thanks to everyone for welcoming me. i always wanted a fire truck. i was looking for the macks, seagraves and american lafrance open cabs. they are so beautiful when restored. from the late 40's to the early 60's. two big problems with those types. parts and a mechanic that knows how to work on them. try going go to a parts store and ask for an oil filter for a 57 mack 707cu in with a gas engine.
they look at you funny ,like you just came from the funny farm. then say "mack didnt make a gas engine". but they did and it was only for the fire service until they went all diesel.
(see my pics for the mack)
thats when i decided to look for a detriot truck. i think i made a smart choice there. that is when i saw this beaut, that i had past up for months.
then i found the oldgmctruck.com website and all the great links which lead me to here by accident.
then i realized i really did step in sh*t with all the resources that are available.
i love going to fireman parades to see what "old " beautiful looking trucks that showed up. not only do i look forward to taking ashton to parades. but also going to truck shows to see all the other nice trucks out of detroit. never thought i would want to do that on a nice sunny weekend.
