1958 Ford C500 Army Fire Service Truck

[DeanJNickerson]

Originally Posted by rob love

CFRs won't work as the computer only keeps records from 1978 and onwards. The trucks were gone by that point, or the CFRs have been reused since then.

The trucks were range fire trucks, so they would most likely be at bases that had ranges. In the case of Dundurn, Regina would have been the support base at the time. The fact that my truck has prairie command decals indicate it found it's way to reserve use rather than regular force.

Thanks. I figured the CFRs were a non-starter. Too bad, because I've seen a number of pics of the late 50s FWD / Thibault pumpers delivered to the RCAF that carry them.

Incidentally, I've taken photos on a few different bases in recent years and have never seen any sort of fleet number affixed. Someone once told me that the number on the CANADA plate serves as a sort of CFR. Is this true?

Do you think it's plausible that it served at Dundurn at some point? I believe they currently have three of the most recent batch of range trucks (2012 International / Fort Garry) in service.

[rob love]

The number on the plates are the CFR (Canadian Forces Registration) number. The plate does not include the year of acceptance mind you...a complete CFR would be 71-01234. The 71 will be the year of acceptance (not necessary the model year). However, the DND will not re-use the 5 digits again until the old vehicle is long gone.

I do think it was in Dundurn, but moved over to Shilo at some point. Fire-trucks are high cost/low density, so their lifespan is much longer than say something like a pickup truck or staff car. The DND will move vehicles around between bases or units for reasons like fleet rotation, redundancy. etc. In those days, it was not unusual for the regular force to get a new truck, and the old one, if it still had usable life, be assigned to the reserves.

There was one still on this base with the base firehall into the 70s, but it was not this truck. Several range fire trucks are held with the base engineers.....I suspect this may have been the case with this truck back in the day, where it was possibly held in support of the summer militia concentrations.

I confirmed with the original purchaser of this firetruck that he bought it out of Shilo.

[Ed Storey]

At least one of these vehicles carried a CFR of 58-18164.

[super dave]

Hey Rob this ones restored

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars...ine/1316266363

[chris vickery]

Priced right too. Would be hard pressed to restore one for what this is selling for...

[rob love]

I would take that. Go buy it for me Dave. I have sent the seller a note, lets see if it happens. As Chris says, I couldn't restore mine for that money, and money comes every couple weeks, but time keeps passing me by.

I note a few things missing on this one that are on mine so mine won't go to waste.

[Dennis Cardy]

Found this on a Canadian Navy history website.

Navy Base firetruck 1966.

The link provides detail as to location and usage.

http://www.forposterityssake.ca/GALL...GLOUCESTER.htm

Obviously not 4X4 ...so guessing Base usage only

Assume some fire-truck company bought a Ford chassis and added the bits and pieces.

Was this a one-off...or a limited production?

The 98036 licence plate is a gift for tracing it's history

[rob love]

Originally Posted by super dave

Hey Rob this ones restored

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars...ine/1316266363

And SOLD....but not to me

I don't get nuthin.

I guess if I want one of these, I'll have to restore what I got.

[rob love]

Photos for posterity. Now I am sad...what a beautiful truck for just $7K.

[rob love]

And another one from pinterest....this one is listed as being from Paris ON.