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I drag a FT home I'd be living in it :-) Very cool though.
Creighton
http://spokane.craigslist.org/atq/3621962016.html
 

That would be rad to get up and going and especially get the pump running to squirt water!

I've always thought it would be cool to have a business with a fire truck and go to local hospitals and surprise the kids, or other patients for that matter.  I know a fellow firefighter that had an old fire truck, he dressed up as fire clown and did birthday parties, and other requested events!

I think the are cool as well... I almost pulled the trigger on one a few years ago and that was at 5000.. boy of this was closer... I'd be very Very tempted... how cool...

but then there is the other side of me.. where to put it, do  I really need it , $$ to restore.. blah blah...

cool though!

there is a lot of area to cover on a restoration that big

Haw, Linda thinks it would be cool to pull the Serro Scotty camper with this. 3k is the problem.
Can sure pick it up and store at the compound if anyone is serious.
Creighton

If anyone is in the market for a fire truck, check out GovDeals.com,  they have a whole catagory for communities selling fire trucks.  Most not as old as this, but the old ones pop up fairly regularly.  Its an interesting site to look through. Knowing that these vehicles are high dollar when new, it is amazing what they go for once decommissioned. Here's the link showing the ones sold in the last 60 days.

http://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.AdvSearchResultsNew&additionalParams=true&searchPg=Advanced&timing=bySimple&timeType=sold&timingWithin=3.0&category=94K&sPrice=0&ePrice=10000000&whichForm=item&rowCount=10&sortOption=ad

That's a cool site. Gives me something to look at while at my son's swim meet this morning. There is a 1974 GMC that looks pretty nice!

         A few years ago a guy living in Malibu had a restored antique firetruck.
         When the hillside he was living on burned, he was not only able to save his house but 10 of the houses around him.
         He didn't make a dime off his truck but got a heck of a lot of "atta boy" awards  :biggrin:

A friend of mine in North Carolina restores them and brings them back to life and fully functional. Along with building hotrods he alway's has one going on in his place.

That is a great looking model.  Classic look, would look great restored.

There is a company here that has fire trucks for hire for kids birthday parties. It was great fun for the little ones!

Hmmm... I could use a new career. Fire truck...carousel...hmmmm.

Several years back I worked for a bank and we had a firetruck.  We converted it sothe back held an ATM machine and we would bring it to parades etc.   Also was fully functioning for we brought it to car shows and would wet the tracks for the burnout contests.......that was a fun ride...

Fire Trucks are just cool... for what the do and all the engineering that goes into them......  seen a few in my day, my brother-in-law and buddy are fireman.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HepQ-2N0Nyo

This is probably the coolest and most fitting firetruck project I have ever run across.  It was undertaken by the Detroit Fireman's Fund.  There were not too many Seagrave Sedan's made and the majority of them were deployed in Detroit.  They were in active use until the 1960's.  This project is an amazing restoration of a Seagrave Sedan to be used as a hearse for fallen firefighters.  A lot of the body was fabricated by hand and the chassis is from a Mercedes Sprinter truck.

Check it out here:  http://detroitfirefighters.net/Memorialrig.html

Here's to hoping that this restored rig does not see a lot of use except for parades and funerals of retired firefighters who die of old age!

 :drinking: Tim :drinking:

When I lived in Fort Bragg, CA they had a Fireman contest to go along with the Logging ones. Deal was drop hose in a city block fast as possible hook up and then spray the crowd.
There were some serious add on motors in those old FT's. A couple could lift the front wheels. Great fun.
Creighton
 

I think Matt Carter has a little knowledge of restoring old firetrucks.  Matt, chime in if I remeber it correctely.

BC

Here is another. 
So wish I had the spare cash.
I'll deliver for gas money.
Only if I get to play with the lights and siren though :-)
Creighton
http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/3652734567.html

I always find it amazing how little money these bring

Brian,

I don't mess with these anymore.  The old trucks have lots of hiden issues.

The bigger it is, the more expensive it is.....

I as long as the siren worked and  pumps worked, I wouldn't care if it drove. I can still sitin the dsriver s seat and have fun

most of the time they are still in good condition if they were in doors. There is a 1930s near me for $3500 i even thought about buying it and putting a bed on it. you can use the cab on another truck