Fire Engines Photos

Stonefield Vehicles Ltd was a Scottish company set up to produce 4x4 and 6x4 specialist vehicles.In actual fact though,only six ever went into active service with UK fire brigades including this one actually from 1978.
This 1978 Stonefield with bodywork by Angloco served at Larsen Road Fire Station in Goole with the Humberside Fire Brigade and went out of service in 1983.
Other brigades to operate them were Strathclyde FB(1),Grampian FB(1),Lothian & Borders FB(1),and last,Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service(2).
Around the 1975/76 period,West Sussex are beleaved to have ordered 3 Stonefields.On delivery of the first,and having had body fitted by Pilcher Green of Burgess Hill in West Sussex,the appliance went for acceptence test but(its a long story)was not eccepted by the brigade and the order fell through.That actual Stonefield is now in preservation at the Fire Services National Museum at Weedon in Northamptonshire.If anyone as a picture of the WSFB Stonefield I would very much like to see and obtain a copy please.
Although only six Stonefields went into service with UK Fire Brigades,many more though did go into service with airport fire services.

Added by Pete Matten on 22 November 2009.

Thanks for the county history Paul, just to add to the airport machines, they were hated! Quotes such as underpowered, top heavy and handles like a tank were some of the more polite ones I heard over the years!

Added by John Stott on 22 November 2009.

Wrong forum i know,but Avon and Somerset Police had 3 Stonefields,a 6x6 and two 4x4.

Added by Bristol Bob on 22 November 2009.

Have a look at picture 5772 for a rear view of this vehicle.

Added by Paul Warnock on 23 November 2009.

Pete, I have a pic I think is the West Sussex Stonefield at Weedon. Give me an email address and I will send you a copy.

Added by Doug on 28 November 2009.

Good to see a picture of this in its original form, I now own it along with a couple others. It's unfortunately been chopped up and is in Pick Up form, fitted with a Volvo Penta diesel and 5sp Spicer G/box, still goes well and is surprisingly good off road,, Not anywhere near as top heavy now it's a pick-up.

Added by Chester Smith on 17 December 2009.

D553DOR the Stonefield/Pilcher Greene at Weedon collection ordered by West Sussex has now appeared on this site at picture 28748, a rare beast indeed.

Added by Peter Williams on 24 July 2011.

Terry Maslin used to be Stn Comm at Goole and he was certainly less than impressed with it. I last saw it nearly 10 years ago just round the corner from where Terry parked his machine of the time altho' he hadn't in fact spotted it.

Added by Neal Glover on 30 July 2011.

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