CF HLVW Photo reference gallery

[Robin Craig]

I am now an active member of our volunteer Fire and Rescue department.

Just over a week ago I went one dark snowy night to a mutual aid meeting at a Fire Hall of a neighbouring department a few miles away.

Imagine my surprise when I walked in and saw her again!

She has moved stations but still with the same municipality, hence a different name on the door.

A new fuel tank was fitted a while ago.

Anyhow, she is still in service, just.

Robin

[Ed Storey]

Robin, thank you for posting these images. I would think that when the time comes for the fire department to dispose of this unique vehicle that some collector or museum should step up and save it. if only my pockets were deeper and my garage much bigger....

[Bob Carriere]

That when Newburg got the new tanker it actually replace a running cab 12, no roof, C15a water tanker for rural fires. The tank was under construction at the time with only the side piece installed.

The cab 12 was up for sale in Auto trader. I went down to look at it and actually drove it in the village street....... and missed a down shift going up a hill.

The lucky bidder was Mel N. from Oshawa and his CMP water truck is usually on display at the Oshawa event now fully restored.

One of the firemen took me to his house where he had a new set of six 9x16 Michelin tires mounted on Steyr rims.....which I acquired but not used yet. Tires had been sold as surplus after a reverse engineering project got canned.

Small world is it not .....

Cheers

[Robin Craig]

Bob,

I am glad you chimed in about the CMP tanker it replaced as I had been told all that and think I saw it in Ottawa once at Lansdown.

Yes it is a small world.

And Ed, get behind me as I have already put my name on the list to be informed if it is to be sold . . . she doesn't know . . . shhhhh

Robin

[Frank v R]

Robin , I just noticed the first photos have town of Newburgh fire on them , this HLVW may VERY well have replaced another old soldier , a Chev C15 12 cab water truck that was operated by that dept , it was in fact hiding only a mile or two from my farm and was sold off at about the correct time, the truck was restored and then was left to sit outside and is now at the museum in the bone yard, some of my tax money paid for that truck ,