Fire Engines Photos

That model Mack was quite common back in the 40's and 50's. They are regulars at the anitque fire apparatus musters. Look at the massfiretrucks.com site for photos.

Added by John Harris on 13 October 2010.

Rod,
How do you get started on a restoration for this? From someone who has almost completed such a restoration in the UK the answer is to lie down in a dark room and think twice! If the thought has not passed then lie down and think again! Even if you do much of the work yourself you need to have a spare £20, 000 (sterling, but I guess the same sort of money in the US)and a lot of optimism and spare time.
Good Luck
Richard

Added by Richard Aston on 14 October 2010.

I spent thirty years restoring fire apparatus for our fire museum here in Calgary, and as Richard says. This is a labour of love, but the cost is $$$$$$$. It looks like its all there, and mostly the lights, siren windows etc are a bonus. The rest of the equipment will take you on a long hunt. Where do you start if you really want to carry on ? First find out the history of its fire service and all related info that you can including pictures. Then and only then is the time to start. This project will take you a few years and roughly $ 20, 000 to get it there.
Also a lot of never ending love and help to get the job done.
Again ..Good Luck
Frank

Added by Captain Frank Silliker Calgary, Alberta, Canada on 28 November 2010.

Looks like an old Atlanta Fire Dept. mack. There were a bunch of these around the N. Ga. area after ATL FD auctioned them off. The "Cam" siren was typical of AFD.

Added by RJ Duncan on 29 November 2010.

I agree. Looks like Alanta.This is the"L" model.
NYFD had quite a few of these back in the '40's & '50's.Some were still on the roster as RESERVE units untill the '70's ! They used them as spare hose wagons & foam units.

Added by George Frankenfield on 13 December 2010.

They were indeed pretty widespread and lasted an amazingly long time. Flossmoor in Illinois operated a closed cab version on the front line from 1947 to 1999, then placed it on reserve - and still have it as a fully functioning parade truck.

There were a few splendidly restores examples still around on Long Island when I lived there in the 1980s, and of course we must never forget FDNY's Engine 343 - an immaculate rolling memorial to those members who were lost on 9/11...

Added by Rob Johnson on 27 March 2018.

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