Police Story

[Terry Jessee]

Just something I'm noodling with. This'll be an LAPD cruiser from the Joseph Wambaugh TV series, "Police Story."

http://images9.fotki.com/v1493/photos/0/1025640/12775231/75impala-vi.jpg

[Ron Hamilton]

Interesting.

[SteveG]

Forgot all about that show, had to look up the cruisers they used on IMCDb.com. Mostly black and white full size Ford and Chevy's with a few Torino's and even a Pontiac Lemans. Looks like you have several choices for light bars, have you decided which one your going with ? Check out the can lights mounted on a bar on this 73 Chevy ....

[GLMFAA1]

'eleven mary six call the station'

looking forward to seeing the build

greg

[Danno]

Good idea!

Loved that old series.

[Erik Smith]

Cool. Where is the body from?

[Agent G]

Great show.

Those can lights, aka "Mickey Mouse ears" are synonomous with the LAPD. They used them exclusively in that fashion for decades.

The photo shown with the lights on a bar was strictly for the tv show. Easy removal and on to the next episode of the next cop show.

Them were BIG cars! Can't wait to see this one.

G

[slusher]

Use to watch that show with my dad...

[Edsel-Dan]

I thought that "Mickey Mouse Ear" was the other name for Lollypop lights!

Double sided, but NOT cans!!

I have heard them called Coffee cans.

And other California departments used them too.

Not many states east of Cal. did though

I too loved that show.

I scan still hear that theme music!!!

'The Rookies' did the same with Cruisers.

One scene had the Cans on the roof, the next had them on a rack like the pic above

they had single element rotators.

Cars changed from 72-73 Satellilte, to Mercury, etc

Edited February 6, 2014 by Edsel-Dan

[Guest]

This will be cool!

[Agent G]

Dan I learned that from a guy who rode Hollywood for 11 years. I believe that's a reliable source!