This is the 1978 Freightliner with the old Bruco body.
Morningside Squad 27
Credit to the photographer
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 This is the 1978 Freightliner with the old Bruco body. Morningside Squad 27 Credit to the photographer 
[quote name='mdmodeler' post='108336' date='May 15 2007, 21:54 ']The squad that came from Lynchburg was already refurbished when PG got it.The only thing PG did at the time was change the lettering and put a red stripe on it.
The Morningside GMC/Bruco was a 1962 that was volunteer owned until I think 1978 or 79 when PG bought a Kenworth and placed the 1962 Bruco body on it.[/quote] Appreciate the info. Mike Sanders Ashburn, VA
Mike Sanders
Winchester, VA
Not to throw a monkey wrench in this but I have Squad 47's GMC, Bruco from Lynchburg as a '66. I figured it was rehabbed later before PG but was unsure of when -the recessed quartz lights on the front of the body are a tell-tale. PGCo later had it rehabbed I belive by JC Moore about '86 I think repainted to County colors. As I have it, was last seen in a junk yard in PG after a short stint as a reserve. I was never up on it so I can't verify 100% on that model year -just as I have been told by many that shot it over the years. I concur on the Squad 27 info.
See PG County Apps History at [url="http://stores.ebay.com/Bayside-Boyz"]http://stores.ebay.com/Bayside-Boyz[/url]
[quote name='Ed Freen' post='109055' date='May 17 2007, 20:17 ']Not to throw a monkey wrench in this but I have Squad 47's GMC, Bruco from Lynchburg as a '66. I figured it was rehabbed later before PG but was unsure of when -the recessed quartz lights on the front of the body are a tell-tale. PGCo later had it rehabbed I belive by JC Moore about '86 I think repainted to County colors. As I have it, was last seen in a junk yard in PG after a short stint as a reserve. I was never up on it so I can't verify 100% on that model year -just as I have been told by many that shot it over the years. I concur on the Squad 27 info.
See PG County Apps History at [url="http://stores.ebay.com/Bayside-Boyz"]http://stores.ebay.com/Bayside-Boyz[/url][/quote] Your probably correct,I have it listed as a 1966,68 and 74 in different publications Marlboro VFD 1968 Ford F/ALF(?) Old Truck 20 I believe this ended up as a beer truck for special events. I think it went to Buck Distributors credit to the photographers picture is from 1970
That truck was originally was a 1939 ALF 400 series ladder truck which belonged to Water Witch H&L of Annapolis. In 1968 Water Witch sold it and Marlboro left the trailer dark green and added the newer ford cab and also painted it dark green. Some time later they re-painted it red. The truck did end up at a local beer distributor painted in the colors of Lowenbrau beer. The original ALF 400 series tractor ended up as a tow truck/welding truck in a junk yard in Virgina for many years.
Here is the truck as it originally looked while in service at Water Witch. Photo from my collection, original photographer unknown.
Here's a color picture of it while in service with Marlboro. Photo from my collection, original photographer unknown.
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