Fire Engines Photos

Hi peter on reading you question about the VW have you tried merseyside fire and rescue museum up in crosby i heard they have recently refurbushed a VW to its original if you need the address feel free to contect me by email and ill forward you it hope this helps Darren ([email protected])

Added by Darren on 16 December 2008.

Thanks Daren. I have visited the Merseyside fire engine museum. Although they couldn't help with this one they showed me their own Volkswagen engine similar to mine. They have made an excellent job of restoring their engine. I can recommend a visit to this museum,

Added by Peter Spilsbury on 28 July 2009.

What an interesting build - making a "Vee-Dub" into a Mini-Pumper - great work.

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 29 July 2009.

Hi I'm trying too find history of my VW fire engine. Np ABH292C. Any help please

Added by Robbie on 09 November 2011.

One of these was displayed at the Earls Court Commercial Vehicle show in 1967. The selling pitch was that it had a 100 gallon tank, which could "put out 99% of all fires". It had a rear-mounted Coventry Climax pump of about 1000 LPM capacity, a short ladder, space for five (skinny) crew, and very little locker space. Of course, it met no JCDD specs, so if any were sold, it would be mainly to industrial fire brigades. It was on the Pyrene stand, who was then well known for foam systems (which the VW did not carry) and hand extinguishers.

Added by Rob Johnson on 10 November 2011.

This may be the one that served at a mental hospital somewhere in Lancs. If it is the same one it was owned by a VW rather than a fire enthusiast. I have not seen it for several years so may have been sold.

Added by Neal Glover on 10 November 2011.

This appliance is no longer based at Crosby.But it is now at the new museum at brigade HQ Bridle road.
Crosby is now the workshops for the museum..

Added by Dave Price on 11 November 2011.

Ribble Valley Hospital Neal, I believe?

Added by Andrew Middleton on 11 November 2011.

That was the one Andrew, just not sure it was the same machine although the reg is a Lancs one.

Added by Neal Glover on 12 November 2011.

I think it might be. They also had a Land Rover/Carmichael Redwing L4P JOA166N which I saw at Fire Fest '92 in Tatton Park.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 13 November 2011.

see also pictures #27278 and #27276. This might be Branbridge (later Spenklin Branbridge)bodywork? There is more on this site about this fire engineering co.

Added by Peter Williams on 19 November 2017.

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