[quote name='taurudak' post='199862' date='Mar 25 2008, 18:14 ']Don't know if this is what you are referring to, bu I have this pic from God knows when of Montvale's Sqd M6 - a 1970/88 Ford C/Swab.[/quote]
That is the modernized version. I remember the rig in its original configuration but with the light bar shown. What made this truck unique to me was its 185 hp Cummins diesel. Thanks for posting.
Quote:Celoron, NY had this Ford C snorkel unit. The info on the slide also states "Mayville, NY' and capacities of 1000/400/55'. Can anyone clarify?
<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I forgot the location part. Celoron is at the southern end of Chautauqua Lake, Mayville is at the north end, about 15 miles away. I don't recognize the background as any place in Celoron, so maybe the shot was taken in Mayville.
[quote name='kieferfire' post='200126' date='Mar 26 2008, 13:03 ']The San Francisco International Airport FD once operated this unique combination. It is a 1973 Ford C tractor pulling the "Phoenix II" rescue-boat.
Bill Friedrich photo
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Wow, even "Baywatch" got hit by the budget cut axe! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hysterical.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
Hose Wagon 10 in Phoenix/AZ once operated this 1965 Ford C with Boardman bodywork. It was equipped with a 500 gpm-pump. It looks like it was a tanker in its first life. Maybe Steve Loftin can shed some light here ?
Trench Rescue 8 in Phoenix operated another 1965 Ford C/Boardman combination. At first glance I thought, that this truck is the same as in the photo before + some additional cabinet boxes. But there are differences in the bodywork also.
Special Operations 11 in Oxnard/CA operated this 1978 Ford C with Supervac bodywork built in 1987. I assume, that the cab and chassis comes from a former engine.
I assume, same thing happened here with Squad 27 from LA City. The cab and chassis was built in 1972 (maybe with ALF bodywork, as the nameplate on the front indicates ?), the bodywork was done in 1984 by Royal.
Quote:Bellevue/WA operated this 1978 Ford C/Pierce Suburban pumper
Good stuff, Juergen! This rig has a Pierce Minuteman body. The Minuteman was a forerunner to today's rescue pumper. The full-depth compartments limited the tank to 500 gallons, but allowed much more equipment to be carried than in the typical Suburban body. Most Minuteman bodies were built on conventional Ford amd GM chassis but some were Ford C's and even a couple were built on custom chassis.
[quote name='kieferfire' post='200663' date='Mar 28 2008, 12:15 ']I assume, same thing happened here with Squad 27 from LA City. The cab and chassis was built in 1972 (maybe with ALF bodywork, as the nameplate on the front indicates ?), the bodywork was done in 1984 by Royal.
Chuck Madderom photo
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L.A. City converted four of their 14 1972 Ford C8000/ALF 1000/500 pumpers into Squads. Pictured in this great Chuck Madderon photo is ALF #2-1-3113, which had been originally assigned as Engine 106, is pictured here as Squad 27, and later became USAR 27 (Urban Search and Rescue). Here is a 1976 Duane Troxel shot of it running as Engine 106 (Pumper, when they had two piece engines, one lettered as the "Pumper" and the other piece the "Wagon".)
' /> I forgot the location part. Celoron is at the southern end of Chautauqua Lake, Mayville is at the north end, about 15 miles away. I don't recognize the background as any place in Celoron, so maybe the shot was taken in Mayville.
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