Most dashcams have a mic mute option.

2) Just like this, but with a custom 1970s paintjob reminiscent of electricity. And then actual electricity to power it.

I drove a Bolt (disclaimer: I have not driven any other electric vehicles aside from an EZ-GO golf cart) and found it to be quite good. Acceleration was surprisingly quick, it was maneuverable, and fairly enjoyable. My twenty mile round trip commute (usually taking nearly an hour one way thanks to abysmal traffic)…

You’re absolutely right - the urban decay of 1970s NYC, even up until the mid to late 1990s in certain respects, is something to truly be marveled at. It amazes me that comparatively few aspects of pop culture (movies, video games, etc) have taken advantage of it.

Those photos are awesome! Not sure which Highway District that top picture is of, but those Pontiac Catalinas (the marked car all the way on the left) were only purchased in 1976 IIRC. I think that interior shot may be from one of the 1977/1978 Plymouth Furys judging from the steering wheel and a few of those gauges -…

The photo has been floating around for awhile and I forget specifically where I found it. If he isn’t familiar with it, the site linked to below contains a wealth of old photos of the NYPD. There are a few Facebook groups out there that catalog some of the history as well - PDNY History in Color is a good one. Please…

I have the most nostalgia for Driver 2 on the PS1 - I can’t imagine how many hours I logged just driving around aimlessly, let alone working my way through the (surprisingly decent if my recollection is correct) story. I’ll have to play Driv3r and Parallel Lines again one of these days.

Stuntman was one of my favorites on the PS2. While I didn’t care for its sequel much, the original was a hell of a lot of fun.

Parallel Lines falls into a similar camp for me - the game itself is somewhat mediocre, but the driving is good and the 1970s NYC-esque setting is one of the best for a game centered around car chases. The modding community is still around for it a little bit (see below).

Here’s my favorite shot of the old Elevated West Side Highway. The NYPD car is a 1978 Plymouth Fury.

I appreciate the Clearview for being free from heavy traffic for the most part, save for when the exits to the LIE and GCP overflow and ruin everything.

Sounds about right for Chrysler around the time! Hopefully either he had a lemon or they ironed out the kinks as the production run went on. (Maybe his was put together on a Monday? Haha.)

I can imagine they were probably all over the place in auctions and such post ‘89 - if only more of them made it to modern day in reasonable shape. Glad to hear that you seemed to have gotten quite the deal on yours!

Ever since I first saw one I’ve always wanted an M-body Dodge Diplomat/Plymouth Gran Fury, preferably with blue interior. Finding one in decent shape isn’t the easiest of tasks given their relatively lackluster sales (and survival rate) compared to the Chevy Caprice/other B-bodies and LTD Crown Vic/other boxy Panthers.

Technically Super Mario 64 came out nearly two months before Crash, but in Japan.

Don’t forget all of the CVPIs that starred in Baby Driver’s chase scenes. Their onscreen days are probably numbered given the aging out of the last ones produced from the nation’s police fleets.

I really like the styling of it.

I suppose the question becomes “did the traffic agent operating the tow truck have a book/manual in which to look up vehicles to see which wheels to hitch?”

Oh darn...

For those of you that haven’t seen the masterpiece that is Speed (1994), this should sum it up.