A Mystery

[motownewave]

Some Crown Vic cabs in my area have huge triangular billboards on top. Others only have a (very small) sign on top with the cab company's name. Almost all Crown Vic cabs I see are ex-police vehicles. Might the cabs with ads have been marked police cars (thus with a light bar on top since replaced by the light-up billboard, with perhaps the same wiring) but the cabs with the small sign be old unmarked cars (or at least police cars without a light bar on top?

[BostonMike7]

Different mounts. Just depends on whatever the cab company feels like screwing into the roof.

[jaydez]

no. The large triangle is if the owner wants to sell ad space on the vehicle. It has nothing to do with what the car is. I have seen Toyota Camrys with a taxi billboard on top.

[motownewave]

Originally Posted by jaydez

no. The large triangle is if the owner wants to sell ad space on the vehicle. It has nothing to do with what the car is. I have seen Toyota Camrys with a taxi billboard on top.

Thanks. Ironically, 9 out of 10 taxi ads I see are usually for booze, even though these very same cars probably transported many, many (arrested) drunks over the years.