Fun Fact: first day of filming on the original Ghostbusters, they didn't have their filming permits yet. Murray and Aykroyd piled into the Ecto-1 and drove it around New York with a camera crew following as they filmed all those shots of the car, in pretty much the same way you guys did. And the shots of them running down the sidewalk with their packs on was done the same day, in the same way. No permits. Just hop out, and run down the sidewalk before anyone can catch them.
Honestly, driving around in an Ecto-1 and running down the streets in jumpsuits and proton packs sounds funnier in a place where nobody knows about Ghostbusters People would be so dumbfounded by the sight of that
It's an obvious that this car is a show car and only a rookie would give you grief. And I can you tell you from a GA cops prospective. Enjoy the car, did a great job.
I've got a good friend who's a former cop, and he's basically said the same thing. Same thing with teachers. Some people teach because they want to be the boss.
@@unfinishedstudios it's legal to have the lights on the car. as long as you don't turn on the lights while driving on the road. but of your at a car show or in a parade you can put them on
@@superfanb5742 why do cops have a actual problem with everything yet we lie to ourselves that is "the land of the free" without the actual freedom with the true fact you get in trouble with everything from this "justice law" ⚖ just obedience to our lands law and be fine. Don't? Or else get sue or whatever they have a problem with.
@@unfinishedstudios did he really mean like NEVER? To ever see you 👻🚫 or really bad day? Irony of calling USA "land of the free " when 1 cop as a problem with hunting evil 👻 the way cops go after killers and crime. 🤨
I understand you man. To settle that loneliness I say either try to make a fan group or (better option) if your state has a fan group(s), then join them. I saw Afterlife with The Gateway City Ghostbusters and after showing them my enthusiasm and some of my props, they offered me to join their group.
just let ppl know on fb and such your passions im sure someone will join you on the journey, i recently been asked to join a fan group or to make one.. and who knows i may :) -Dan
Here in the UK, you can have emergency lighting but as you said, not running whilst driving on a public highway - unless previously arranged. You can buy orange canvas covers with "not an emergency vehicle" on them that covers you for long haul journeys. The officer I spoke to said even he worries that people will see something like the Ectomobile, with all the ridiculous apparatus, and STILL think it was a legit emergency vehicle, but its all about seeing the lights from a distance. You usually get a lot more lee-way if they're powered down and maybe disconnected from the unit whilst going long distance.
As long as you are not trying to impersonate an emergency or law enforcement vehicle, I think the cops let this slide because it is a show car replica from an iconic movie. If you put flashing lights or a siren on a Jeep then you'd likely get ticketed.
In Pennsylvania, blue lights are for firefighters personal vehicles. Red and Blue are police and Red only are fire apparatus, fire chiefs, EMA and ambulances.
I’m pretty sure that blue lights are courtesy lights. Up here in upstate NY, blue only is volunteer firefighters/EMS. You’re not required to get out of the way, but you’re a Walter Peck if you don’t
@@leighbellouny3904 correct, people are only required to move aside for red lights or red and blue lights. Blue only is a courtesy and blue lighters must follow all the rules of the road. Many fire companies have banned them and if you live in an area with lights of stop lights, it’s kind of pointless to have them. You look stupid sitting at a red light with your blue lights flashing…lol!
each state has its thing. blue here in Indiana is VFD, red/blue PD and red fd/ems but Ohio and much of the south blue is PD along with some areas red/blue. red for fd/vfd/ems.
@@DutchFunkenstein Yellow basically means caution, basically nothing to a US driver, granting no authority to the vehicle bearing it, adding ONLY, as you note, visibility. Green occasionally has legal definition, and is also used to enhance visibility, especially now in the LED age where green holds it color better and doesn't bleach itself out quickly.
In the context of the movie they're probably illegal too. After all, each of them is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on their back and there are even rumours of the presence of noxious, possibly hazardous waste chemicals in their basement. ;P
Yea, in the early days of their business, they really weren't all that bothered with legalities, were they? That's why Walter Peck wasn't a villain, just an antagonist. If the story were from his POV, he'd have been the hero of the story as he doggedly pursued the law breaking renegades.
@@Dargonhuman Except Peck was fom the EPA and I feel like the irony is that he insisted on seeing their containment unit because he thought they were frauds. If they were actually frauds then there wouldn't be any reason for HIM to care about their containment unit. But the fact that they're not frauds actually validates his concerns, but since he was disingenuous he didn't actually take the precautions that his concerns would have warranted thus causing the containment failure that he was allegedly trying to prevent. So he's a villain who's accidentally justified
@@anthonyingersoll2236 Counterpoint: The Ghostbusters weren't frauds but they were operating their highly dangerous equipment illegally so Peck was perfectly justified in his actions as an agent of the EPA. Had they gone through the proper channels, done the paperwork, hired people to do the proper assessments and gotten their permits, Peck would have simply sent an inspector down every few months to ensure they were following protocols instead of having to open a full investigation into their operations.
in case any UK folks want to know - you can have blue flashing lights on your vehicle here BUT they must be covered up (eg bagged or wrapped in sacking or similar) while on the public highway. You are then free to uncover them and use them on private property. For this reason, you will also sometimes see actual real police vehicles which are temporarily out of service, being driven by non police officers, but support staff, eg on the way to servicing, or moving vehicles where they need to use the public highway, and because it's not in service and not driven by a police officer, they will sometimes bag the lights to prevent accidental illumination.
It really depends on what municipality you're driving through and how strict the police are. In my group (steel city ghostbusters) we've had many ecto's come and go over the years and our encounters with law enforcement have always been a positive experience. When I had my own ecto that was converted from a ford taurus station wagon, I've been pulled over 3 times by 3 different departments. But It was never cause my lights, it was cause they wanted to take a picture with it lol. But they all said to be responsible with the lights and not run them on the road. So, with people who wanna build an ecto; don't be a jerk, be responsible, and don't run your lights on public streets. If you're cool with the cops, they'll be cool with you.
you can own the lights even on replica police cars. the issue they can bring up is you having those lights causing confusion as people thinking you are law enforcement or rescue,. a ghost busters car clearly will not cause that. even if they still tried to make a case you got a strong historical/story argument. the laws where made to prevent fake police and rescue. a line you clearly do not cross.
Here in Quebec, a Ghostbusters fan had problems with his reproduction of a Ghostbusters police car. He covered the flashing lights with a black cloth that said "out of service" and police officers simply told him to use a black cloth without text. He finally installed black painted lenses when riding on the road.
Generally it's not illegal. (it might be technically). It's more about using them. I had a Knight Rider scanner light in the grill of an old chevy flat nose van. ran them on the road and got stopped because they were red and flashing.... Like someone would mistake my van for an emergency vehicle. So I only used them in parking lots after that. Funny enough, I did own a retired van ambulance. It did not have any signage saying it was an ambulance or EMS. It had no E lights, It did have spot lights and work light-headlights on the sides and it did have to red like school bus stop lights on the back that were wired for brakes. I was working carny at a fair one weekend, I had the van to sleep in. A real police officer thought I was a real medical ambulance and tried calling me on his radio
Great video and our family loves the Ghostbusters. My 75-year-old father never had a ticket of any kind ever. One day he did a half-ass stop at a side street stop sign. A cop was hiding in the nearby field. He pulled my father over, for a California stop. Once he found out dad never had a ticket, the Cops face lit up with color. He was absolutely ecstatic he was able to give dad a ticket. He even checked everything he could. He gave dad a failure to stop ticket and a non-functioning horn ticket. He was literally skipping with joy back to his car. An people wounded why the public don't like cops. 🤔🤯🤓
It only takes ONE officer to ruin your entire vibe. I drive a 1976 Ford Gran Torino (Yes, THAT one) for the last 15 years and got nothing but love from everyone who saw the car. I am a completist; I had a red bubble light for pictures. Always kept in on the transmission hump between the bucket seats. Local LEO's said I could run it as long as I wasn't doing traffic stops. But there was ONE state trooper who killed my vibe. There must've been a car show in town earlier that day cos he saw that White stripe and came right after me. It took him a good 7 minutes to approach the car passenger's side. Asked for my license. "What's the light for?" I asked him if he knew of the TV show; he didn't, went back to his cruiser. Another 20 minutes, he comes back to the car and hands me a ticket about my seatbelt not being worn properly. The actual written part of the summons was 2 paragraphs long, and was about as convoluted as anything I'd seen. I went to the local PD (who knew me and the car) so I could make a copy; one of the officers read it and shook his head. As in only a state officer would make up something like that. And he remains the sole buzz kill I ever had.🙃
The pd would have been sued and publicly humiliated for claiming ignorance on an obvious movie replica that's also identified as non emergency vechile, any ecto owners are smart enough to have cameras installed and posted intent
Interesting bit of trivia, in Missouri tow trucks are allowed to be fitted with blue lights and sirens. But can only turn them on when police dispatcher authorizes it.
Here In Concord, New Hampshire All Towing Vehicle's have Amber/Yellow Light's (NO SIREN'S ALLOWED), Fire Department Vehicle's are Red, White & Amber Light's, Police Department Vehicle's are All Blue with some White Light's and 2 Red LED's in the back brake light's & finally All Green Light's are Security Vehicle's.
@@skunklover5725 Indiana all blue is VFD. (someone told me there is a push to move PD to all blue to match Ohio/KY) PD red/blue and FD all red and some red/green
Yeah i know that because of Ron Pratt (Midwest Truck Sales & Service), He got ragged on for using a Siren + R&B lights a couple times then put a video out explaining that he can only use them with authorization from police/fire, otherwise its just your common A+W / A+A
The film was mirroring the standard practices of New York City and not so much of creating the joke of being anti-establishment by using police lights. It was known that NYC volunteer fire fighters would run blue lights on the front of their vehicles while the police used red. A policy that is still in effect today. Both police and fire departments there however use red and blue towards the rear of the vehicles. This would fall in line with how the actors would explain in interviews how they felt like a team of volunteer fire fighters running around town, trying to save the day.
if you use the car as a display in a car show, or promotional thing with the GB franchise, or even a parade, that is perfectly fine. However, if you take your family out on a dinner and you let them in the car to just cruise around, THEN its illegal to turn on the lights.
Awesome video and awesome car! I am a 25 year law enforcement veteran and a major ghostbusters fan! Here in the State of Texas: it is not legal to use them to clear traffic while driving or using them to the capacity of pretending that your a peace office (impersonating a peace officer) but it is legal to own them or have them on you car.
actually NOT, ..if you have emergency lights in your possession reagardless if they are ON or NOT...it is still a felony... its called POSSESSION with INTENT to impersonate....
@@tommytomtomtLLLMMMFFFAAAOOO no justice in the entire world would CONSIDER this obvious vechile of non emergency use WHILE OFF on public roads to be confussed with LE or emergency use, id say take the fix it ticket and embarrass that city/county by requesting the judge to throw out this rediculus ticket, assumption this vechile could be "confussed" with any form of "emergency use" while off driving on public roads, all ectos need to have cams installed or any car for that matter to keep LE in check, have signs or stickers posted, without being disrespectful inform the cop this movie replica has video recording, don't argue just do as told, you get warned or cited, take it, file a complaint w that pd and hire an attorney and file harassment suit, it's 2023 no cop can claim ignorence of a movie lol then blast them on all media outlets for wasting your time
@@harleyd9857 just google cop impersonators on YT......got choke guys in the mainland, some with police scanners, some are who I call "cop wannabe" are the security guards in some security businesses in town. this is what i heard in my town, that those that try pass the recruitment for police, and they get rejected, end up working in the "harbor patrol section, or sheriffs dept".
@@tommytomtomt In my town, this young gal's rape and murder, changed the policy of our local police because there was a possibility that her KILLER was a cop. Google Lisa Au murder......
Legality depends on the municipality. Few areas use only blue lights like that, and may or may not regulate the use of blues. Blues (and sometimes even greens) are regulated, or at least have definitions attached, particularly in areas with active volunteer fire departments.
@@smorris281 Yeah, the only time municipalities or depts can put custom regulations on is when it's further restricted. Like some depts I've seen that just out right forbid folks that aren't chief officers from running lights period for whateer reason
@@smorris281 As I am not a legal expert I was being careful, speaking only from my personal observations. I've also seen distinctions between state and local in, for example, Illinois, Chicago Police versus the rest of the state. The forward-facing red Mars light on the roof is virtually guaranteed to make it illegal anywhere. A GB's safety is at least having a combination of lights that doesn't mimic any actual agency, to avoid felony charges of impersonation, even if by regulation (different branch of law) blues are prohibited.
If I won the lottery and built an ECTO style car, that would tour and travel across different jurisdictions, I'd sacrifice a fair chunk of screen authenticity by having multicolor LED lightbars more like (but not exactly like) GB2's ECTO 1A, to improve the legality (even if not 100%). I'd TRY to keep things like the red Mars light, but have it hard-wired to the multicolor mix. Forward facing white "kickers" (front grille, etc.) would be wired to ONLY light off when the vehicle is in gear, to comply with certain state regulations I've heard of. I'd omit 1A's second layer of strobes and garish color banner boards. Call it a transitional stage between 1 & 1A.
Thank you for this video. RU-vid recommended, so I just found your channel. For me, who grew up on Ghostbusters, it's always a great joy to see this car.
@@unfinishedstudios I wish I could afford doing some thing like this.....then at every Halloween, drive down to our tourist mecca boulevard, Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki......guarantee it would be a "chick magnet"..............
Where I grew up we had a guy in the car club with a 1964 Galaxie police car with the big red light and similar siren as you have. At least there as long as you do not use them in public it's perfectly fine.
@@DavidJohnson-bn5vb That is because state laws vary. Some states only make it illegal to activate them on a public roadway, whereas other states make it illegal for the lights to be mounted on the vehicle (unless they are covered or used in a parade).
Emergency responder here! I can't speak for other states, but in my home state of Maryland, using blue lights on the road is illegal. Having a *show car* with the lights on it, operating on *private property* is not. Car shows in my area have old, classic emergency vehicles with light bars and the works on them. As long as you *aren't* doing it on the road, having the lights inoperable is totally fine! I believe most states have this same rule as well, but check your locality! I would even suggest wiring a 'master switch' to them so you can have a safety built in. My personal truck has red-and-whites for operating on emergencies when I'm permitted to use them, but has a master kill switch to ensure they're never accidentally operated. Hope this helps!
I saw today on a restoration video of Ecto-1 Dan Aykroyd said the lights were originally gonna be purple! I think that would have been cool honestly but also love the blue.
While it was Illegal with that final cop story, that cop was kind of a douche. Like, he’s got no soul if he didn’t acknowledge that he was standing in front of Ecto-1. He did do the right thing, but c’mon.
In New York State, blue lights are for volunteer firefighters on their way to a call. So you would have to be a volunteer fireman with a permit for using a blue light. Red lights are police and they’re usually a combination of red and blue lights. Yellow lights would be construction or hazard and no permit is required. I’m pretty sure if you don’t have the blue lights on in NY it would be legal.
Blue lights here in NJ designate a Volunteer responder in which you need a permit. Where as in other states blue is Police, varies by location. You can bag the lights while driving around ( they have a light bar out of service cover)
In Pennsylvania where I live there's a couple volunteer firefighters that actually have decals on their cars with blue lights. More than likely they registered and told the state police and local police departments that there volunteer firefighters.
Yeah, I've just stuck with Amber on my Ecto lol! I believe (In the UK) We can have them on the Ecto but not on. Unless on private land then we can have fun! But it's true, Just be sensible and everyone can enjoy the franchise Ectos!
I live on Long Island NY, we have a few Ecto's around and the police have never said boo to them that I've heard. I think it's a matter of being responsible & not doing anything stupid. As for the Lights, in NY Red are for Emergencey Vehicles (Polie, Fire, EMS) but they also use Blue & Green. Yellow is for Construction/ Utility trucks, Blue are for Volunteer Firefighters, Green is for Volunteer EMS units. thats just NY though
In Illinois i was a volunteer FF. We were allowed to have BLUE LIGHTS on our car. Only have to be "paged" out on a fire call. You can go through a red light, need to slow down, and go through.
I'm working on a new set of lights specific to this problem. I ended up just building my own set because regular lightbars are expensive. My original set were made with blue semi-trailer marker lights, but here's the new idea... I used vinyl fence railing for the body so it's like a long project box. Nice and hallow inside for the electronics. I used a 2 channel flasher to achieve the flashing effect. What I plan on doing is putting a set of RGB LED light strips inside so I can change colors for different situatiuons. I'd hardwire the strips to display only three colors: Blue, Amber, and White. In Illinois IDOT declares blue flashing is for municipal/county/state emergency vehicles, amber is for roadside assist/construction/utility vehicles (A sorta gray area more-guideline-than-rule), and white is for civilian use. The nice thing about video/image editing software is we can have the white lights running on the street then have them changed to blue in post. Although amber is reserved for company vehicles, I believe cops won't be as pissy about you using them if say on your way to a convention, you witness a car accident. You can switch to amber mode and assist in the accident. Sketchy, but most cops understand you're trying to help and NOT impersonate some kind of legal authority. That, and you'd be laughed out of the stationhouse for arresting 4 idiots in jumpsuits for using amber light bars for an actual appropriate situation. The only good place for us to use said lights in blue mode would be private property: Parking lots, personal driveways, things of that sort. Get to the edge of or the other side of the location on private property, flip the colors to blue, and make your grand entrance. Even if you check state laws, you need to check municipalities if you're legal. My buddy Jerry (Chicago Ecto-1) warned me never, _ever_ go though Arlington Heights even with blue domes on the vehicle. Even if they're off, that's breaking a law, because these people are paranoid dipshits. But, if you have clear domes, you're legal. He has that with blue bulbs. See? The dipshit thing is accurate.
I'm doing a similar thing with the Ecto-1A bars, but I'm using real Code 3 parts. I've built two bars out of like six parts bars. They're not as expensive as you'd think.
In my state, the motor vehicle code states, "...whether lit, or unlit...." At one of my old departments, we actually had black covers that went over the light bars with "OUT OF SERVICE" on them for when the cars were out for maintenance and being driven by the mechanics. Similar is supposed to be done for vintage restorations/recreations when not in shows/parades. Part of it is because they don't want a civilian approaching an out of service cruiser in an emergency. That being said, I don't think anyone I know would actually enforce that on an Ecto replica as it's pretty obviously not an official vehicle.
Yeah, that's pretty much my take on it, too. I don't think you could argue that someone actually mistook it for a police car. Maybe at night, but still...
Get yourself a Feniex Typhoon siren controller. It comes with the Ecto siren as a standard siren sound. It sounds awesome, complete with the ramp up and ramp down effect when you turn it on and off. We have that controller on several of our response vehicles (though we normally use the typical yelp/wail patterns). As for the lighting, it's only illegal if they are activated when you are on a public roadway. Off, or in a private parking lot. No problem!
Knight Rider lights are also ilegal, unfortunately. I just keep my car as factory as possible to keep police attention away as much as possible. But good job on the Ghostbusters car, it It is a dream come true to have one
In Sweden, it's not illegal to have blue lights installed on car chassis but it's illegal to have those on (enabled). But it's allowed to have emergency lights enabled while on "car show" where you show up you vehicle for others.
Here in the uk if you have or own a replica emergency vehicle or anything with blue lights on the roof we are meant to have them coved when on the roads, in the 10+ years of working with our Ecto not once have we had them hidden.
Depends where your at, different places use different color codes. Where I am from security vehicles use green and clear, tow trucks and cautionary vehicles use amber/yellow and we use red and clear lights on our personal vehicles for the volunteer fire department and local law enforcement uses blue or blue and red. If I cross over state lines to the north of me I have to cover my light bar because the cops use all red and fire department has blue. I got pulled over for impersonating a police officer. Most cops would or will leave you alone as long as your not using them while driving. I also had a friend on the department that had red and white headlight strobes but he used those super bright LEDs that had a blue tint to them and he got in trouble.
It depends upon the state and what color lights their law enforcement uses the actual Ghostbusters film was filmed in New York which uses red lights on all of their police cars and blue lights on volunteer firefighters personal vehicles so they were able to get away with it but like you said as long as you're not driving down the road with them on you shouldn't have any problems if you build a replica ecto-1 with working lights
@@ApollonDriver when I was growing up in upstate New York volunteer firefighters ran blue lights on their personal vehicles I know this because I grew up in a fire department now unless they changed it in the 20 something years since I've lived in New York then that's the information I am going by
Love this video and all the advice. I'm one of the many looking to build an Ecto 1 here in the SF Bay area. I've always wondered about the legality of the lights; like wanting to show up outside the local police station and say, 'hey, can I ask you about my car?...' Thanks!
There's an Ecto in the local Ghost Corps franchise here in south Florida, and he has purple and green lights, so it's okay. 🤣 I'm sure each state or county has different laws involving the legality of the use of emergency vehicle lights.
California seems to have pretty strict laws on that: “No vehicle shall be equipped with any lamp or illuminating device not required or permitted in this code, nor shall any lamp or illuminating device be mounted inside a vehicle unless specifically permitted by this code....” There may be a way to get a permit or exception, but on its face, the law says it is illegal in California.
I found a car from the 50s I don't even know what kind of car it is yet but it has wings in the back and I wanted to buy it and turn it into the Ecto-1! I completely understand how much it's gonna cost but I hope at some point my dream will come true, love your vids bro keep it up
You will need a '59 Cadillac sedan of some sort if you want to do a whole lotta work. The 4 doors share the same chassis and front half as the Miller Meteor.
In Philly and New Jersey it’s legal to have them on your vehicle but illegal to put them on. my parents were volunteer paramedics for a few years till they stopped volunteering and ended having their own business in South Jersey. My dad left the bars on their 3 vehicles including my mom’s station wagon for 10 years till they bought new vehicles and my dad donated the bars, sirens and the equipment to our local EMT station. The bars you have my mom’s station wagon had the same ones. 😀
4x4 forum someone coming back from Moab got pulled over because he was volunteer fire for his small town and they made him cover up the lights even though they weren't on and he had paperwork showing he was volunteer. Absolutely nuts.
The consensus usually is as long as you aren't running them. Most cops don't care. I purchased an old NYPD cruiser that was screen used in "Third Watch" I drove it from NYC to Springfield Missouri without any problem. Same with my 91 CHP Crown Vic that was an actual CHP slicktop. It was marked, had all the proper equipment, only the long guns were fake. Again, I drove it home. No issue, except for a trooper whose dad drove the car when it was on duty in Needles. And wanted a picture of it.
There are products made for covering up lightbars, they are usually a black cover and sometimes will have white wording saying "Out of Service" or "Not in service", Alternatively some owners will either have a set of spare lenses or domes that they swap out for while on the road going to or from events, either regular clear or they may have painted them black.
this is going to vary so much from state to state. In Illinois blue, red, green, amber, and purple are all illegal unless certain things. Here volunteer firefighters can get blue lights. My recommendation is 1) get in good with local fire and police, 2) have a master kill switch for lights and siren that is keyed and not accessible while driving (they are not wired up, officer), 3) you can also see about "Not in Service" bags to go over the lights. On another note, I also believe that tint would also be considered illegal here in Illinois on the front side windows.
i think in some states it may be illegal to have the lights or if they dont work they are to be removed. i know if you have the kc daylighter lights you know the ones you always see on top of trucks and are covered in some states they say they need to be disconnected or even removed. you would need to check with your local laws. it maybe possible to get an exemption for authentic replica movie cars. i think when they film for movies they close off the streets but you still need to be careful so you dont crash into something.
Love the car, love the stories, and love watching your videos. Keep 'em comin. ^__^ If you're ever in Houston, lemme know and me and the guys will get you a steak and a bourbon or something.
I don't know what state you are in, but here in Maryland, it is perfectly legal to have emergency lights in/on your vehicle. You just can't have them activated while you are driving down the road. As soon as you pull into a parking lot and park, you can turn them on for display and so fourth. We actually have quite a few people in my neck of the woods that fix up old police cars and take them to shows. You'll be minding your business and all of a sudden you'll see a '96 Caprice go by decked out like an old MSP car.
Jay Leno has some retired police cars that still have the lights on them. I think the general consensus is that, as long as it's clearly not a current police vehicle, no one cares. The problem arises when it's a current or recent vehicle with current or recent livery that someone could mistake for an actual police vehicle. THEN they can possibly hit you for impersonating a police officer. But no one is going to mistake a 1950's or even a 1970's vehicle for current. The styling is way too different. So, having the lights installed is probably legal so long as you don't use them while driving on a public road, since it's clearly an antique vehicle.
I think it depends on the City/State/County as some municipalities run straight blue lights on emergency vehicles. even the Dukes Of Hazzard guys that build the sheriffs car replicas have "Out of Service" covers on their lightbars.. but.. I don't think any agency runs the old Code 3 lightbars, I think they use the whelans or similar now
I didn't realise till recently, but Ecto 1A in Ghostbusters 2 has a mix of green lights, possibly to have it stand out more from the last car, but also so it's more legal to run. In the UK you definitely get quizzed for having blue lights, even if they don't work, and if they catch you with them on, you do get a fine, and are also told to remove the lights from the vehicle, or keep the vehicle on private land.
Yeah, I'm pretty choosey on when to run them. I recently put them on driving past a high school track meet. I don't think anyone's going to mistake me for an emergency vehicle.
Laws can vary some from place to place but generally it is legal to have any colour lights on your vehicle as long as they are not turned on & usually even if you do have them on, as long as you don’t have both red & blue together (which is what the police use) it is generally in most places legal. So, if you just have blue lights & not red & blue lights. You are likely in the clear but check your local laws.
Someone maybe commented this before? But not going to read all comments. In New York City's Police really don't run with blue lights when Ghostbusters Movies was made. So I believe they could run the lights even if the police are unaware of them filming. But, in Georgia would be another story; as a lot of local and state police are blue lights only. So the police officers would really enforce that law for that state.
I hope one day someone will remake the 1971 (custom) Lincoln Continental Mark III that was created for the 1977's movie 'The Car'. George Barris was THE go-to customizer for movie cars.
I bought an X cop car Camaro and it had the police lights in it flashers and everything they took them out before I purchased the car and then I put everything back in... I showed the cops in the town I was living in at the time and they thought it was really cool... it was a parade car I made but they told me as long as they're not ON it's OK but the minute you turn them on it's a problem and if somebody doesn't like you and they see your car down the street and they call and lie and say you're using them you're getting a fat ticket no matter what So be careful 🤔 Awesome video 👍
In all honesty your able to drive it around town, they do sell these covers that go over lighting equipment such as these emergency lights but once you park on private property your more then able to run them. That's the safe part of being able to take it out. On the other hand I really want to build one, I know of this guy in Vegas who runs a shop called Bob's prop shop and he makes them and sells them around 150 to 250K which is really steep for my budget but figured if I can get my hands on such a car and find a few fans to help bring it life as Ecto-1 that would be an awesome childhood dream project. Not to mention I would love to do special events, and just have fun with it. If only I found a few fans to help make this happen then we would be set. Any information of where I can find vehicles like this and where to start with finding all the equipment to install on it would be helpful as well.i know the original year is pretty much near impossible 1959 but anything close that can resemble Ecto-1 wouldn't make me love it any less.
1:00 "What's he gonna do?" First off, lying to a LEO is a bad idea. In many places, it is a punishable crime. And as far as, "What can they do", I'll tell you what they did with me: 11pm on a Saturday Nighy, pulled-over in a hospital Quiet Zone, the officers asked us to get out of the vehicle and sit on the curb, while they went through every switch and lever they could find, to determine the function of all the auxiliary lights and sirens in and on my car. People need to be reminded, unless you're parked inside your garage with the doors closed, whenever you're in a car on Public property, you are legally in PUBLIC (the legal definition of "Public" being "anywhere 2-" (or "3", in some jurisdictions) "...or more persons are able to witness your actions". So don't falsely presume that being inside of your car is "Private" space and therefore an LEO would be prohibited from verifying the verocity of your "they don't work" claim. They absolutely CAN; and if they DO, you're in deeper doodoo than if you had just been honest. And as far as Legality goes... Yes, operating them on a vehicle which is on a Public street, without specific permits, is indeed illegal, just about anywhere in the world. Merely having them mounted to a vehicle on a Public road- whether permanently or even temporarily - may or may not be "illegal", depending on the local VC. But the last I was aware, Las Vegas was the only municipality in the U.S. where you wouldn't necessarily be stopped for merely having red or blue auxiliary lamps mounted... but that might have changed in recent years. The best [admittedly unsolicited] advice I can give is, Never proceed with the false presumption that "the cops have no right to _____!" If you believe that, you're a fool. One would be wise to understand that the Vehicle Code is intentionally constructed in such a way that a driver can never be 100% in compliance... if you're operating a vehicle on a Public road, LEO's ALWAYS have a valid reason to stop you. And also, they ALWAYS have a reason to Detain and/or Arrest you. Try to tell them otherwise at your own peril. They maintain the Get INTO Jail Card, it's called Public Disturbance/Nuisance. Find a lawyer that will disagree with that statement, and see if they will be there with you to prevent the cuffs from locking around your wrists, when you want to defy the cops and "inform them" of your "rights".
Just found your channel! I see you have the Georgia "ECTO I" vanity plate. I have the Georgia "ECTO 1" plate :) We claimed it about 20 years ago and held it ever since!
The ghost busters movie took place in new York where emergency vehicles lights are blue and police lights are red so that as why the ecto1 has blue lights
It varies in different states and counties, but bottom line it is illegal to have blue lights on your vehicle... but as long you don’t run them while on the road, and only for display at an official event, you can get by... I say that because even though you’ve made yourself known by the local Police, there always someone who didn’t get the memo... 😉😎
In my home state you can have any color of light you want ON your car. However turning on blues or reds is where the trouble starts. Only emergency vehicles can run cherries and berries!
I had a roscoe sheriff's car the lights i had had lenses that could be removed in just a few seconds I had a set painted black with decals that said not in service I drove that car all across the country and never had an issue
I think the law on this varies by state. However, I have heard some people cover the lights when they are on public streets to comply to make it clear that the car is not a police car. I have heard others in other states use Amber bulbs or lenses which are legal for private use in some states. Others it may be legal or illegal depending on the state. It is a good idea if one has lights like this to never activate them on public roads. If one wants to activate their lights, do it one of two places: A) On Private Property with permission of the owner, such as one's own driveway or farm for example. B) During a Parade. C) An Off-Road Setup such as at a Film Shoot, Movie Set, Race Track, Stadium, Arena, or other controlled environment that is not a public road at at the time.
In California if you have a movie production company you can stencil both sides of the door with thevwords “ movie car “ and the cops will leave you alone they also will register cars with the local police department you might consider doing that where you live
I'm glad you found forgiveness in your heart. Your a good guy. I honestly would've been annoyed by him. Have fun with your hero car buddy and remember "Don't cross your streams"😮
