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Fire Engine from Springfield IH Assembly plant

A piece of IH history
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A piece of IH history

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This piece of IH history bounced around the country and the internet for a while before I got to see it. The then current owner didn't want or need it, but needed to get his money out of it. It was not selling, and he realized the historical value of it, but was ready to strip the fire equipment (and history) off and convert it to a pickup truck. I wasn't happy with that happening to it, so we negotiated a deal.

The early history is documented. It was built 6-2-1965 in Fort Wayne, went to the Darley fire equipment company for outfitting, then to Springfield, OH. It fought fires
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at the old IH plant there for at least 10 years. Then it's history is murky until about five years ago. It has only 8800 miles on it.

It is heavy with the pump, water tank, and fire equipment. It has the 152 engine, and heavy duty springs but only 4.27 axles. It is 4WD but lacks locking hubs, it also has sliding windows rather than rolldowns.

I remain hopeful that it will someday find a home within one of the museums dedicated to IH vehicles and history. UPDATE: Fire Scout has found a proper home. Scout Motors now owns it and plans to have it join the Fire Department that will be part of the new plant in South Carolina. We don't expect it to be fighting fires, but appear in parades and public outings.
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ScoutScribe
Glad you posted here, sir. That is truly a piece of history and you know it better than anyone.
 
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