Quote:The Pleasant Plains VFC of Toms River Township, NJ (formerly Dover Township) ran this GMC 4x4 pumper. I've been told that this is an early Pierce. Any ideas GA_Dave?
This could be a Pierce or it could be a Darley or it could be both. There are definitely Pierce characteristics in the bodywork, but it looks like a Darley pump layout, not Waterous, which Pierce used for many years. Pierce supplied bodies to Darley for several years prior to national marketing of their own line in the late 1960's. With the exception of apparatus equipped with Snorkels, very few Pierce rigs were ever sold outside of Wisconsin until 1969. I would guess the apparatus in question to be of 1962-1966 vintage, therefore, I'd say it is likely a Darley with a Pierce body.