Drivers side view

These are the pictures of the actual truck, verified by serial number, as it arrived at the fire station in Long Beach, California in 1954. Compare that to how I found the truck recently, as seen in my other gallery. Clearly I have a lot of work ahead of me to restore this truck to its previous state. Any help you can provide with parts, parts manuals, or advice would be greatly appreciated. At least now I know what it should look like when I'm finished. My plans are to restore it as accurately as possible, drive it a few years, then donate it back to the Long Beach fire museum. They have an active program where they put bench seats in the back bed for the kids to sit and ride in as many parades as possible. They have a B model sedan pumper they are converting for the kids now.