Albert's fire trucks
My van in the
filming of a scene for the Dutch police TV series "Baantjer"
Shooting
15-05-2003, Amsterdam
Shooting
13-05-2004, Amsterdam
Shooting scenes for the Dutch police TV series "Grijpstra & De Gier" october 2005
1955 Magirus-Deutz pumper/hose carrier
Delivery photo 1955
In 1984 I bought
this obsolete fire truck from the
Veenendaal fire department. The truck was in fair condition,
but the
original paint was in
poor condition, and rust was attacking the bodywork on several
places.
I restored the
truck in about 1 year: the engine needed some repairs, the
pump was
repacked, chrome work
was rechromed, several body parts replaced, and some bodywork
was done
before a total
repaint. Most of the work I did myself, welding and final
paint job was
done by Sweers
Truck Bodies, Terwolde. Careful selection of paint system
(Sikkens) and
colour (RAL 3001)
gave a beautiful result.
With my fire truck I have attended to several fire truck
parades,
oldtimer truck
festivals, a wedding, and some other manifestations. I also
participated in a movie.
Restoring
Restored 1986
Technical specifications:
October 2023 I sold the truck back to
the Veenendaal fire department.
Article
in "de Rijnpost" newspaper about the return of the Magirus
truck to the Veenendaal fire department (Dutch)
1966 Magirus-Deutz 126 D 10 Aerial ladder truck 30 meter
Technical specifications:
In
the summer of 2002 I started with the
restoration of this
truck and the restoration was finished in summer 2006.
You may see pictures of the
restoration process here
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