And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The Federal Model 17 went on sale in 1948, but you didn't see many until they showed how well they worked. They were expensive, $48.00, which is pushing $500.00 in 2022 money.
Those are nice hubcaps for a cop car.
ReplyDeleteYou beat me to it and they are worth crazy money for originals these days.
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those are the cheap hubcaps, Full wheelcovers were more expensive
DeleteThey're nicer than the usual dog bowl hubcaps they put on cop cars.
Delete50s Highway patrol era. Pre gumball machine.
ReplyDeleteThe Federal Model 17 went on sale in 1948, but you didn't see many until they showed how well they worked. They were expensive, $48.00, which is pushing $500.00 in 2022 money.
DeleteBroderick Crawford rides again.
ReplyDeleteReruns of Highway Patrol are on MeTV weekday mornings. Between that show and early Perry Mason episodes the beautiful cars are amazing.
DeleteHad a '57 Fairlane 500 two door with the skinny pillar that made it look like a hardtop. 292, three speed.
ReplyDeleteBack when "protect and serve" actually meant something
ReplyDeleteIs that a combo red light / siren on that rig? I don't remember seeing anything like that before.
ReplyDeleteLook up 1940’s Sireno R5R with weathershield.
Deleteapparently these are collectible, and somewhat valuable
Awesome! Thank you!
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c21Fqdzip7s
When I was a boy, I got one of these in a box of cereal.
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