Fire Engines Photos

Spot on photo Archie.

Added by Morgan Chapman on 26 February 2010.

Great photo Archie. I did'nt think it was that long since it had been on the show field !

Added by Paul Staniland on 27 February 2010.

Another great photo by Archie.Gives us an idea what the ex strathclyde dodge could look like if given a bit of TLC .

Added by Tommy Swindle on 28 February 2010.

Were these Dodges another Perkins V8 powered alternative?

Added by Rob Johnson on 28 July 2014.

LAS 947P is powered by a Perkins 540 V8, I think they were a standard fitment in Dodges of the period, together with the later G13 which were also Perkins V8 powered

Added by Paul Staniland on 02 August 2014.

Thanks Paul, I thought so. The Perkins 511 and later 540 V8 engines showed up in a wide variety of fire engines, in addition to Dodge. Dennis, ERF, Ford and Shelvoke all istalled them, to the point where they were pretty much universal in the UK!

Added by Rob Johnson on 06 August 2014.

I rode and drove these when I joined in 1984 , very stable with wide track and powerfull perkins engine , great little appliance , much loved but to be honest they were very noisey and not at all comfortable with no headroom and the ba sets in a little niche in the middle of the back cab in front of the crew who faced rearwards , the little equipment we carried had plenty of room to be stowed and it was very easy to get in and out of , nice little bit of kit overall

Added by A M ramsay on 08 August 2014.

The predecessor to the Perkins V8.540 was the V8.510 (510 cu.in.) OK I'm being pedantic!

Added by Peter Goodall on 08 August 2014.

Agreed, Peter. I worked in Ford truck division when it was introduced in the D1000, and within Ford Motor Company it was always referred to as the 511, because this was its actual cubic capacity in cubic inches. Sorry if it caused confusion!

Added by Rob Johnson on 14 August 2014.

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