Just goes to show......

[svopaul]

Well, not entirely....if I had been driving my F350 then there would have been no phone call....it does matter what you are driving to a point. Someone saw a vehicle they did not consider ordinary so they made up a story enough to get law enforcement attention on that vehicle. If I had been driving a Fire Truck they did not recognize they may have done the same. If I had been driving a top fuel dragster...while legal according to Alabama Law as long as it has working lights, they may have called that in as well. When driving something like an ex-police car you have more of a responsibility with that vehicle and how it is perceived....it comes with the territory.

[NoDrama43]

I'm sure you guys have noticed in the past, that I get a little torqued off when people post burnouts with their mustangs, or other crazy stuff that makes us look bad. The general public loves to find something to complain about when it comes to law enforcement, right up to the time they are getting there ass robbed and need us to come save them or their loved ones from all the dark evil forces on the planet.

The issue of lights, light bars etc has never been an issue with me since I am LE myself. I have driven my cars, fully marked, to cruise ins and other local car shows however I take the utmost care to be the most polite, law abiding citizen I can be. I have never had a problem. I drive them VERY rarely.

For the hobbyist that is not a police officer I would suggest that when on the road have everything covered up, light bar, lights, markings etc so that there is no way that it can be construed that you are a wanna be, out to impress others. Unless required by your state laws, the car doesn't need to say "out of service", "retired from service", "show car only", or any of the other verbage that does nothing but draw attention to your car. I suggest you get a black light bar cover made, black covers for the deck lights, black magnets to cover decals, and make sure the master switch for all emergency equipment is working and everything is disabled. If stopped, simply tell the officer that you are a police car collecter, and on the way to wherever it is your going. If you are driving your car responsibly you should never have a problem anyway. Always remember, it only takes one moron to ruin it for everybody.

just my .02

[mustangretriever]

I'm with Jim.

[jarhed123]

Originally Posted by mustangretriever

I'm with Jim.

+2

[YellowMurci]

How do I find out what the law is in NYC with owning my FHP B4C?

Where do you buy the "not in service" lightbar covers from?

[AintNo8]

This has worked well for me.......

[CHP8336]

This subject seems to pop up alot on the ssp sites on a regular basis. In my opinion when you own a in service look ssp you are just looking for trouble if you try to drive your car on a public highway period. The problem is always solved if you keep ALL the equipment on your car and put it on a trailer. If a owner of a ssp wants to drive there car getting complaints on a public highway is always going to happen. The GENERAL public does not know the difference that it is a older unit out of service,but they think it is a impersonator. Even if your lights/emblems are covered. The GENERAL public does not know the difference. The fact that people try to drive these cars in full service look, just expect to get stopped on a regular basis period. If I wanted to drive my ssp on a public highway I would paint it a solid color and keep all the external equipment off the car and enjoy it. I have had this conversation with my local CHP office and this is the way it is here in Ca. Maybe other areas of the country things are different?

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by YellowMurci

How do I find out what the law is in NYC with owning my FHP B4C?

I had a better link to state regulations, but I cannot find it. I found the following link just now on Google -

http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/


That might be a good place to start looking. Good luck!