1958 F.W.D.

Kudos to the driver for helping, but for the driver of the 4-wheeler: "Here's your sign."

"Happiness is a belt-fed weapon."

Just curious- Will the high fuel prices effect anyone's attendance at shows this year? The F554G Waukesha in my firetruck slurps about 3MPG and the wife has this thing about paying the mortgage on time and being able to feed the kids (she's funny like that....) so obviously I will probably be cutting back on show attendance. One show I WILL go to (and the wife knows not to screw with me over) is Macungie as that is only about 10 miles from the house, and it is one of the weekends that I "live for" all year.... Interested to see what others are doing/not doing.

The Super Tender is owned by a gentleman in Northern California. It is fully restored and makes regular appearances at Fire Musters and Parades. The Pumper is owned by a gentleman in Michigan somewhere, who has a private fire museum. I have seen pictures of it- the tractor and trailer underwent a cosmetic-only restoration, and from what I could tell in the pictures that I have seen not a very good one. I understand the engine in the tractor is blown. The engine in the trailer (IIRC a 24 cylinder Napier-Deltic) would obviously require quite a substantial amount of money to overhaul. I have also heard that the gentlman who owns it has it inside a newer pole barn, to keep it out of the elements which is good, but unfortunately he does not have much money.

loud, obnoxious, oil-dripping, smoke-blowing, shaking 2-cycle mechanical assholes. POS overgrown lawn-boys.........

I think I'll go to the range tomorrow and practice my double-taps.

Yes...He posts in here occasionally but I can't remember his screen name....????

Had a professor tell ME once: "Those that can, DO. Those that can't, teach."

Driving a Volvo is like having sex with an ugly girl- it can be good, you just dont want to be seen doing it.....Or is that about KW's?? I can't remember......????

Why'd somone have to ruin a perfectly good Mack by putting a 2-cycle mechanical asshole in it????

How can someone get rid of your vehicle without the title?? Here in Pa. scrapyards will not touch a vehicle without the title.... -And the moral of the story is.....Get a storage contract in writing, even if they offer space for free, you offer to pay a buck a month or whatever- get the terms IN WRITING!!!!

I would think that my rig would be the last thing on my mind if a nuke were to cook off.....

By the way I should mention that it specifically stated in my policy with JC Taylor that (and this is not verbatim, but something like....) "This policy will not cover any damages or injuries through liability or medical coverage incurred by yourself or other parties in the event of the detonation of a nuclear weapon." -so if you are looking for coverage if a nuke pops off, dont go to JC Taylor.

That has to be one of the most perfect asses I have ever laid my eyes upon.

I have several aussie friends and they all say they wouldnt use Fosters to wash their cars.....

My wife's family is Hungarian....the first time she ever made me this, I called it "Hungarian Sloppy Joes." She never made it for me again, which is precisely what I wanted to happen. Now if I can just convince her that noodles and cabbage dont belong in the same pot.............

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If I were in your shoes, I would just go with JC Taylor or one of the other big antique/specialty carriers. This is what they do day in and day out and they are going to get you the best bang for your buck. They also know all the rules and regulations and licensure requirements. No offense to your auto agent but he/she may not know all the intimate details of insuring an antique/collectable vehicle.

"Eats Oshkoshes....Shits Walters...." Actually they were extremely popular throughout the upper mid-west and northeastern states (and anyplace else in snow belts...) FWD was one of the few manufacturers of firetrucks that built complete units (chassis and body) or would sell a chassis to another body builder. Thousands of complete and FWD chassis firetrucks were built between 1919 and 1982 when FWD folded into what is now the FWD-Seagrave Corporation. Seagrave is one of the modern-day "Big Three" of fire apparatus (Seagrave, Pierce and E-One.) For some reason however, there are so few complete examples left of FWD firetrucks that are in good condition. Mine is one of only two in southeastern Pa. that I know of that is still pretty much original. Was delivered on 3-19-1959 with a 140GZ (F554G) Waukesha Engine through a Lipe-Brown clutch into a Clark 5-speed O/D transmission. The four wheel drive is full time, non-selectable which was standard for FWD. If you wanted selectable 2WD/4WD you had to special order it.

Is this an aluminum Hayward F-Model????? Brings back memories of my father's Hayward F-Model single screw tractor, had a 300/5 speed/2 speed rear, he hauled new Trailmobile Trailers out of the factory in Lansdale, Pa. for Charles E. Danbury for years before he switched to freight and got an Allentown F-Model with a 300+ and twin screws.

When I bought my FWD firetruck back in 2002, I went to a mom-and-pop tag place, thinking it was the way to go- what a pain in the ass these people were!!!! First of all, bringing the NJ over to a Pa title was enough to cause the old lady to have a hemmorage, But then you should have heard the argument I got out of her about "needing to have a firetruck/EV tag...." I had to practically choke the crap out of her to get her to understand the words "it is no longer a municipal fire truck, it is now a privately owned antique, give me an antique plate!!!!" When I first got the truck I went with Condon and Skelly with no problems, however recently they switched carriers from Met Life to some other outfit that I cannot recall the name of right now- and my rates went up. I wasnt happy and researched the new company and got even less happier. Went with JC Taylor, great outfit to work with, especially if you are in Pa.

I grew up in the right-hand seat of two F-Models on weekends and in the summers, and loved every minute of it!!!!! My father is now retired, however he still works part-time delivering brand new firetrucks out of the factory in Breda, Iowa mostly to the east coast. Hopefully one day my boys will be able to tag along with him for one or two rides.

I resemble that!!!

"When I knod my head, hit it!!!!"