Here is some 70’s Ford fire truck photos from my collection. Do you have any to add?
From The Archives #40
John Rugge wants the world to see his dad’s ’45 MB, which was purchased right after the end of World War II. The photo, circa 1950-something, was taken at the Jeep’s residence in Vermont, where it served plow duty in the winter and log-hauling detail in the summer. It was finally sold in the late [...]
Bigfoot 1 Monster Truck Restoration Complete!
The Bigfoot team has been restoring the original Bigfoot monster truck over the last few years and…
Overloaded Willys MB Jeep Fire Truck
This is probably one of the most overloaded Willys Jeep fire trucks I have seen! Check out the size of the water pump on the front!
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Desert Beast Ford Bronco Monster Truck?
Do you remember the Desert Beast Ford Bronco monster truck? Whatever happened to it? Who owned it and what were the stats on it?
Howe Jeep FC Fire Trucks
Howe Fire Apparatus converted a lot of Jeep FC trucks into fire trucks in the late 50’s and early 60’s. The Anderson, Indiana company was known across the nation as one of the top builders of fire trucks. The photo above shows an unique Jeep FC-150. Notice that the two large reels are connected to a number of small carbon diorxide tanks.
10 Most Popular Posts For May 2010
May has been an exciting month for Off Road Action. I moved across the country to British Columbia, which made for some delayed articles. In regards to stats, a wide range of articles were popular on Off Road Action. Which was your favourite?
Vintage USA-1 Monster Truck Photos
The USA-1 Monster Truck Facebook page has some great vintage photos! Do you have any to ad? We would love to see them!
AMC Pacer Off Road Race Car?
For me, one of the best parts about Waynes World was the pimped out AMC Pacer. Did you know that there was a few AMC Pacers that were raced off road in the 70’s?
1953 Willys CJ3B Jeep Fire Truck
This 1953 Willys Jeep CJ-3B was part of the factory fire brigade at DE (Douwe Egberts) in Joure, Friesland. Together with its 1935 mobile pump, it wasn’t retired from stand-by duty till 2004! It is now in a private collection.









