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Did you try John Dorman's son aka The Siren Man in AZ?

There was a Seagrave owner's site, but I think it has gone dormant. Try looking on facebook. What is the issue?

Try this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/121771831451?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Some pics: Farmer 52's favorite: Two 1952 fire trucks; my A model and Rocky Keplinger's L model: Two very clean Chevys: Aerialscope: About 200 trucks made it to the show.

Nice pic, but I wonder if it was earlier than 1946 since the trucks look like they are being built for the military. No chrome with military style tires.

A very nice 1949 fire truck from W. Conshohocken, PA. Not a whole lot of A-car fire trucks around, but there were a few in the Philly area. This was a diesel from the factory and my bet is it is one of the first diesel fire trucks ever made.

What a nice truck. Can't wait to see it at the shows. The price of the truck $$$$$$ The price of restoring it $$$$$ The price of working on it with your kids Priceless. Congratulations on knowing what is important.

Still dry late Friday, Good show so far.

Warwick area. Greg Gemp who was the RI chapter president bought it. The garage looks good. Time to put the hustle on to beat the snow.

That is the best advice you will get. Even if you spend $20 or $30K on a very nice truck it will turn out to be cheaper that what it will cost you to bring a derelict back to life that was free.

Very nice. Where is your rig? Did you see a 53 IH/Oren with "South Warren - Bentonville, VA" markings?

Rust, rust ,and more rust. Seriously, the B's are notorious for rusty cabs, particularly floors and cab corners. Unless you are a body man it is usually easier to fix mechanical issues than it is to correct a seriously rusted out cab. Will this be the first antique truck for you?

My forehead is so large these days I'd run out of ink twice before I finished.

Keep trolling eBay. The last one I know of sold for $1K with the bell in good condition. Make a cardboard pattern of the mount holes and keep it with you at all of the flea markets as well.

There are a couple of ways you could establish a real selling price. First find out what the scrap value is. Scrap is down right now, but that would be the absolute bottom price for all of it. Second, contact a broker who exports trucks. jettertrucks, on this site is one I know of. He would tell you what he is willing to go on the trucks as well. Neither alternative is especially palatable to most members of this board, myself included, but it is a realistic way to find out what you can actually sell the trucks for. Once you find out what the bottom dollar price is you can set a reasonable price to try to sell to a collector. There are many "I'm not going to give it away" trucks that sit for long times and just continue to go downhill because the owners will not set a realistic price. Unfortunately most old trucks that are in need of work are just not worth much money unless they are rare, which yours are not. Good luck.

Here is a listing to check; http://odhfs.org/custom.html?id=7848 About 1/2 way down the page. This is the same as the PM I sent you.

Thank you! When we did the loops around the test track Steelman got to find out why riding in an open cab fire truck in the rain made them obsolete. I don't know if the Winchester show will give out name tags, but if they do please put your BMT handle on it so we can recognize each other.

You might try Cal Little. They are fire trucks, but they should have what you are looking for.

No cell phone?

Last summer Eastern Marine in Newark, DE put the Goodyear Marathon 215/75R 17.5 LRH tires on sale. They came already mounted on rims for around $250.00 each after all of the discounts. I couldn't find the tires alone for that price. That's why I had them "in stock".

Steelman aka Carey and I took my 52 to Trucktoberfest. While returning home on Sunday morning on I-81 just north of Harrisburg the trailer had a blow out. After pulling as far to the right as the shoulder would allow I got out to assess the damage and start getting the spare on. As I was standing next to the trailer a car veered out of the right lane and actually crossed the white line right next to me. Just as I was saying a few choice words about the driver and his mental abilities I saw a PA State Trooper light 'em up and pull the driver over. My first thought was "Yes!! There is a God." A few minutes later the trooper backed up to our location and asked me just how far the car had crossed the line. After getting my information he placed his car behind us and came up to help me change the tire. He told us he was actually off duty and was on the way to get his narcotics dog out of the kennel. I told him I was a retired firefighter and that I would probably have to take back all the shit I gave cops over the years because of him. He laughed and said that despite popular perception they are in the right place at the right time on occasion. All went well until we were just a couple of miles from home when a second tire let go on the trailer. Fortunately I had bought new tires to replace the existing tires because they were getting up in age. A quick trip home to get another tire and we were soon on our way again. Glad to be home safely and very grateful to a very good PA State Trooper. And yes, there are now four brand new "Made in the USA" Goodyear trailer tires on the lowboy.

Sent you a PM.

Just a guess on my part, but it was probably for the US government. They seemed to be the big buyer of the Chrysler powered B models. Considering that it was probably specced by someone in DC who had no idea what and where the truck would be used for it is not surprising it would be bought with a small engine in the name of standardization.

The good news is they cannot forecast what happened yesterday, much less what will happen three days hence.

Nice truck. I don't have Harvey Eckart's book here right now, but I think there were around 68 45A's made. Yours with a closed cab is probably considerably rarer. Please don't cut it up. Brake parts are readily available and not all that expensive. If there are no obvious leaks I would check the booster to see if it has an internal leak. The master cylinder is available on Amazon.