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Why would anyone paint a fire truck green and pretend it's a military vehicle?
Why not buy a military vehicle in the first place?
I have seen an ex ambulance control unit painted to pretend it is an army ambulance.

Added by Bob on 29 July 2009.

Anyone got a picture of this(as it was)in the livery of Essex Fire Brigade when used as a Hose Layer please?.

Added by Pete Matten on 29 July 2009.

Bob its sad isnt it? Restoration and preservation should be about keeping it original, otherwise whats the point?

Added by John Stott on 30 July 2009.

What a shame to spoil such an unique, once proud fire appliance. I might buy a tank, spray it red and say its an all terrain fire appliance!!!

Added by Paul Pickford on 30 July 2009.

At least it survives in it's original configuration. Someone somewhere could restore it to it's original condition at a later date.
I still bemoan the butchery of Teesside's CDC341K a rather nice Carmichael FoT, which got cut down to a short wheel base recovery tractor, and is thus now unrestorable to it's as new condition. I've also seen in a Commercial Vehicle magazine a Leyland Beaver TL restored as a flat bed lorry!
So much History lost!

Added by Chris Hall Teesside. UK. on 31 July 2009.

hi all i will find out if this was the vehicle with workshops...i used to drive this machine when i was stationed at E35...until it was replaced by the new one and then i transferred to E10..glad to see it wasn't scrapped...

Added by Parksie on 11 August 2009.

Thats brill Parksie,but did you get a picture of this when it was the brigades hose layer?.Pete.

Added by Pete Matten on 11 August 2009.

sorry pete i dont have any pictures but iam sure i could find someone who has...thinking about it if they are still around there was some black and white and a few colour pictures on the station wall...i will look into it....i do have the owners manual for it though plus i was given the crest off the door when i left....i enjoyed driver it was bloody hard work to get any speed up to a shout but 100% reliable old machine....parksie

Added by Parksie on 12 August 2009.

hi guys i can confirm this is the Essex hose layer if you look in the fire brigade handbook issue 4 ( the one with west Midlands erf hp on the front ) and go to page 39 there's a colour picture of it taken by mark eley and on the next page there's a picture of the scania replacement

Added by Calvin Fox on 12 August 2009.

If you go to ecfrs.co.uk and look under the 'Specials' section you will find pictures listed under 'Hose Layers' against the regn no.

Added by Rob Knight on 04 October 2009.

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