Additional info on the Sellersville FMC (from Al Powell’s files)
1972 Ford/FMC, canopy custom cab forward, 750/500, separate Bean high pressure fog, was FMC demo before purchased-titled in 1976, 2 covered booster reels on top, referred to as "Casper the Friendly Ghost"-painted on front cab sides, purchase cost along with aerial in 1974 was $136,000, 534 ci gas motor, 5-spd man trans, titled in 1976, in 1999 equipped with 1000 ft 5 in.LDH, 4 KW generator, in 5-99 PAFM pg 214 offered for sale-asked $25,000 obo, after 11-17-99 accident with Spartan/FMC-had been stripped and available for sale-re-equipped and placed back in service, photo in GREAT AMERICAN FIRE ENGINGES-J.Mallet (1984) pgs 60-61, referred to as “The Custom Bean”, in 2002 given to borough public works dept.for fire prevention activities, on 1-21-04 sold on E-Bay no.2453848146 by sfd27 to pwdcalvin for $2055-Don Willard-commercial vineyard-Alpha,NJ-bought to facilitate irrigation of vines.
A.J. Thanks for the update.
Bruce
1972 Ford/FMC, canopy custom cab forward, 750/500, separate Bean high pressure fog, was FMC demo before purchased-titled in 1976, 2 covered booster reels on top, referred to as "Casper the Friendly Ghost"-painted on front cab sides, purchase cost along with aerial in 1974 was $136,000, 534 ci gas motor, 5-spd man trans, titled in 1976, in 1999 equipped with 1000 ft 5 in.LDH, 4 KW generator, in 5-99 PAFM pg 214 offered for sale-asked $25,000 obo, after 11-17-99 accident with Spartan/FMC-had been stripped and available for sale-re-equipped and placed back in service, photo in GREAT AMERICAN FIRE ENGINGES-J.Mallet (1984) pgs 60-61, referred to as “The Custom Bean”, in 2002 given to borough public works dept.for fire prevention activities, on 1-21-04 sold on E-Bay no.2453848146 by sfd27 to pwdcalvin for $2055-Don Willard-commercial vineyard-Alpha,NJ-bought to facilitate irrigation of vines.
A.J. Thanks for the update.
Bruce
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region