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1958 White Bruco Fire Engine
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No: 46020   Contributor:   Year: 2025   Manufacturer: Other   Country: United States of America
1958 White Bruco Fire Engine

This is a Brumbaugh Company (BRUCO) fire engine that was built on a White Motor Company WC-28 chassis with a straight six 390A gasoline engine. From research it appears the chassis was most likely built in 1957 and Bruco built and released the fire engine to its first station on August 16, 1958. It was at Edgely, Fire Department in Edgely, PA. from 1958 to 1969. From there it went to Newport Fire Department in Bensalem, PA from 1969 to 1980. It's last fire station was Newport Fire Department in Newport, NJ from 1980 to 1991. Anyone who might have information on where I can research records for a White WC-28 from 1997, or might know the location of BRUCO records from 1958, can contact me by email or phone. (970) 379-2020. Thanks!
Picture added on 01 December 2025 at 19:39
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The front suction inlet next to the headlights is an unusual feature for a conventional control configuration pumper, but a very useful and commonplace idea on most American pumpers these days. In many cases, best exemplified by Chicago, it has five inch (125mm) flaked hoses pre-connected stored in the bumper area. In this way, a hydrant or water source cab b rapidly accessed from the front, rear or either side of the truck. Multiple water inlet locations are not very common on pumpers in other countries, except of course on mid mounts, although some German pumpers with rear mounted pumps featured front inlets in the sixties and seventies.

Added by Rob Johnson on 06 December 2025.
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