Interesting 1937 fire engine?

Jon B
Jon B Administrator
edited November -1 in HUDSON
I'm not sure what the story is behind this conversion, but (judging from the vintage of the car in the background) it seems to have been done "in the day", when the '37 Hudson was new. I found this on the website of the "Bay Shore Fire Department" http://www.bayshorefd.com/ . Possibly this is Bayshore, Long Island. Anyone from around there? Maybe someone could e-mail them and poke around for some more information.

Comments

  • awca12a
    awca12a Senior Contributor
    John,

    What would you like to find out?
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    Pretty sharp lookin for a Fire department car.
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Curious to know when it was built, by whom, and for what purpose (fire chief's car? Hose car? For carrying firemen?) By whom was the conversion made, and was this purchased as a stripped, new chassis and modified, or was it a passenger car that was cut down? How long was it used by the fire department? Whatever became of it?
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    Bay Shore seems to have had a penchant for that type of vehicle as shown by another, similar, car conversion below the '37. Looks like a '40's something Ford.



    Interesting the logo above the Bay Shore name on the side of each - REDSKINS.





    Hudsonly

    Alex Burr

    Memphis, TN
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    yes, right after "Bayshore" is "L. I. N.Y." for Long Island, New York.

    I agree with Aaron, a pretty "snazzy" looking fire vehicle of some sort.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Well with the information that I researched on my firetruck, Most Fire Departements used Hudson cars and modified them to fit their need. My firetruck was the Fire Chief's car before beening modified into a pumper. Same goes with Eldon's firetruck and the one in Florida, as they were modified from a Hudson sedan. The one in Canada is also a modified unit. So far there is no information that Hudson sent chasis to a Fire Company for the exact purpose of becoming a Firetruck. I have been toying with trailoring my Firetruck to the 2009 National Meet. I do hope that diesel will still be afforable next summer.. I will have my firetruck at the Western Regional Meet in Oakhurst, California. Hope to see you there... Rich Smithen Pres. CCC HET
  • hudson1948
    hudson1948 Member
    Jon, I live 15 minutes away from Bay Shore. I've worked on a similiar conversion that belongs to West Sayville FD. There's being a 1940. It was ordered new and has the 254 8 in it. Some are called tournement trucks. They use them for some kind of time trial where they have to drag race , stop short , put up ladders and climb up them. I hope that truck pops out of the wood work, I'll be on the look out for it. If it still exists
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Hudson'48, next time you're in the vicinity, could you pop into the Bay Shore fire department and ask some of the old timers if they recall this '37, and anything about it? Odd, that W. Sayville has had theirs all these years; you'd think they'd have replaced it with a newer one.



    Maybe someone at the F.D. knows an elderly retired firefighter who might recall this car, and you could get his number and phone him. (Notice how I'm suggesting that YOU do all this work? LOL!)
  • mars55
    mars55 Senior Contributor
    For those who to know more about Fireman's Tournaments, the October 2008 issue of Hemmings Classic Car has an article about a '47 Buick that was convented to fire department racing and gives infomation on how these competitions worked.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories

In this Discussion