Scott,
Additional info on your fine posts:
Westwood
1937 American LaFrance, Type 450 RB, open cab, 500/100, reg. no. L-880, shipped 6/23/37, sales order no. 1223, housed on 7/17/37 at a cost of $7,100 by the Brandywine Fire Company-Coatesville City (Chester County, PA), sold to the Westwood in 1960. The company still owns it as of 2005, dumped $80,000 into the restoration of it.
Stevens
1925 Hale Type-4, open cab, 400 GPM, Job# 922, pump #911, delivered 4/12/25 at a cost of $6,061. The pump was upgraded to a 500 GPM in 1939. Had 60 gallon water tank in 1948. It was sold to Vinemont Fire Company (Berks County) on 8/25/51. It was retired in 1960. In 1991 it was owned by Bob Long of Allentown, Pa.
Florin
1950 White COE, 3000 series, full cab, open compartmented squad truck, 800 gallon water tank, in 5/59 purchased used from Citizen’s Hose Company of New Cumberland, (Cumberland County, PA), in 9/69 converted to a 1350 gallon tanker with help of John H.Lutz.
Longwood
1979 Peterbilt/Swab, full cab, custom enclosed walk-in rescue. It was given to the fire company on 4/23/93 by the Southern Chester County Rescue Association when it disbanded. SCCRA purchased it used in 1990 from the Pikesville Fire Company (Baltimore County, Maryland), who referred it as the "Pete Squad". It has a Detroit 6V92TA diesel, automatic transmission, front and rear 10-to hydraulic winches, 15 Kw Onan gas generator, a front mounted 5-ton A frame, and a 4 bottle 6000 lb. cascade. It was repainted RW in September of 1993 by Swab for $8,000, Model HDR-20, serial no. 4007, delivered 11/80. It was sold to Cochranville (Chester County, PA) in late 1998 for $8,000. Placed into service on 6/14/99 as Rescue-27. Motor replaced in 2001. Replaced and sold in 2006 to Cherry Hill Twp. (Indiana County). For slae by them in 2008
From Al Powell’s files:
Montgomery of Norristown
1926 Seagrave, 500 gpm, serial no.44690, painted 5-15-26 Town Car Blue, replaced old Boyd, rounded hood model, on 1-29-35 rehab completed by Seagrave-converted to pneumatic tires, flat one piece windshield, disc wheels, right-hand drive, single booster reel on top, in 1991 purchased by Jim Rice-Coatesville from Dr.Brent Follweiler who purchased from farmer, had been sitting out in weather for about 8 years-used for irrigation pumping-paint was badly faded when purchased-motor in good condition-1927 Seagrave from Humane was with it, Follweiler purchased both and consolidated parts to get this one operational, seen 6-11-94 painted blue-no striping or lettering-some chrome in need of replating-some equipt remained on it while on the farm-original wooden ladder-sealed and re-varished
Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale
Dodge Power Wagon, 4-door conv.cab, compartmented walk-around rescue body, purchased used, extended bumper with center winch, in 9-77 in service, dual rear wheels, large numeral 8 on front, sold to Silver Spring in 1984 ?
Additional info on your fine posts:
Westwood
1937 American LaFrance, Type 450 RB, open cab, 500/100, reg. no. L-880, shipped 6/23/37, sales order no. 1223, housed on 7/17/37 at a cost of $7,100 by the Brandywine Fire Company-Coatesville City (Chester County, PA), sold to the Westwood in 1960. The company still owns it as of 2005, dumped $80,000 into the restoration of it.
Stevens
1925 Hale Type-4, open cab, 400 GPM, Job# 922, pump #911, delivered 4/12/25 at a cost of $6,061. The pump was upgraded to a 500 GPM in 1939. Had 60 gallon water tank in 1948. It was sold to Vinemont Fire Company (Berks County) on 8/25/51. It was retired in 1960. In 1991 it was owned by Bob Long of Allentown, Pa.
Florin
1950 White COE, 3000 series, full cab, open compartmented squad truck, 800 gallon water tank, in 5/59 purchased used from Citizen’s Hose Company of New Cumberland, (Cumberland County, PA), in 9/69 converted to a 1350 gallon tanker with help of John H.Lutz.
Longwood
1979 Peterbilt/Swab, full cab, custom enclosed walk-in rescue. It was given to the fire company on 4/23/93 by the Southern Chester County Rescue Association when it disbanded. SCCRA purchased it used in 1990 from the Pikesville Fire Company (Baltimore County, Maryland), who referred it as the "Pete Squad". It has a Detroit 6V92TA diesel, automatic transmission, front and rear 10-to hydraulic winches, 15 Kw Onan gas generator, a front mounted 5-ton A frame, and a 4 bottle 6000 lb. cascade. It was repainted RW in September of 1993 by Swab for $8,000, Model HDR-20, serial no. 4007, delivered 11/80. It was sold to Cochranville (Chester County, PA) in late 1998 for $8,000. Placed into service on 6/14/99 as Rescue-27. Motor replaced in 2001. Replaced and sold in 2006 to Cherry Hill Twp. (Indiana County). For slae by them in 2008
From Al Powell’s files:
Montgomery of Norristown
1926 Seagrave, 500 gpm, serial no.44690, painted 5-15-26 Town Car Blue, replaced old Boyd, rounded hood model, on 1-29-35 rehab completed by Seagrave-converted to pneumatic tires, flat one piece windshield, disc wheels, right-hand drive, single booster reel on top, in 1991 purchased by Jim Rice-Coatesville from Dr.Brent Follweiler who purchased from farmer, had been sitting out in weather for about 8 years-used for irrigation pumping-paint was badly faded when purchased-motor in good condition-1927 Seagrave from Humane was with it, Follweiler purchased both and consolidated parts to get this one operational, seen 6-11-94 painted blue-no striping or lettering-some chrome in need of replating-some equipt remained on it while on the farm-original wooden ladder-sealed and re-varished
Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale
Dodge Power Wagon, 4-door conv.cab, compartmented walk-around rescue body, purchased used, extended bumper with center winch, in 9-77 in service, dual rear wheels, large numeral 8 on front, sold to Silver Spring in 1984 ?
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
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