[NoDrama43]

Joe,

you said ......"It's kind of funny that you say that... with the local officers, it is the complete other way around. They are all excited about the progress and are waiting for rides with everything mounted! They are picking straws for the parades too! Many stop by every-so-often when I'm working on it outside to check it out. Excitement is different for everyone!

Old for many, yes, but old for everyone, no!

I don't know any police officers that would be the least bit "excited" to hear a siren coming from a police car. I know plenty of police officers and other civilians that ARE excited to see a completly restored, nice police mustang. Your car is nice and will draw attention WITHOUT you dicking with the siren for attention. The whole light show /siren thing when entering a show or loitering in a public parking lot is about drawing attention to yourself. "look at me" "check out my car". How can it be about anything else? If not then please explain the purpose. I think it is obvious to everyone that you derive pleasure from the thought of playing with the lights, hoping to get the stares. Please think about it before you do it as I believe, based on my conversations with civilian show attendees, that you will be considered a wanna be by doing it to excess. What you do at a show with your restored police mustang affects peoples opinions about us all. Amazingly when I attend emergency vehicle car shows and displays I seldom see this type of activity. I only see it out of a small minority of ssp mustang owners. I am sure this post will offend some but I am calling it how I see it. If you are asked to lead a parade or cruise then by all means light em up and give the people what they want. Nothing wrong with that at all.

The BEST way to draw attention to your car at a car show is to have it immaculately clean, restored correctly, and be knowledgable about the history of the car. Be open to answer questions, be courteous and friendly, and act like a professional. Just my opinon, gleaned from 20 years LE and 14 years of collecting and showing SSP mustangs.