Fire Engines Photos, Pictures of Fire Trucks

Picture No:

10682

Courtesy of:

Stephen Kirkpatrick

Year:

2006

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Leyland Cub, lincolnshire

This Leyland Cub FK6 with Braidwork bodywork is preserved in lincolnshire at Louth fire Station, pictured here at the Mablethorpe open day in 2006. Thios vehicle served in Lincolnshire when it was built in 1937 as a Pump escape.
Picture Added on 04 September 2008.

Comments

Stephen, this is a first class photo of a magnificient machine, what I believe a fire engine should look like! Is there any chance you have more photos to share with us old guys out here in cyberspace, thanks, , , , ?!
Added by Pavel on 05 September 2008.

Lovely machine Stephen, thanks for sharing.
Added by Barrie Green on 05 September 2008.

picture #11513 has been posted by Stephen, showing the rear of this little beauty.

Thanks for showing us a real classic.

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 07 October 2008.

Want a laugh for Christmas?, checkout:-A Tribute to the Lower Tidmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade starring the one and only Benny Hill and his crew of volunteers.
From the 1960's this must be one of Benny's greatest sketches.So sit and enjoy.
......Chechout Youtube....my pictures-then in search box...?v=k3eDIgd-jms
The sketch(10mins)features a Leyland FK6'cub'pump escape, new in July 1937 to
Wokingham Fire Brigade in Berkshire, UK.The registration of the appliance was
AMO 654.It went into preservation but where is it now?, and does anyone have a
picture of the appliance at a show or rally to share with us please.Thankyou.
Added by Pete Matten on 26 December 2008.

A picture of the 1937 Leyland FK6 pump escape(AMO 654)from the above mentioned Benny Hill sketch is now on this site.(picture #13488) I'd like to thank Ian Moore for his assistence on posting in the picture.
Added by Added by Pete Matten on 27 December 2008.

My pleasure, Pete.
Added by Ian Moore on 27 December 2008.