GLIAFAA 16th Annual Frankenmuth Muster 7-27-13

[jlg1875]

 

 

 

It's a shame that all of this history is lost. I understand why departments scrape the name off the side, but to me a fire truck that is without its history and identity is missing a major part of what fire trucks are all about. I love to look at old fire trucks at these musters, but it saddens me to see a nice old truck with some made up, sometimes ridiculous name on the side of it, and no one can tell me what community the truck was once the pride of.   

Sorry Pat, I agree with John on this one 110%. I guess it's better if someone saves a rig from going to the scrap heap and puts "Ma and Pa's Fire Dept" on it, but I really hate seeing this, especially on apparatus that is pre-1970s. If someone wants to do that to the boxy rigs that are now becoming antiques (I think it's 1988 and older now?) okay, but seeing that done to a really classic rig like a 700 Series ALF or an Seagrave Anniversary model makes me cringe. If you want to have a fictitious fire dept, make up a nice magnetic sign and put it over the original lettering so the history is preserved.