Cheers or Jeers: 1986 GMC 4x4 Firetruck

[wildmanjoe]

Cheers or Jeers: 1986 GMC 4x4 Firetruck

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<a name="CARadTopOfTemplate" target="_blank">Today we are happy to offer to you a car out of our dealerships personal

collection, A 1986 GMC Topkick 6500 4wd Pumper Truck 4WD by Marion .

This truck was purchased as a Parade vehicle and has outlived it usefulness to

us in that role. It has been stored inside most of its life and has only seen a

little over 16000 miles in its life . The truck is powered by an 8.2 Detroit

Diesel 225HP engine mated to an Allison Automatic Transmission. The tires

are at about 85% Tread and the truck is almost like new.

The Fire Truck also features a Hale 1000 Gallon Per Minute Pump with a 500

Gallon holding tank on board as well. All lights and Sirens work as

well as the airhorns. The truck also has a top hose real and cover . Truck

drives like new and has air brakes.

[daves87rs]

Hmmm....this could be fun...

[smk4565]

Nice, I like oddball classics.

[Robert Hall]

Interesting...wonder why the headlights are red.

[bobo]

I'm guessing that the actual headlights are in the bumper, and the red lights are probably flashing lights.

[GMTruckGuy74]

Interesting...wonder why the headlights are red.

The truck sits higher than normal, so the headlights would be above most cars. Hence the headlight placement in the front bumper extension to remain legal for US roadways.

I'm guessing that the actual headlights are in the bumper, and the red lights are probably flashing lights.

You got it!!

[G. David Felt]

Amazing that some people consider big iron like this to be collectible. Interesting foot note for the auto history books.

[GMTruckGuy74]

You don't go to a lot of classic truck shows, do you?

[G. David Felt]

Classic truck shows on the west coast is all about pickup trucks, I have never seen big iron at them here.

[GMTruckGuy74]

Really? That's intriguing. The truck shows I go to in NJ and PA have just about everything covered in the trucking world history book. You'll see milk delivery trucks (Divco's), military (Deuce & a halfs, jeeps, half-tracks), freight companies (Macks, Kenworths, Peterbilts), tow trucks & fire trucks of all sizes and ages, in addition to other crazy trucks you'd never think people would restore - and that's in addition to the pickups, wagons (SUVs), sedan deliveries, specialty vehicles (ambulances, flower cars & hearses). My favorite two truck shows are quickly coming up in June: ATHS Metro Jersey Chapter Truck Show, Automatic Switch Company, Florham Park, NJ - Sunday, June 10 and the 33rd Annual ATCA National Meet in Veteran's Park, Macungie, PA on Saturday, June 16. My other favorite truck show is in October, the weekend before Hershey (usually).

[G. David Felt]

Yea, the autoshows here are more about the modern pickup with Technology than having anything to do with old commercial trucks. They usually have a small section of old custom pickup trucks and that is it.

Maybe this is due to the history of the area on the west coast is not as old as the east coast.

Edited May 2, 2012 by dfelt