1971 Firetruck 1,500 Miles

[dalbers]

Thought this was cool and you guys would want to look at it.

Craigslist ad
http://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/1707754680.html

Auction site
http://bailesauctions.com/

[Fastfun]

Thats pretty COOL

[fine69]

Car hauler......................................

[shaneschevys]

Pretty rare to find a C-50 survivor like that. I wouldnt mind having the 62 C-50 also

[prostreetC-10]

Man....hard to believe 1,500 miles. Most fire trucks see more action than that. hmmmmm

[srea76]

Looks good, but i can roll mine back and say 1500 miles any day. Maybe it is, but unless its documented who really knows. I am from a very small town in Georgia and I hardly ever see the fire truck leave the station. So it is definitely possible.

[Old Yeller 1970]

Only 1500 mi on a 39 year old firetruck in a rural town, while not likely, is not totally implausible either. I know the one for our volunteer fire department sits for months at a time without going anywhere. The population of Ransom, Kansas has a whopping total of 338 people. How many fires could that truck have possibly been used on? Not many, IMO.

[prostreetC-10]

Bottom line is whether it's 1,500 or 150,000....it has a high cool factor. Be interesting to follow it and see what it brings at the auction.

[special-K]

Aside from all the nay-sayin`,That`s one fine C/50 I`d like to have.Looks like a new seat,or I mean a 1,500 mile seat.Who says they`ve had it in service up till now?Maybe they had about a truck more than they ever really needed.Maybe the stations were a bit on top of each other.Maybe folks in Wichita got enough sense not to light there dang houses up .I could prolly yay-say more,but there`s things I can imagine.I just kinda doubt a Fire Dept would get together and lie and I`m sure it is documented,ya think?
I agree with fine69,except I see a "truck" hauler.Car?Whattzat?

[wancosc356]

Originally Posted by fine69

Car hauler......................................

I was thinking the same thing! That would be cool to drive as is or convert the back end into a wedge flat bed or roll back.

[junkyardjohn]

I AGREE... I WORKED FOR G.M. TRUCK & BUS (AN ASSEMBLY PLANT IN FLINT MI. THAT BUILT BLAZERS, SUBURBANS & PICKUPS) BACK IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES. THEY HAD A 68 3/4 TON, IN PLANT FIRE TRUCK THAT HAD LESS THAN 5OO ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. IT WAS A 3 MILLION SQ. FOOT BUILDING, & THIS TRUCK HAD NEVER BEEN OUTSIDE, SO IT'S VERY POSSIBLE. NOT EVERYONE YOU MEET IS A LIAR & THIEF. I CAN'T IMAGINE GOING THRU LIFE THINKING EVERYONE OUT THERE IS UNTRUSTWORTHY & OUT TO SCREW YOU OVER. THAT WOULD TEND TO MAKE ME SO PARANOID THAT I WOULD BE AFRAID TO LEAVE MY HOUSE, & NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING ANYBODY TOLD ME. YOU CAN BUILD A MILLION BRIDGES, AN NOBODY CALLS YOU A BRIDGE BUILDER... BUT TELL ONE LITTLE LIE... & IN THAT PERSONS EYES, YOU ARE A LIAR FOREVER. JOHN

[special-K]

Who you callin`a bridge builder???!!!

[Leviticus]

Originally Posted by prostreetC-10

Bottom line is whether it's 1,500 or 150,000....it has a high cool factor. Be interesting to follow it and see what it brings at the auction.

I agree, either way that thing is pretty sweet. I almost bought a box delivery truck last month cause the thing was soo cool, it was a 73 but still had the earlier body style and 71-72 interior. It was a gem, great paint interior looked new and the best part was he only wanted $500.

But try explaining that thing in the driveway when you get home, "cmon babe, no its not 100' long, its only 35'. And if we ever move we are set!"

[Shaky]

Do want.

[Quackaddict]

It's cool don't know what I would do with it but it's nice.

[special-K]

You could hire out to hose off people at hot summer events(or keep dust down).Just tell the wife it`s one heck of a pressure washer.