their vehicle's roof.

 

[dmathieu]

Yes, many of the manufacturers of that time had the same type of device, including Dietz and Signal Stat.


Dietz, and Sig Stat's studs were a good deal larger than the small screw sent with the Fire Ball.


Dan

 

[dmathieu]

Glass, "bee hive" type lights





Trippe HB-1





Mcdonald ans Arneson Traffic Mastre 4 way flasher





My wall of beacons

 

[patrol530]

Fav Vintage pieces:


NOS Powerlight





Unity beacon w/Spitfire dome





Assorted Whelen-





Dietz





NOS FB-1





Code 3 #500

 

[fiafighta2002]

Can anyone tell me how to add photos to these threads??

 

[JohnMarcson]

Can anyone tell me how to add photos to these threads??

I have made a how to


http://www.elightbars.org/forums/showthread.php?8676-How-to-attach-pics

 

[fiafighta2002]

Just some of mine

 

[JohnMarcson]

Please move all showcase items here to the actual showcase app on the site, linked at the top of the page.