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How cool is that? You did a wonderful job. I loved that show, my world was on hold when this was on TV. Supercar too. As a kid I had the motorized Supercar, and Fireball XL5 which as I recall was at least a foot and a half long. G

Thank You Gentlemen, Gentlemen Thank You! G

One more completion for 2012. G

I finished this late last night. G

Finished! She's in "Under Glass" now. G

Charlie there are photos of CHP '49's. http://policecarwebsite.net/fc/capdcars/chp/chp40.html I'm not sure if anyone else did, but yes it would have been a good choice for Highway Patrols or State Troopers. G

Funny story! In the 70's we ordered cars that came in various colors, but we added the same graphics to all. Sometime I'll tell you the story of a failed experiment, baby blue Ford Fairmonts...................................... I want to add to my previous post, that when we changed graphics, the new design was implemented on a new fleet. Old cars were never retrofitted with new graphics unless the car was completely repainted due to damage. We usually bought 50-100 cars at a time. Now this meant we had several different sets of graphics at one time. Our cars really didn't last long enough, so the good citizens weren't totally confused. Tradition abounds! St Louis has used the same unique badge since 1937, the uniform dates to just after the 1904 World's fair. G

Thank You Sir! Did you get your P51 paint issue sorted out? Hope I helped. G

Actually what happened was they continued to simplify the design. Seems the body shop decided it was way too much work to replace all the graphics after repairing a boo boo. What with stripes/lettering/logos and such it was a chore, not to mention nearly $2000 of vinyl per car. It was also quite a headache to prepare a new car for service. If the body guys had a bad day it looked like the car was striped by a drunken sailor. We started with a simple door decal, then added stripes, then added the arch and modified the stripes. That was the final straw when the price rocketed. We started eliminating items fron the design. Stripes were first, then the lettering style. Now the cars pretty much just say "police". Here's where we started. What they looked like when I started Stripes V1 What they looked like when I retired. Stripes V2 was like this with a big blue and two yellow stripes. New cars are pretty much the same but have plain block letters. G

My sources say 2150 was the then Superintendent's department serial number. Eh, they are all good stories, of ...........wait for it.........................The Highway Patrol. G

Everything in white is scratchbuilt. Wood, plastic and Milliput. if it ain't green or gray I made it. Zombie truck. G

All the radar equipment on the dash is scratchbuilt. The arrow stik is scratchbuilt in 1/35th scale. The lightbar is scratchbuilt to fit this car. Everything here except the battery is scratchbuilt. G

I like it, a lot! G

Ok because I've seen a similar car at SuperRun in Henderson. I'll have to look in all my albums for pics. It's a shame that one was repainted. G

Regardless, I am going to have to drive there and photograph that car! Thank You Sir! G

Sam did you sell that wagon to someone out my way? I believe I've seen it at some point at a car show here. G

Bill where is it stored? I'll drive there just to photograph that bad boy. BTW - All you Highway Patrol fans, anyone know the significance of the call sign 21-50? G

Favorite movie line: Sgt to Edwards " if you were half the man that I am... " Edwards " Hey man, what are you talking about? I AM half the man that you are! " G

More like "Paunch" ! 21-50, 10-4. G

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Here's the body. and the interior, which is 99.5% finished. G

Ok here she sits as of today. I took a break from building everything as work has been a bear. These are the Gundam parts I mentioned. I combined the lenses with one of my resin spotlight backs. And built these. G

Biggest thing there Brian is exposure. Businesses change graphics for a specific reason, target new customers, and make old customers feel safe and secure with a new and improved company. It's the price of doing business. G

Tile, all kinds of tile, floor, wall, you name it. Bathrooms, tubs, kitchens, I can do it all. Trouble is I just never gave up the cop career to make a go at tile. G

For Las Vegas, no. The Las Vegas City Police Department and Clark County Sheriff's Department merged into what is now the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in '72. That's why the '74 depicted is tan/white. Most major cities wouldn't have a car for four years. If there was one, it would have been in a specialized unit, where it wasn't driven much or just driven by one or two people. Changing markings/colors is a huge fiscal and logistical undertaking. My old department had 365 marked cars, just cars, not vans, trucks, bikes, just cars. We changed graphics in '93 and again in '95, and again in '96 all due to financial considerations. There were so many cars on the street all marked differently it seemed like three seperate departments. G