Many an old fire truck, long put to pasture and too big for most collections and museums, ends up becoming a monster speedster, but we can't imagine a similar fate for this 1933 Ahrens-Fox CT4 fire truck for sale on Hemmings.com, a well-preserved truck with most of its equipment still intact, including the six-piston pumper unit. What's more, the big 900-plus-cubic-inch six-cylinder under the hood reportedly runs like a charm, which would make it much easier to put it back on the road and on parade duty. From the seller's description:
This timepiece is unrestored and still finished in its original livery from the Covington fire department! Powered by its original 935ci Inline 6 making about 210 horsepower with 3-speed manual transmission, this fire truck makes plenty of torque to run its 1000 gallon per minute 6-piston pumper attached to the front! This unrestored truck features a lot of features, options and accessories including Ahrens-Fox emblems throughout, twin primary pump hoses, two auxiliary hoses, two wooden ladders, cowl lights, rear wind-up hose bin with reel, Ahrens-Fox step plates, passenger side spotlight and bell, extra hose, fold down windshield, two extinguishers (Dayton and Alert), extra nozzle, Y coupler, spear picks, several storage bins and more!
This outstanding unrestored example was delivered new to the Covington, Kentucky fire department right across the Ohio River (literally a mile) from Cincinnati where the truck was assembled. Before being put into service, the truck was even blessed by a local minister in an initiation ceremony! This CT4 served a dutiful life, amassing some 7700 miles before being retired. Seeing as most fire trucks have a substantial value in scrap metal, it is amazing to see a truck as preserved as this one! It does appear that the main on-board water tank was removed at some point but almost everything else save some small accessories remain with the truck.
Upon its purchase from an outstanding collection called the Antique Toy & Firehouse Museum located in Bay City, Michigan where is spent the better part of 27 years, the St. Louis Car Museum spent several weeks fine tuning the mechanicals and couldn't be more proud of the results! A new fuel pump & filter, 18 new spark plugs, a new fuel tank and carburetor adjustment means this truck runs down the road without hiccup, with smooth power delivery and relatively easy engagement of gears. With proper timing and throttle, it is even possible to idle down to about 150 rpm! The truck wears original paint and as a former rescue vehicle, it will show spots of flaking in some spots
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