My cop experience was quite funny? I got our 70 Coupe for the SWMBO, (yeah right?). Well it had to be trailered home as it was sitting for 18 years undriven. The brakes had lost all their fluid and after I got a battery installed, only the cigarette lighter, dome light and starter position on the ignition worked. Well we got the engine started and then it was the brakes as the next priority. Went and bought 4 wheel cylinders, master cylinder and new front brake hoses. Got the front wheel cylinders on and the new master cylinder. It was now Saturday 2AM in the morning. Couldn't wait to see if she could roll on her own after 18 years sitting! So I took it out on the street in front of our house hadn't gone 200 feet and I realized that I MUST get the headlights on as we couldn't see enough to drive.
So I got a jumper wire from the battery to the light circuit and now at least it had headlamps. Now, there were no tail lights, dash lights, or side marker lights working and no license plates of course!
I thought we would take it down one of the side streets close to home and back. Hadn't made it a 1/4 mile when we passed a cop on the road. He made a quick turn around and pulled us over. (My son was given the honor to make the "maiden" trip as he was helping me).
I figured at 2 in the morning we wouldn't pass anyone on the road! and we'd be ok for a quick ride, and if someone got behind us, we had a plan to park to the side of the road as we had no tail or brake lights. After we pulled to the side, I thought I'd get out of the car and explain the situation to the cop. Well the cop got frightened, told me to freeze, and put his hand on his gun. He then ordered me to get back in the car. The cop then came over and read me the riot act, asked questions like for insurance, (none for this car yet of course) and then got back into his car to check out our ID's. (He didn't wait for me to answer the other 40 million questions he asked me)
I figured we were going to jail!!!!! My son was scared as he was the driver! Then the chief of police must of heard the dispatch and showed up on the scene - lucky I knew him. The chief and the officer then had a short talk. Then the cop came over and said he was sorry, and that the chief had told him I was a "prominent" citizen of the City! The cop wanted to know why and the #!##% though we were driving an unlicensened vehicle with no running lights on at 2AM. (Oh, and it wasn't yet titled over to me yet)
I then said that's exactly why we were doing it considering the condition of the car and the fact we didn't expect to find anyone else on the road. I then told him the whole story about the car sitting for 18 years undriven, and how we'd just got her running and we were dying to test drive it. Well he ended up apologizing to us and then escorted us to our home! (hee hee)
2 years later, all is restored and it's ready for paint - oh yea, the lights all work now, and the car is licensed and insured! (Oh, and we did also get pulled over 2 more times by the local cops before it was finally in a condition to be licensed! - as the restoration continued) Another story, for another time!