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Still less than the 80 grand a regular engine could cost.

Cobblers.

This was 36 years ago…

We had them, they were dangerous rubbish, of very limited use.

It would have been a lot smaller than a Volvo, Leyland or Dennis fire engine that they would be using at the time.

They are great vehicles, emissions standards should not apply to emergency vehicles

It was exported, so might still being going somewhere

Exemptions for government.

We had 3 & they were dangerous, badly designed rubbish.

@@ashleyhoward8926 How so?

10 From Navarone?

Exactly, even the half-wit CFO said so. Go & tell him to double around the tower !

I swear Stroud is the overdose capital of Gloucestershire.

Some services have. West Mids FS uses twin-cab Hiluxes as response and Business Support vehicles.

Here, we tried it in 1960's, 1980's, 2000's & they get rid of them every single time, as a badly though out attempt to save money- nothing more.

In use in Cornwall as second appliances .

Your dad Dave James?

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Since this was a Squarebody GMC, they would use the Chevrolet 350 small block. A GM diesel was optional.

It was a V8 moddurr

Probably the 454 in something like this.

@@Fordguy02 Shoot.... I forgot about that, but since this was Europe, I think this would've had a few emission tweaks.

Apple pie is American?

@ that’s right and I’m proud to be an American!

​@@marcusblum7462only apple pie doesn't come from there. Lmao.

​@@marcusblum7462only that's not where apple pie comes from. LMAO

Apple pie is English.

1 at Hereford too until written off going to a shout replaced by a g reg identical one. Emergency tender

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East Sussex used them as rescue tenders I think, with a huge telescopic flood light on top. Pretty sure I’ve got a post card of Brighton’s one somewhere.

Do you know who supplied them, for them?

@@JohnEnnisEyeInTheSky All the East Sussex examples were bodied and supplied by Macclesfield Motor Bodies, Brighton used a Jeep Cherokee , new in 1979 or 80 (V Registered) which was likely substituted by the GMC a decade later. Bodywork on the Jeep was by Pilcher-Greene BTW

@@michaelearith781 Thanks for the info.👍

Meanwhile, Feuerwehr Ulm in Germany has a 2000s Chevrolet equivalent of one that is still being used. There was also a 2010s Ford in Austria, but the original uploader got hacked, and it went missing. Luckily, the truck is still used.

There is one of what I think is one of these, used as anorivate vehicle in my town. If not one of these, it's likely to be one from a USAF airfield in the UK if they used anything similar. It's certainly GMC, Red and has the storage lockers/shape of these.

@@shaneharrisnj3484 Not surprising that Ulm would have a Chevrolet based Fire Truck. Used to be two different US Army installations in Neu Ulm,plus Bundeswehr/Luftwaffe as well who all worked very closely together. Guarantee the Ulmer Feuerwehr had seen Chevy trucks in use before their decision to buy them.

@@DrOlds7298 An ex-military truck... Interesting. Over here in America, the Deuce and AM General trucks are usually reconverted for brush fire usage.

Yes they did, I can contest to that having driven them under "Blues & Twos". Horrible feeling when you stopped accelerating, no engine braking due to being an automatic all on the brakes, hairy ride.

Ah yes, especially on forest fires in late spring, happy days...

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@@JohnEnnisEyeInTheSky miss that stuff so bad man, those were the days haha

Hi They were introduced to all 2 pump stations (about 10) in Gloucestershire in 1988/89, I believe that they had all been withdrawn by 1995 in favour of regular water tenders albeit on a smaller chassis than the Dodge featured in the clip. Where the prototype or any of the others ended up I haven't a clue.

@@JohnEnnisEyeInTheSky At least one of them has ended up in private hands (F509 WAD) and it can be seen at the South Cerney Steam fair, as well as other shows i'm sure.

@@traingameiacs That's nice to know thanks 👍

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British fire alliances often have red/white quadrant wheel rims. It helps oncoming traffic to notice when an appliance is pulling out into the traffic from a side junction.

Yes I agree, they used the 6.2L Diesel engine version which seemed a bit under powered on occasions, coupled with being an automatic which gave the impression of free wheeling when taking your foot off the gas and braking, made for a very hairy ride at speed down country roads.

I used to have a 6.2 in a k20 single cab. I can't imagine it in a k30 crew cab with all that weight in the back.

@@donovansavage2445 It gave for an hairy ride that's for sure

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​@@JohnEnnisEyeInTheSkyWell, only the front cab and chassis. The very dependable and near-indestructable Squarebody (1973-88) GMC 3500. The main fire body is done by Carmichael, the 6-wheel Land Rover fire truck constructors.

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The cab was tho. Trying to get 4 fully kitted firefighters in was tight. Have worked on one of these

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