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Frank B · (This post was last modified: 09-30-2010, 03:41 PM by Frank B.)

Cairo IL 1960 Seagrave Dodge

**GA_Dave** · 09-30-2010, 02:55 PM

Quote:Antioch IL 1973 Pirsch 86C #3068

Does any one know if the cab & chassis were built from scratch by Pirsch?

Each custom "Pirsch Safety Cab" was hammered out by hand in the Pirsch factory on a wooden mold from 1959 until around 1980. It was discontinued and replaced by a standard TCM cab because of cost and build time. The serial number listed would indicate that this apparatus indeed had a custom Pirsch chassis. Pirsch apparatus on commercial chassis would have a two letter/two digit number, like those on the Mack CF rigs you posted.

**GA_Dave** · 09-30-2010, 02:58 PM

Quote:Antioch IL 73 Pirsch compartment

That's a different apparatus.

Frank B · (This post was last modified: 09-30-2010, 03:43 PM by Frank B.)

Fair Lawn IL 1957 Seagrave

unknown photographer

Frank B · 09-30-2010, 03:48 PM

Highwood E-1 Pem Fab

unknown photographer

Frank B · 09-30-2010, 03:51 PM

Richmond IL 1975 Pirsch PM-23 Ford C-8000

(Factory photo)

Frank B · 09-30-2010, 04:13 PM

Ottawa IL 1974 Pirsch #PM-17

09-30-2010, 06:48 PM

That is the best looking Cairo rig I have seen in a long time. Last time there only thing running was an ex city pickup truck with Cairo FD spray painted on the door. Engine and ladder were both out of service

DGFD147 · 09-30-2010, 09:16 PM

Fair Lawn IL 1957 Seagrave

unknown photographer

This is actually the Oak Lawn FD which is a Western burb of Chicago.

karl4700 · 09-30-2010, 09:45 PM

[quote name='Frank B' date='30 September 2010 - 03:08 PM' timestamp='1285876089' post='405342']

Highwood E-1 Pem Fab

unknown photographer

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Here is Highwood Engine Co. 37 as it looks today.

e290l103 · 10-01-2010, 09:52 AM

is this one Cairo Illinois, or Cairo Georgia? I have it as Georgia, but I might have made a typo in my list, as the rig immediately before this one was from Georgia.

[quote name='Frank B' date='30 September 2010 - 03:07 PM' timestamp='1285872435' post='405333']

Cairo IL 1960 Seagrave Dodge

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Frank B · 10-01-2010, 01:39 PM

[quote name='FDNYTRUCKS.com' date='01 October 2010 - 10:12 AM' timestamp='1285941131' post='405443']

is this one Cairo Illinois, or Cairo Georgia? I have it as Georgia, but I might have made a typo in my list, as the rig immediately before this one was from Georgia.

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I am not sure. info was on the photo but it has been wrong before.