Remembering the Past: Adam 12

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Originally Posted by Dragnet767

Can anyone help me find Adam 12 police car equipment? I am looking for the "can lights" as well as where I might find the door decals, siren, etc. I am making a one Adam-12 tribute car and I can't find these items. Or anyone that might know where to find them. So if anyone knows anyone that might know how or where I can get these PLAESE let me know. Thank you all.

hay i have it all the lights and mounts and equipment all decals and lettering even the original lapd hand light seen in one of episodes i have the correct radio head and stickers the onlthing i dont have is the nightsticks and holders let me know if i can help

[SAI126]

Originally Posted by majoun

Jack Webb's romanticization of the old LAPD helped encourage many of its flaws that had a negative impact on the city. It particularly fed the media hype for Bill Parker, a terrible man who didn't deserve good publicity (and who has much to answer for in the attitudes he implanted in the department - the small numbers of the LAPD, which contributes to LA's crime level, is rooted in Parker's preference for a small police force.)

I will give the original B&W Dragnet props for being innovative and very important in the history of TV, though.

If you want a more realistic portrayal of the Parker era, try "L.A. Confidential".

Although Parker did prefer a smaller police force, I don't think you can blame it all on him. The decision to have less officers per capita in LA than in other large cities was also driven by political and economic concerns. I do agree that the smaller force was detrimental to the city. Not only was it less effective in fighting crime, officers knew that backup might not be coming, so this fostered an aggressive militiaristic approach to many police interactions with the public. This more than anything is a root cause of the bad reputation the LAPD has had for brutality. As far as L.A. Confidential being a realistic portrayal of the Parker era or anything else, well I doubt it. L.A. Confidential is to the LAPD of that era what Oliver Stone's JFK is to the Kennedy assassination.

[Dragnet767]

My almost finished car (see pic). I think I am all set until I start the next one thanks.