Tony the Tour Guy's Mostly 1970s NYC History Blog

Welcome to Tony the Tour Guy's blog! Here we feature Tony's rants about various topics in New York City history, with particular emphasis upon that typically unappreciated decade, the Seventies. For our purposes, the era began roughly at the time when Jimi Hendrix died (9/18/70) and ended with the presidency of Ronald Reagan and the freedom of the Iran hostages (1/20/81). We cover everything from Pet Rocks to the Moonies to Checker Taxicabs here, and welcome your participation.

Thursday, August 04, 2005

A Vintage Police Car- NYPD Green




Here are some views of a vintage 1968 Plymouth police car. This type of vehicle was seen all over NYC in the early 1970s. Note the single "cherry on top" flashing light.

In the Seventies most municipal vehicles were painted in a drab shade of green, as were the interiors of many City offices. I am not sure why; maybe they thought it would look "no-frills" - as if the taxpayers would moan over a different color.

The TA was one of the first agencies to dump green as the exterior color of its busses, opting instead for blue. Meanwhile, for pretty much all of the 70s City vehicles remained green. This pertained to Police, Corrections - even the morgue van.

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