My 6400 Firetruck was sold to The Thalia Civic Club in November 1951 then it went from the factory in Baltimore as a cab & frame to Roanoke, Virginia to be modified into a firetruck. Oren Roanoke completed that effort in October 1952. The completed firetruck was delivered to Virginia Beach in time for the volunteer fire department dedication on 18 October 1952.
Later it was sold to Pantego, NC in 1970 and returned to Thalia in 2001. I obtained it from Thalia when the folks there didn't want to invest the time or funds to restore it. I've just about finished it and it remains on loan to Thalia as long as they have a volunteer fd or build a fire history museum.
I am the third owner. I have the originial sales info and the originial owners manual that came with the truck from the factory. I agree it will never be finished.
