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Ford Thames 500E Firefly
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 No: 4210   Contributor: Colin Mouser   Year: 2005   Manufacturer: Ford   Country: United Kingdom
Ford Thames 500E Firefly

Picture taken at essex steam up in 2005. All rights of picture held by steamup.co.uk.
Our Ford Thames appliance in fully restored working order. This appliance was staioned at R.O.F. Glascoed in Gwent and is now based in herts / essex borders. Bodied by Wadham Brothers of Waterlooville.
Picture added on 09 October 2007
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Comments:
looks like she's leaking a wee bit of oil

Added by Michael on 09 October 2007.
Colin, is this an identical vehicle to picture #4043 ?

Added by Pavel, Western Australia on 10 October 2007.
a 1/48 scale model is available of a very similar appliance
see www.promod-diecast.co.uk/13097.aspx

Added by Peter Williams on 02 January 2008.
Peter, well spotted! Looking at the site it may be possible to read the registration number? Pity they didn't include the black guards. 48 pounds 95 (don't know how to get the old pound symbol on my keyboard?), that seems rather excessive for a 1/48th model, that's A$150 here!

Added by Pavel - Western Australia on 02 January 2008.
Wod be interested in other existing models as i own a 1954 model . cheers chris

Added by Chris lingaard on 12 December 2008.
found another one at road side near canterbury kent last month while on hols not in great state but not basket case

Added by Donald Smith on 24 August 2009.
Was it for sale? my one is rusting away in France and has all the pumps etc removed . I live in Norway. All i know is that It was used at the bomb factory ,s after the war. reg osv 946. Body built by fire armour.

Added by Chris Lingaard on 24 August 2009.
The former ROF factory at Puriton near Bridgwater in Somerset also operated a similar machine and with a team of whole-time firemen. A friend was working near the site clearing trees and scrub some years ago when his bonfire got slightly out of control; the Thames turned out and one of the crew said to him, "I have worked here for 14 years and this is the first real fire which i have ever attended!"

Added by Chris Dyer on 24 August 2009.
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