[quote name='GA_Dave' timestamp='1346808087' post='497475']
I watched it. Wasn't much of a "feature". Then again, you can't restore a fire engine in under a week!
Bruco built a handful of those big sedan cab pumpers. Way cool!
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[color="#000000"]Info on the Kennett Square & Longwood rigs. I did not see the clip – where is the Kennett rig now ?[/color]
[color="#000000"]Bruce[/color]
[color="#000000"]Kennett Square - 1951 GMC/Bruco, six-man cab, 750/300. The chassis was purchased from the McCord Motor Company of Kennett Square, pump mounted in center of cab, broad plated front bumper, single compartment behind rear wheels, this type of cab was not standard offering of the manufacture at the time – it had to have been built aftermarket by a specialty builder. It was housed on 9/29/51 at a cost of $18,000. In 10/64 a motorized hose reel was purchased.[/color]
[color="#000000"]Longwood - 1953 GMC/Bruco, full cab, 750/300, 4-door nine-man sedan cab, pump mounted between front and rear cab doors, rear fender compartments, six cylinder gas motor, 5-speed manual transmission, this type of cab was not a standard offering of the manufacture at the time-it had to have been built aftermarket by a specialty body builder,. It cost $20,000. It was sold in 5/78.[/color]
I watched it. Wasn't much of a "feature". Then again, you can't restore a fire engine in under a week!
Bruco built a handful of those big sedan cab pumpers. Way cool!
[/quote]
[color="#000000"]Info on the Kennett Square & Longwood rigs. I did not see the clip – where is the Kennett rig now ?[/color]
[color="#000000"]Bruce[/color]
[color="#000000"]Kennett Square - 1951 GMC/Bruco, six-man cab, 750/300. The chassis was purchased from the McCord Motor Company of Kennett Square, pump mounted in center of cab, broad plated front bumper, single compartment behind rear wheels, this type of cab was not standard offering of the manufacture at the time – it had to have been built aftermarket by a specialty builder. It was housed on 9/29/51 at a cost of $18,000. In 10/64 a motorized hose reel was purchased.[/color]
[color="#000000"]Longwood - 1953 GMC/Bruco, full cab, 750/300, 4-door nine-man sedan cab, pump mounted between front and rear cab doors, rear fender compartments, six cylinder gas motor, 5-speed manual transmission, this type of cab was not a standard offering of the manufacture at the time-it had to have been built aftermarket by a specialty body builder,. It cost $20,000. It was sold in 5/78.[/color]
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
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