Anyone know military fire trucks?

[98taco3]

Happened across this WF-32 military fire truck and was wondering if anyone had any info on it. 1943 Dodge and is definitly data plated as a MV. Corp of Engineers. Cant seem to find any info or photos of another one, Chevy and Ford examples I can find info on...

 

[98taco3]

Mystery solved! Served at Ft. Logan in Colorado. A military fire truck historian has paperwork on the truck and where it served. He was able to identify it from its fire pumps serial number! Wonder what the chances of that are? Always neat to find the history of a vehicle!

 

[Tlauden]

Nice find, I'm jelous lol I'm looking for one, preferably a wee bit newer though lol. You gonna restore or what's the plan!?

 

[glcaines]

That truck is too nice not to restore!

 

[Goose2448]

Thats a barn find, or more of a under a tree find. Me personally would get it into running shape, but leave the body and all as is. I think leaving it as you found it gives it its own uniqueness.

 

[98taco3]

Thats a barn find, or more of a under a tree find. Me personally would get it into running shape, but leave the body and all as is. I think leaving it as you found it gives it its own uniqueness.

Not sure what is going to happen to it right now. Its in to nice a shape to strip down to nothing and restore. I think your right goose, it needs to stay as it is, in as found shape. You can still see the OD under alot of the red paint so its obvious it was a MV. Well see what happens!

 

[Goose2448]

I remember watching a car show where they found a Deuesdenburg Type 57 in a garage where it had sat for 55 years. They took it from there, in really bad shape(4 flats, and lots of dust and grime did not run either) and sold it at the local Christie's actuation for $780,000. Now granted the car was worth in restored condition 1.5 mill. but over half the full cost, for a BARN FIND!?!

 

[gene imes]

Was your truck a 4 or 2 wheel drive. A similar looking truck out back is 2 wheel

 

[Wolfen]

Nice find.

 

[68427vette]

cool truck post pics of the data plates,, and info to who has the locations of were these served,, i have a 43 army one also: