Fire Comanche

[whowey]

After the thread a couple weeks ago. I got to wondering about Comanches in fire service. I found this today.

 

David Fetherston's classic photo book Jeep: Warhorse, Workhorse & Boulevard Cruiser includes this nice shot of a 1986 J-10 Townside pickup used as an air cascade truck by the Hopatcong Fire Department in New Jersey, as well as a photo of their Comanche pickup support truck.

 

Here is the only photo I have found of the MJ.

 

If anyone has more or of another fire MJ, please post up.

[AMCJeepMJ]

Looks like a snowplow attachment at the front sans the plow.

[Automan2164]

Looks like a snowplow attachment at the front sans the plow.

 

Yep, that's what the factory plow equipment looks like. I have one in the garage... ;) .

 

 

I don't know of any MJ service trucks (I keep my eye out since I am a firefighter), but I do know Twin lakes, WI just re-listed their '84 j truck on ebay for 5K(9,000 original miles!):

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250461935277

 

Thought about fashioning a fire MJ out of my project, buy painting the truck and wheels red and a white decal... I already have the blue lights, I have a fire radio, and a siren, but I don't want to change the paint from metallic grey.

 

Rob L.

[tommie d]

Here is one that sold a while back, no lights.

 

http://www.govdeals.com/eas/closedItems ... N=72425231

[Wildman]

 

That the one I seen about a month ago........couldn't remember where I seen it :doh:

 

Thanks for posting that up........I was thinking the same thing :D

[WahooSteeler]

Here is one that sold a while back, no lights.

 

http://www.govdeals.com/eas/closedItems ... N=72425231

 

53k original miles, d44, metric ton.............NICE

[Wildman]

Here is one that sold a while back, no lights.

 

http://www.govdeals.com/eas/closedItems ... N=72425231

 

53k original miles, d44, metric ton.............NICE

 

Yea, and a decent price too :brows:

 

I think when I seen it, it was at 25'ish, thought it would go even higher, O'well.......I'll stick to my rust buckets :headpop:

[whowey]

Hahahaha...

 

Someone grave dug a three year old post from me....

 

I actually found a copy of the Featherstone book at a bankruptcy sale. Its really not that great of a book. But its pics of different Jeeps. Only a couple of MJ pictures. Two of the particular fire Comanche at the beginning and a few of the Ouray Tours Comanches.

 

 

 

But thanks.. now I have another weird idea for my Comanche.

 

Hmmm... one of my buddies has a house account at W.S. Darley...