I too thought it was a Chevy, and I knew it was late 40s, but didn't dare label it that way. Thanks.

the car appears to be a 1946-48 Chev Fleetmaster

Could someone please correcty ID this vehicle? Thanks.

Lesson 2, cropping.

Wow, you are correct... your photography skills DID get better... did I give you lessons when we were between drinks?

This is almost like Houston.

New Info: The Deputy Driving was Dep. Richard Mattice, recently retired, his passenger was Special Dep. Dean Lindenthaler. MVA took place on NYS Rte 12 Town of Sherburne, NY. (Just south of Colgate Univ)

Maybe in your backwoods neighborhood the police have all-blue but the remaining 95% of the United States has a mixture or red/blue and even white. Blue is good for some lighting conditions while red is good for other lighting conditions. Research has shown that the mixture is for the best overall performance. That research even indicates the mixture should actually be red/blue/white/amber for best visibility,

ok i meant blue stands out, ok to distisnugh it would be nice not to confuse fire with police and so on. i dont mean to buy dollar store items, but then again maybe thats a stereotype (blue for boys and pink for girls)
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When you're driving, why would you need to know whether it's a police car or firetruck in your mirror coming up behind you? The lights, red OR blue mean the same thing: MOVE TO THE RIGHT AND LET IT PASS. If it pulls behind you and stops, then you'll know it's a police car.

Greg
copcar dot com

down here in texas we have red/blue lights (combo)

At first: Hello!

Interesting to see a NY copcar which has blue lights too!

I'm from germany, and on our emergeny vehicles, we got ONLY blue lights (police, fire rescue and ambulance).

You can see a typical, actually used german copcar there -> http://www.polizeiautos.de/show_one.php?id=1510

For more questions about german emergency service vehicles mail me!

Greetings

This is a 1987 Crown Vic.
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Your info was added and appreciated. Thanks Philip.

"go to any store and get a kids toy"

Hey, now there is some sound reasoning! I think you are on to something. I think I will call my local police and fire chief and tell them they should let the local dollar store dictate police and fire policy. Maybe they can even pick up a few of them toys and strip the lights off and use them instead of buying those expensive REAL light bars.

I personally like Blue on police (red as well)
Orange on hazards like plows and buses
Red on Fire trucks

go to any store and get a kids toy, at my local dollar stores red items are for firefighters and blue are for police.

Also, i think it'd be better at major emegencys if diff vechiles has diff colors

Why does that amaze you? I can remember when red lights were the only color you would see on a police car, even in the southern & eastern states. Blue just doesn't cut it for me. It seems too soft a color, I only notice the flashing red/white or clear combos. When I think of blue, I only remember the snowplows that used that color up in Minnesota and surrounding states. Now they have mostly switched to amber.

its a 67
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Thanks, It should be correct now.

Hi all,

Living here in the south (FL)...it still amazes me that the police up north still have (mostly) red emergency lights...just like the FD's up there..and like the sea of red stop lights, red brake lights and red school bus lights. Guys, blue stands out! Down here, it's exclusively all blue or red/blue-blue/red. Hey, even in the New England states, law enforcement have BLUE lights!

Stay safe.

This is the only NYSP car I have ever seen with a 9-1-1 decal.

After I see these on the fotki site, I sort of wish my photos were anonymous. I suck at photography. Even with expensive cameras.

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I think you just need to turn on your white balance because the light sky is giving the meter a false reading, assuming the whole photo is that bright. With white balance, I think, it recognizes that there are both bright and dark areas and will do some averaging in the meter.

The other alternative is to change your metering from overall to center weighted. That way, it will shoot to expose the object in the center of the frame instead of all over the frame.

Dave

good looking car...slicktops are niiiiiice...