aaa. makes sense thx

greg those specialized units. are they all traffic?
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Actually, none of the cars in this photo are from the traffic division... TD cars have Federal Vector lightbars and push bumpers.

Greg
CPD and copcar dot com

i love the way cpd has their decals.

8097 looks to just be missing the bumper,with minor front end damage...why not put it back into service
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If I recall correctly when I took this picture, the car in the background had been rear-ended beyond repair. The front bumper was just collateral damage. Plus, 8097 is a 1998 Ford, 5 yrs old when this picture was taken. Too old to be repaired.

Greg
CPD and
copcar dot com

It would seem chicago officers get in alot of accidents. why. do they not know how to drive.
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With a fleet of 1500 marked vehicles operating 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, the odds of being involved in an accident are far higher than your driving to work or school. A good majority of accidents occur when drunks drive right into a police vehicle that's already stopped- attracted by the flashing lights.

Greg
CPD and copcar dot com

I am noticing the Green and red lights. are those original. I am so use to only seeing the green and red on CFD equipment.
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I'm fairly certain the colored headlights added later by a subsequent owner. But, the wagon itself is a Chicago PD original.

Greg
CPD & copcar dot com

This still runs (barely), it is assigned to the range at the academy. Yep a 1988 Ford still running in 2005!

Even more interesting than the stack o' doors, is the way that they have the quarter clips pre cut and ready to be used to repair cars that are hit. I wouldn't be suprised to find some complete "noses" ready to be installed.

That's right it's when you had the Bel Air and were looking for 1966 "M" Plates & Chicago Vehicle Sticker.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Joe

Greg, I saw segment on Wild Chicago about Mr. Hartung must be 8 or 9 years ago. I went to his museum shortly after, and was blown away by his Illinois license plate, Chicago vehicle sticker, police memorabilia and other "junk" I don't know how the heck I could have missed seeing this!

Joe K.
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I think you were the one who told me about him in 1991 and I went to his place within a week of you telling me. I stopped by his place over this last summer, but no one was home. It's about time to head up there again...

Greg

Greg, are these and the next picture, Chicago cars, any hint as to location that these photos were taken.
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Each of the pictures in this album- almost 1000 of them, are ALL Chicago police vehicles.

And unfortunately I do not know where the older ones were taken.

Greg
CPD and
copcar dot com

How does the cruiser numbering system work? What does the 4 digit number on the light-bar signify as compaired to the numbers on the fenders?
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The 4 digit fender number is nothing more than the PD's serial number for the vehicle. Marked patrol cars are 7, 8 or 9000; trucks, vans, motorcycles and Cushmans are 6000; seized or leased vehicles are 1000; unmarked are 2,3 and 4000; ATVs are 5000.

The number on the black tag on the lightbar is the car's radio call number. That's the number of the car's beat.

Greg

That PO sure looks like Leroy Martin. Agree?

I have some friends in Jersey that can speed up the estate proceedings, if needed.

I'm kind of hoping that these last two pictures are "after" then "before". This looks like Dave's Love Van from the 60's.
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This is an original 1931 Chicago PD paddy wagon as it looks today sitting in the barn of an eccentric old man who lives in suburban Chicago. I last saw it about 13yrs ago and it looked the same then as it appears in this recent photo. The owner told me he has no intention of ever selling it or any of the thousands of valuable artifacts he has in his barn/personal automotive museum. I guess I'll be like everyone else and just wait for the estate sale.

Greg

So that trailer in the background is the last pre-1975 blue/white vehicle in the department?
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Good eye, Eric. That's the one.

Greg
CPD and
copcar dot com

I'm betting it's still in the same parking spot. Of course now its surrounded by more beer cans.

Im betting its still out there somewhere...

I was talking about Chrysler brand only, not Dodge and Plymouth.

Actually Greg, only the CHP Enforcer's had the mirror mounted on the headliner. All other 1962 Chrysler's still had them on the dash.
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Thanks Gary, but I'm going to have to argue that point with you unless you are referring ONLY to Chrysler cars and not including Dodge or Plymouth. In 1962, Plymouth and Dodge cars had headliner-mounted mirrors. Here is a CPD 1962 Plymouth from my album: http://images2.fotki.com/v19/photos/4/42477/128761/feb20c-vi.jpg
The mirror is not dash mounted. Maybe Chrysler badged cars were different- I know very little about them. But, the other full size Mopars for '62 had hanging mirrors.

Greg
copcar dot com