Thread: Recent Purchase "Angus Firefly"

Hi there all

I would to show all my recent purchase.

The 1960 Land Rover "Firefly" Fire Engines were brought into Australia for the Snowy Hydro Scheme. We have now accounted for 4 of these - but we still have reason to believe there is one more out there somewhere.

This Fire Engine after service with the Snowy Hydro Scheme - originally station at Jindabyne was then retired to the Lake Cracken Back Resort.

I have known about the truck for the past 18 months and after lengthly discussions with the Resorts Managment, have purchased it will be heading to SA for restoration.

I am a little unsure of the exact build date - but suspect is approx a 1960 series II Firefly (built by Angus Fire in the UK). Like all Fire Engines it has done very low KM from new and still fitted with original tyres, water pump is a PTO drive Coventry Climax pump (350 gpm). (it also has an after market petrol pump fitted)

I will be heading interstate towards the end of March to pick it up...and will look quite a home with the others in the shed.







Enjoy

Wayne

I think you need a fire siren at your home now wayne!!!

so in the words of plato when he went for a prostate check....where the heck are ya thinking you're gonna put that?

if it goes in alongside you store/work area- where does the s1/s go?

I think the stables look not suitable for the horses--theyre a firehazard!!
...maybe they need a new stables at other end of paddock or to the side...and to make that old stable safe you could concrete the floor, put in walls and a roller door and maybe--just to be safe A FIRETRUCK!!

again i am very jealous!! well done ol mate...what date in march you collecting...need a co-driver?...

again congrats!
digger

(mumbles to self...."mmm AMBOS TOO HARD TO GET, LRPVS ALL OWNED BY TOMMY, FIRE TRUCKS ALL TO ELLARD, AHHHH....BUGGER!!!" KICKS DIRT WALKS AWAY HANDS IN POCKETS!!!)




I am willing to help with the space problem, ill have the s2a, no the s1, nooooooooo BOTH!!!