Fire Engines Photos

This is one of the very first eleven D series we sold in 1967 to Gloucestershire. They had an SVO five liter petrol engine, specially sourced from Ford Canada. The bodywork, by HCB Angus, was tacked on behind the standard Ford tiling truck cab. From a styling perspective, this was the best view.

But they worked well enough that the brigade ordered more, replacing Commer Miles and Dennis appliances.

Later HCB Angus D series looked quite good, with a transitional B pillar and an integrated full length cab roof. This was a split tilt crew cab, with much better communications between the officer and the crew members in the back.

For the masochists, there are a couple of frontal photos of these early Ford appliances to be found on this site.

Added by Rob Johnson on 15 September 2017.

D series went on to be included in the fleets of around 25 British fire brigades, and were used by fire services in several export markets, notably Denmark and New Zealand.

Most of the later deliveries had diesel engines. These included both Ford's own slant six turbo 300 CID 140 BHP engine and the Perkins 510 170 BHP V8, which was also used by Dennis, Dodge, ERF and Shelvoke in fire appliance applications.

Bodywork was mostly by HCB-Angus, Carmichael, Pyrene and Merryweather, among others. Most were water tenders, but there were a few pump and water tender escapes, aerials and specials too.

Added by Rob Johnson on 24 June 2018.

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