1949 Chevrolet Loadmaster Fire Engine
R5103
LXS920
Chevrolet Loadmaster 6400
1949
Memorial Engine Co
Found this vehicle on the forecourt of a Vehicle Restoration company near Norwich.
Obviously in need of some TLC.
I researched the type and the only picture i could find on flickr was this one:
www.flickr.com/photos/apjones/50046921302/in/faves-322223...
So it turns out that this is the same vehicle!
It caught my interest and I discovered that American Fire Departments paint vehicles as "Memorial Engine Co" in memory of fallen firefighters that were attached to it.
So this Fire Engine has a story to tell, not only the men remembered by it but its journey to Norfolk, UK.
That story eludes me right now, perhaps we will as the restoration company........
1949 Chevrolet Loadmaster Fire Engine
R5103
LXS920
Chevrolet Loadmaster 6400
1949
Memorial Engine Co
Found this vehicle on the forecourt of a Vehicle Restoration company near Norwich.
Obviously in need of some TLC.
I researched the type and the only picture i could find on flickr was this one:
www.flickr.com/photos/apjones/50046921302/in/faves-322223...
So it turns out that this is the same vehicle!
It caught my interest and I discovered that American Fire Departments paint vehicles as "Memorial Engine Co" in memory of fallen firefighters that were attached to it.
So this Fire Engine has a story to tell, not only the men remembered by it but its journey to Norfolk, UK.
That story eludes me right now, perhaps we will as the restoration company........