[quote name='knarfage' post='157401' date='Oct 21 2007, 11:39 ']** A sad chapter to the life of Truck 7171 occurred today as it was sold to a collector in Las Vegas. Sad because I will miss her, good because she will remain in good hands of someone who appreciates fire trucks as much I do. It was necessary for a couple of reasons and it does not mean that I won't ever get a fire truck down the road, just that I needed to take some time off from the hobby and regroup. My first thought if the day comes to get back into the hobby will always be a Crown Firecoach !!! **
Hope everyone is having a good weekend. If any of you see Truck 7171 on the road, be driven from Florida to Las Vegas, take a pic[/quote]
I'm sorry to hear about that, Frank. I know all you ever wanted to own was a Crown TeleSqurt. I'm happy, however, to hear that another collector has purchased it. Do you know where exactly in Las Vegas its new home will be? Mario travels to Las Vegas monthly for work; he might see it sometime (or we might, if I ever have enough time away from work to travel with him again!).
I have no doubt that you'll be back in the hobby as soon as you're able. I took a break from owning my own Fire Engine for a couple of years, too. Of course, that changed in the Fall of 2002 when a 1955 American LaFrance 700 Series caught my attention, which, as is expected at our household, caught my Dad's attention since I didn't stop talking about it until I was driving it down the Interstate with its title in hand!
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Hope everyone is having a good weekend. If any of you see Truck 7171 on the road, be driven from Florida to Las Vegas, take a pic[/quote]
I'm sorry to hear about that, Frank. I know all you ever wanted to own was a Crown TeleSqurt. I'm happy, however, to hear that another collector has purchased it. Do you know where exactly in Las Vegas its new home will be? Mario travels to Las Vegas monthly for work; he might see it sometime (or we might, if I ever have enough time away from work to travel with him again!).
I have no doubt that you'll be back in the hobby as soon as you're able. I took a break from owning my own Fire Engine for a couple of years, too. Of course, that changed in the Fall of 2002 when a 1955 American LaFrance 700 Series caught my attention, which, as is expected at our household, caught my Dad's attention since I didn't stop talking about it until I was driving it down the Interstate with its title in hand!
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