Fire Engines Photos

My guess is late 1940's / early 1950's General Motors Corporation Chevrolet truck cab and chassis; slightly different front-grille styling for Europe, perhaps ?

No idea for the body - but another beautiful classic, so worthy of the Netherlands and Belgium fire-engine builders.

Really love the black-painted fenders (wings), that set off the fire-engine red - that paint-scheme was quite popular over in North America.

Glad to see this little beauty in preservation.

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 05 October 2009.

Just had another thought - General Motors Europe was Opel, wasn't it ?

So,maybe it is an Opel Blitz....

Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 05 October 2009.

It looks like an "A" type Bedford to me. Bedford being part of General Motors.

Added by Mike G on 05 October 2009.

I think it could be a Bedford,but i cannot be sure,perhaps Marcel in Holland can help when he returns.

Added by Bob on 05 October 2009.

could this be a Fordson Thames just looking at the badge on the front looks similar to a picture on this site.

Added by Jamie Percival on 06 October 2009.

Just looked the A type Bedford up on Google and i'd say it was one .

Added by John Johnstone on 06 October 2009.

It is a 1953 Bedford A3 (TA) high pressure pumper with Dutch built American style Boudewijn bodywork. The high pressure pump was a Bean pump. It was in service on the island of Texel until 1978 and is now preserved by the fire brigade.

Added by Louis van Telgen on 06 October 2009.

Not a Fordson......definatly a Bedford, I have driven them often enough!

Added by Barrie Green on 06 October 2009.

1964 Bedford A3LC
Dutch licenseplates; RS-34-87

Added by Antoon de Lepper on 05 May 2012.

Louis, you're right; 1953,

The car had a provincial registration.
in 1958 it got this license plate.
In 1964 this truck was re-registered.
Probably is in 1964 the date of first issue incorrectly registered.

Added by Antoon de Lepper on 05 May 2012.

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