an International Pumper,bodywork ?,as a reserve unit at Akuryri prof.FB,one of the 2 beacons has already been changed from the original red to more"europen blue"
HI This is a Ford 1953 Bigjob 750 anniversary edition, he came new to town in north part of Iceland name Akureyri and build over him in garage in the town. He was first respond engine from 1954 to 2001. There is a Darley pump 600 gallon 3.stage in hi. He was rebuild 1981 and put cabinet in side of the bodywork. Now are he out of order and were reconstructed.
Best regards from Iceland
you cane see pic in, slokkvilid.is/?mod=myndir&mod2=view&view=myndir&album=71
Suspect it must have come over with the US Air Force ? And, would it have had special features for service in Icelandic climate ?
Andreas, nice to see this Classic Fire-Truck still maintained.
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 15 February 2009.