Relics

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[quote name='gileng4' date='Feb 11 2009, 18:47 ' post='281079']

Do you have a name for the scrapyard?

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No name for the business but the guy gave me his card. James Roberts 6785 Washington Blvd Elkridge, MD (across from Duckets La) phone 410 796 2211

[Pete(UK)]

Also known as J&R Towing.

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[Chasselber1]

Well we came up empty. He also gave us his card and said he'd think about selling us the parts. Better luck next time I guess.

[bcfd424]

I found this truck Wednesday morning sitting behind a building in southern Gastonia, NC.



Mount Holly FD Old Engine 341

1968 Chevrolet / Howe

1000 / ?

[bcfd424]

I posted a bad scanned pic of this truck in my some shots by bcfd424 thread that I found. I found the truck Wednesday morning sitting in front of a construction company in eastern Gaston County.



Gastonia, NC FD Old Engine

1960(?) Duplex / Howe

[bcfd424]

Heres another shot of it.

[bcfd424]

This old tanker was at the construction company also. This is the best pic I could get of it.



Blacksburg, SC Old Tanker

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[quote name='Chasselber1' post='281323' date='Feb 12 2009, 15:47 ']Well we came up empty. He also gave us his card and said he'd think about selling us the parts. Better luck next time I guess.[/quote]

Forget that jerk. Those trucks have been there for years and they will stay there until he is no longer a factor. He wanted close to $10,000 for the Ward when it was out front. I think he just likes collecting junk.

[Chasselber1]

I agree, did you see the yellow/lime ALFladder truck that he also had? I think it was from Linden NJ. I was half tempted to take a midnight ride and doing some covert "snooping" but better judgement prevailed.

[Guest]

I didn't see that. I haven't felt the need to stop there for years.

[Guest]

Ford/Bruco Service Unit 47-81

X - Sergeantsville Vol. Fire Co., Hunterdon County, NJ

Pictured on a farm - believed its final outcome was the scrapyard.



Bill Powell - Photo



   

[bcfd424]

I found this old Seagrave in a junkyard outside of Denver, NC. It had Franklin VFD on the door in white letters and Engine 6 in different letters below that. I believe it may be an old Charlotte truck but I'm not sure.



1954 Seagrave 750 / ?

[bcfd424]

Here is another shot of it.

[bcfd424]

This old Ford C / E\-One had been converted into a flatbed and was sitting in the front of the same junkyard. It had Brevard County Fire Rescue on the door and a 28 on the front.

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[quote name='brotherjulio' post='277659' date='Jan 29 2009, 19:38 ']let me tell you something about bootsie he'is nothing but a total a**hole everything he gets there he exports for scrap

i'm completely amazed that you got into his yard with his dogs chasing you.[/quote]





Regarding your Bootsie quote...I had no problem at all. I guess it's all in the approach.



Stay safe,

MAR

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[quote name='firebuff55407' post='277557' date='Jan 29 2009, 11:38 ']If I'm reading the WLF plate correctly as #3988, Richard Gergel's listed it as being a 1955 WLF Model 59T sold to the New York State Thruway.[/quote]

Right you are, Steve...This classic was in service by the New York State Thruway Authority on I-287 at the Tappan Zee Bridge. I had heard years ago that it got burned up when the Thruway garage was torched. Seeing it in the bushes...I guess not. Where is this particular truck now? Here's a dupe of a dupe shot of it when in service. Wish I could credit the photographer, but it came into my collection a long time ago and I have no idea who did it.

Stay safe,

Mark Redman

[matchot]

Well I found a few more relic pics in my archives so here we go. First is this old Seagrave Ladder Truck which I found in my travels a couple of years ago while on the road for my work. This truck I think may have been posted earlier in this thread. I found it sitting alongside the road just north of Kittery Point, Maine.

[matchot]

Here's another shot of the Seagrave Ladder truck.

[matchot]

Next up is this 1979 Ford C/Ward LaFrance Engine which formerly served the New Milford,PA FD. I found this truck sitting on the side of US Route 11 just outside of New Milford,PA.

[matchot]

Here's the serial number nameplate from the Ford C/WLF engine.