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Commer Carmichael pump escape
Photo taken 24/5/09
1958 Commer Carmicheal pump escape originally commissioned at the then new Fire Service Training School in Island Bay Wellington NZ. Later went into service with the Te Kauwhata Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Currently at Auckland's MOTAT and carries the 50ft Ajax wheeled escape so beloved by Pavel.
Photo taken 24/5/09
1958 Commer Carmicheal pump escape originally commissioned at the then new Fire Service Training School in Island Bay Wellington NZ. Later went into service with the Te Kauwhata Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Currently at Auckland's MOTAT and carries the 50ft Ajax wheeled escape so beloved by Pavel.
Johnnie Walker, you've brought a flood of happy memories back to me old buddy,, I was fortunate to attend the firemans' course at Island Bay way back in about 1967 with another well known Aucklander, Dave Neil. Anyone who ever had anything to do with this machine fell in love with her straight away, she was the most forgiving and most reliable pump ever. I remember the training staff taking us for an early morning jog down to the beachfront at picturesque Island Bay. By the time we got there we were fairly hot and sweaty and were ordered to race into the breakers, last man in to buy for the bar,, Holy Molly, Mother of God!! On entering the surf at full belt and diving under, the water was below freezing as it came straight in off the Antarctica icebergs!! You only ever did it once!!
PS: She had a beautiful escape, with the constant training was serviced to perfection, and would roll off the back of the Commer at a million miles an hour!! I don't ever remember dropping this one either,,,,
Added by Pav in Perth on 26 May 2009.
PS: She had a beautiful escape, with the constant training was serviced to perfection, and would roll off the back of the Commer at a million miles an hour!! I don't ever remember dropping this one either,,,,
Added by Pav in Perth on 26 May 2009.
Any chance of a registration number or chassis number for this Commer?
Ed: EV 8796. Escape by John Morris. Did they do the bodywork too or was it Carmichael?
Source: collection.motat.nz/objects/20724/fire-engine-commer-pump-escape
They have another Carmichael in their collection
Added by Adrian Carmichael on 10 July 2022.
Ed: EV 8796. Escape by John Morris. Did they do the bodywork too or was it Carmichael?
Source: collection.motat.nz/objects/20724/fire-engine-commer-pump-escape
They have another Carmichael in their collection
Added by Adrian Carmichael on 10 July 2022.
Thanks for info. Any chance of a Photo of the Commer Carmichael Fire Engine in the Museum?
Ed: it is here Karrier Carmichael:
https://collection.motat.nz/objects/16146/fire-engine-karrier
Added by Adrian J. Carmichael on 12 January 2023.
Ed: it is here Karrier Carmichael:
https://collection.motat.nz/objects/16146/fire-engine-karrier
Added by Adrian J. Carmichael on 12 January 2023.
Commer Chassis Number 83A3935 C762.(MOTAT)
We have a Karrier as well, but it's not an Escape Pump
Added by Mark Webster on 14 March 2024.
We have a Karrier as well, but it's not an Escape Pump
Added by Mark Webster on 14 March 2024.
Commer
From some hundreds of pictures sent to me whilst researching the fire services in Australia/New Zealand some years ago for a proposed book,this was one of my favorite appliances.(Pete UK).
Added by Pete Matten on 24 May 2009.