all very pretty, but surely functionality is more important than funny shapes and lots of chrome?.. These are supposed to be life-saving machines, not a boy-racer's fantasy !
One of the older units is available to buy 5 miles from my hometown I am a firefighter and have stopped to look at it up close, it is cool. It was from Atlanta
This type is in service at Mountain Home AFB every day. It's a favorite of the kids during parades and airshows. It looks to be very fast as well when responding to IFEs.
Recently Matchbox had released their latest model featuring the Jaguar Colet crash tender in its "Real Working Rigs". One of the best selling models in the Real Working Rigs Series.
I had a few friends who rode on these at Atlanta-Hartsfield Airport. ALL of them said those were pure JUNK, especially compared to Oshkosh. AFD eventually got rid of all their Jags and replaced them with... guess what? OSHKOSH! Yea, they look good, but looks ain't everything in our biz.
Added by William Scally on 09 July 2005.