What was the first lightbar...

[OSP959(R)]

What was the first enclosed lightbar to feature the bayonet style bulbs instead of the PAR 36 bulbs?

 

[Mars light]

I guess the AeroDynic or XL5000.

 

[coop359]

My guess is the C3 LP6000 or the Steethawk

 

[Mars light]

Streethawk was introduced later as AeroDynic. The first Aeros had the bayonet style sockets for the 795 bulbs, later the H1 sockets

 

[tsquale]

Whelen 80 series

 

[OSP959(R)]

I was thinking of the bulbs like you find in a dash light, but you may very well be correct in the sense that the Whelen 80 used a small halogen bulb instead of the PAR 36. Anyone know of a lightbar olser than that to use the small halogen bulbs?

Still curious as to what was the first lightbar to use the bayonet style bulb like used in dashlights.

 

[Mars light]

AeroDynic was the first.
The second was the S&W SuperSystem lighbars.

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

The Gear driven Aero's came out in 77, though I have seen some with motors dated 76 so I am 80/20 on that. The non halogen used 1195 bayonet style bulbs, as these were found in other Federal lights like the Fireball. Halogen models used the H1 bulb.