Thanks; for some reason I couldn't find that information. It's good to know that they'll be around for much longer though as the Crown Victoria, Town Car, and Grand Marquis hit 300k plus without significant problems.

You picked a great starting point if I do say so myself!

There's not much that I like more than a good set of black steel wheels with poverty caps/dog dishes on them. I imagine it was one helluva car!

Finding the Federal Signal 660 Pulsator siren at all is an accomplishment in my book! I love hearing all of the tricks and quick-fixes that officers used back in the day though - it was a different era and yet the general concept of physical troubleshooting still lives on today.

That's pretty hilarious if I do say so myself, thanks for sharing.

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Most of these vehicles are actually property of private owners - retired police officers usually. The only cars that are in the Museum's collection are the Transit Police Chevrolet Caprice [the white one with dark blue stripes and the red/white striped lightbar] and the Housing Authority Police Plymouth Gran Fury…

I couldn't agree more! Usually the NYC Police Museum holds a vintage police car parade each year, inviting owners that have restored cruisers from all across the country. I'm not sure if they'll be holding it this year due to the damage incurred to the museum building itself thanks to Hurricane Sandy, but if so it…

Here's something that goes with the photos above. The drawn-out, yawning mechanical sirens are mounted on the green/black/white cars [1967/1968 Plymouth Fury, 1966 Chevrolet Biscayne, and a 1971 Plymouth Fury], whereas the more electronic sounding Signal Stat sirens are coming from the light blue ones [1973 Plymouth…

Then you will most likely recognize this sound;

No problem; I've always been fascinated by classic cars, public-safety equipment, as well as law enforcement in this country. Sharing the information I've gathered over the years makes that knowledge seem useful.

I'm glad that they have staff that genuinely show interest/know what they're speaking on. A shame that the original museum's building was damaged by Sandy - I hope they're able to repair it eventually.

That gives the old NY State Police livery a run for its money!

Note the large TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT text on the back of the vehicle. Traffic Enforcement Agents, while technically affiliated with the NYPD, are considered civilians.

Thanks for the info; since I'm primarily a Ford panther platform fan I'm acquainted with RWD a bit more so. :D

This Ford RMP is probably from the late 1950s or early 1960s. It still has a red Federal Signal Beacon Ray light and an under-hood mounted mechanical siren. They later switched to a clear, taller Beacon Ray with a mechanical siren mounted on the roof in front of it.

1966 Chevrolet Biscayne. '66 was the only year that the NYPD purchased Biscaynes if I remember correctly. If you've seen The French Connection you've certainly seen this car, alongside the 1967/1968 Plymouth Fury RMPs.

1971-1974 Plymouth Satellite. I recall seeing quite a few of these in the 1979 movie The Warriors. It's great to see that this RMP, along with all of the others, are restored so accurately. That Signal Stat lightbar sitting on top of it is nearly impossible to find nowadays!

The Federal Signal Vision SLR lightbar is ridiculously bright in person!

1987-1990 Chevrolet Caprice. These were used well into the early 90s. Note the text on the rear window; this vehicle is dedicated to P.O. Edward Byrne, killed in the line of duty in 1988. http://www.odmp.org/officer/2640-p…