it's uncommon to see Forest Service, Forest Ranger, and Coast Guard vehicles

and just showing such uncommon vehicles is reason enough to show them for me. That the last is a fire truck is pretty cool

Found on http://truquetructruk.tumblr.com/

a bit odd looking, but cool, a 1949 Ahrens Fox

Found on http://truckingworldwide.tumblr.com/

The most amazing vehicles were for sale today at the LA Roadster show and swap meet, wow x 2... vehicle and price combos were astonishing

For the gallery from the Edelbrock open house show: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/05/most-impressive-hot-rod-truck-and.html

a Kurtis midget with a Offy! If they'd only take a kidney in trade!

for the gallery of this Hudson from SEMA http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/ever-seen-hot-rod-hudson-800-hp.html

1952 Seagrave fire truck, a mayor's ride for parades

ancestor of the ladder fire engine

Found on https://www.facebook.com/AutoClasico?fref=photo

Emery Ward's first car was a 36 Ford, and when he retired, he went collecting the whole range of 36 Fords: cars, trucks, fire trucks, dump trucks, bus, tanker

and he died 7 years ago, and now his collection of cars, trucks, and petroliana is getting sold off

All photos found on http://everydayproductions.biz/Baker-Bonnigson-Auctions.html

 1936 Ford Woody, blue, Id #182358117

 1936 Ford Cabriolet, 2 door convertible, rumble seat, tan, Id #CT28821

 1936 Ford Roadster, 2 door, blue, Id #182916029

 1936 Ford Phaeton, tan, Id #181405474

 1936 Ford, 3 window, Coupe, tan, Id #2609510

 1966 Corvette, coupe, 2012 NCRS, Id 194376S107706

 1936 Ford pickup truck, gray, Id #2352832

 1936 Ford 1 ton flatbed truck, gray w/sides, Id #2264746

 1936 Ford dump truck, gray, Id #3160905

 1936 Ford panel van, green, Id #182616517

 1936 Ford, 2 door, 5 window, Coupe w/rumble seat, red, Id #181444074

 1936 Ford, 2 door Cabriolet, black, Id #182914762

 1936 Ford, 740, 4 door convertible, gray, Id #182250356

 1936 Ford, 4 door, Humpback, black, Id #182623592

 1936 Ford, 2 door, Humpback, black, spot light, Id #2794189

 1936 Ford 4 door convertible with trunk, Tan 5517JW

 1936 Ford, 4 door slant back, Sedan, burgundy, Id #2320679

 1936 Ford, 2 door slant back, original, black, Id #182501156

 1936 Ford 1 ton flatbed truck, red, Id #182566985

 1936 Ford ½ ton, wrecker, maroon, Id #BB183154279

 1936 Ford Fire Truck, pumper, red, Id #BB182403378

 1936 Ford tanker truck, not restored

 1936 Ford Bus, not restored, Id #BB183996682

The auction will take place May 16-17 at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Sandusky, Ohio. For more information, visit BakerBonnigson.com 

Thursday, May 15, 2014 from 1-7pm 

Petroliana Auction: Friday May 16, doors open 9:00am, Auction 6:07pm

SATURDAY, MAY 17, doors open 7:00am, Parts Auction: 9:07am — Vehicle Auction: 1:07pm.

 wbaker@bakerbonnigson.com 

learned about this from http://blog.hemmings.com/

Russsian fire brigade of 1900... no wonder they were needed, the size of the building they operate from, and all wood logs

Petrovsky Fire Brigade department of St. Petersburg
Found on http://t-s-k-b.tumblr.com/  

great old fire engine... no one can afford to do anything with them though

Old fire truck parked behind a huge marina building at historic Locke in the Delta, says http://sketchy-vans-and-other-vehicles.tumblr.com/ who reposted this from http://myolddear.tumblr.com/

Boston FD won't hesitate to bust out your windows if you are stupid enough to park in front of a hydrant (BMW owner of course)

And I didn't notice, but it was pointed out in the comments that the area of the BMW next to the fire hydrant was beat in to get clearnace for the hose coupling

Found on http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2601279/Why-NEVER-park-hydrant-Boston-firefighters-smash-BMW-windows-feed-hose-reach-8-alarm-fire.html via http://gentlemint.com/

arrogant asshole cop arrests a firefighter who was providing a traffic protection for ambulance crew helping rollover victims

The LA Times has a good recap of the issue: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-firefigher-chp-claim-20140325,0,1997161.story#axzz2x0DDSSbM

Engineer Jacob Gregoire was handcuffed and placed in the rear seat of a CHP cruiser after he refused to move his fire truck, which was parked in the center divider of Interstate 805 on the night of Feb. 4. The truck was partially blocking the lane closest to the divider to protect ambulance crews working to aid two people injured when a Mustang hit a cement barrier and rolled over, according to Chula Vista Fire Department officials.

The claim against the CHP filed by Gregoire alleges that the arrest was illegal and obstructed Gregoire and other emergency responders from caring for the accident victims. It accuses the arresting CHP officer, Sergio Flores, of arrogance, bullying and ill will.

When Flores was ordered to release Gregoire, he said, “This is not over yet. You are not being arrested, but I am not done with you. You’re going to have to answer for your actions,” according to the claim.

“This is all about ego of the CHP officer. It has nothing to do with authority at the scene,” said Dan Gilleon, Gregoire’s attorney. “This is not an isolated incident. The same office has done this in the past and done this since, so this is not a problem they are trying to fix. They are trying to sweep this under the rug.”

Firefighter Files Claim Against CHP:

found on http://fox5sandiego.com/2014/03/25/firefighter-arrested-at-accident-files-claim-against-chp/#axzz2wzFRjExi

Best firetruck this week... a Jeep!

Found on http://offroadaction.ca/2014/02/23/from-the-archives-163/54-2/

almost as cool,

from http://offroadaction.ca/2011/04/06/from-the-archives-84/

possible origin of the fire truck... a Roman extortionist

In the early days of Rome a real estate investor/ extortionist named Crassus used a team of firefighters in an effective scheme. There was no public firefighting service at that time, so when a building was on fire, Crassus and his team would show up with their water pump. Before fighting the fire, Crassus would make a very low offer on the building, and to neighboring building owners. If the owners refused, Crassus let the building burn and spread to neighboring buildings, and would later make an even lower offer. If the owner agreed to sell the property, the firefighters would try to put the fire out. Crassus became very wealthy with this scheme, owned a good portion of the city of Rome, bought his way into political office, and ruled Rome as Triumvirate with Pompey and Julius Caesar.

found on http://patentpending.blogs.com/patent_pending_blog/2005/06/the_fire_truck.html

The Rolls Royce of fire engines, the Ahrens Fox

Photos from, and found on http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/03/06/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1928-ahrens-fox-n-s-4-fire-engine/