Preserved Model T Fire Engine - New Zealand

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A Whiteman
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* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 TT, 1924 Colonial Roadster, 1924 'Bullnose' Morris, 1925 'Bullnose' Morris, 1936 JD AR
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Preserved Model T Fire Engine - New Zealand

Post by A Whiteman » Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:08 pm

Sorting my grandfather's slide collection I found the picture below. It seems he had a bit of a focus issue! but the picture of this nice shiny 'vintage' car caught my eye for its background content.

Sitting proudly in the back is a T fire engine with solid rear wheels. This may have been a conversion kit to a car?

The picture was taken somewhere between 1956-61 based on the brown/red and white plates. The plates look rather 'new' so it may be closer to 56 than 61.

Back then plates were issued for 5 year periods and changed by colour and layout each issue.

The location is Upper Hutt city at "Memorial Park" in Trentham.

I have no idea where the cars have gone to now or where the engine resides, but it is a reasonable guess it is still tucked away "somewhere".
Old Cars (1).jpg
T Engine (Large).jpg



And if you are interested in a bit of history:
PA_NZEA_GI1.jpg
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Allan
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* REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1912 van, 1917 shooting brake, 1929 roadster buckboard, 1924 tourer, 1925 barn find buckboard, 1925 D &F wide body roadster, 1927LHD Tudor sedan.
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Re: Preserved Model T Fire Engine - New Zealand

Post by Allan » Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:41 pm

Adrian, going solely on the forward position of the front running board bracket, I would say that one is a TT . The front bracket on a car chassis is some 10" or so back from the mudguard mounting.

Allan from down under.
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Duey_C
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Re: Preserved Model T Fire Engine - New Zealand

Post by Duey_C » Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:03 am

And the wheelbase is so very long.
Neat pics Adrian.
Neat TT!
Since I lost my mind mind, I feel more liberated
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Roverdriver
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Re: Preserved Model T Fire Engine - New Zealand

Post by Roverdriver » Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:19 am

I believe that Len Southward had a TT fire engine.
I do know that several fire appliances that were housed in Wanganui, including the Tilling Stephens Fire Escape were items placed in his collection too.
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