Post-war fire engines converted from CMPs

[Hanno Spoelstra]

As most of you know, many WW2 trucks were converted into fire engines after the war. For a selection of preserved Chevrolet CMPs in the Netherlands, some heavily modified, some not, see http://historical-fire-engines.com/c....php?cat_id=26.

H.

[cliff]

some very unusual modified trucks there Hanno including some 'D' series Dodges and WC weapons carrier conversions.

Thanks for the link

Cheers
Cliff

[Hanno Spoelstra]

The Wiener Feuerwehrmuseum in Vienna has some interesting fire engines in it collection:

F60L, supplied under the UNNRA scheme:


Morris-Commercial C8, reportedly an ex-Quad:


And also listed, but not pictured is a Bedford MWD.

See http://www.wien.gv.at/feuerwehr/gesc...dtimernach.htm

[Brian Gough]

The Historical Fire Engines Europe image gallery continues to expand with lots of interesting photos.

A very recent addition is this C60 in Denmark:

http://www.historical-fire-engines.c...?image_id=1272

If that link doesn't work, go to: http://historical-fire-engines.com/ and click on Denmark, then Chevrolet.

Brian

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Brian Gough
http://www.historical-fire-engines.c...?image_id=1272

I've seen a pic of this type before. A friend of mine bought the delapitated remains of one in Belgium for spare parts for his CGT.

What about that Ford F15A fire truck you photographed many years ago, Brian? Any larger size pics available that you can share with us?

Thanks,
Hanno

[Brian Gough]

Sorry Hanno, I can't locate those photos I took a number of years ago at the annual Labour Day fire muster in St. Thomas, Ontario. Rod Diery does have them on his website here:

http://users.bigpond.net.au/blitz_trucks/RESTO.html


Brian

[Hanno Spoelstra]

See this thread on the KTR forum for a fair number of CMP fire engines:

http://forum.ktr.nl/index.php?topic=8.0

[Keith Webb]

F60L

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Some more pictures I came across (cleaning up computer):

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Hanno

One of the things that interested me about some of the post war conversions of CMPs involving Cab and Windscreen reworks. With the normal conversions I can sort of understand why they reverse the windscreens so they slope back and look more "normal".

But why reverse windscreen on vehicles used in conditions of rain or water spray?

Having driven my CMPs in bad weather the reversed slope windscreen is the only thing that keeps the water or snow off the windscreen is the reverse slope. Either sitting or driving it works better than vertical or normal slope out at the bottom. The only other vehicles that seem to get this point is some military airfield fuel trucks.

What are peoples thoughts?

Cheers Phil