1974 Chevrolet Bel Air

1974 Chevrolet Bel Air in The Rockford Files, TV Series, 1974-1980 Ep. 1.04

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
APS221 ◊ 2010-01-14 10:54	Additional image: Police cars are from the fictional Bay City (CA) Police Department. Additional images from Ep. 1.05: It looks like one of the same blue and white cars is used a taxi. Note: The scene with the blue and white taxi takes place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The cars have 1974 Minnesota license plates. 1.06: 1.03: -- Last edit: 2010-01-30 20:05:07 (garco)
Snookie ◊ 2010-02-24 22:16	Funny, the paint job looks almost like the Chicago Police of the era! -- Last edit: 2010-02-26 14:44:11 (antp)
antp ◊ 2010-02-26 14:44	quoting APS221's full message was not very useful
cnr6218 ◊ 2021-01-25 17:36	I wonder if these are actual former Chicago Police cars that were bought by a rental production company for use in films? The cars have the driver side spot light mounted in the fender instead of the A pillar which was how Chicago PD mounted the spotlights at the time.
jettalover ◊ 2021-01-27 03:45	Odd. How do they swivel the lamp with it mounted on the fender?
Baube ◊ 2021-01-27 04:13	easiest way is turning the car but its not very practical.. is it remote cntrolled like the mirrors for example ?
SixtiesSwing ◊ 2022-02-18 04:30	Jettalover wrote Odd. How do they swivel the lamp with it mounted on the fender? There is a lever inside connected to the spotlamp that allows it to be manually positioned.