REO SPEEDWAGON, SHIPPENSBURG, PA

NEW CASTING!

On August 17, 1936, the Vigilant Hose Company, Shippensburg, PA took delivery of their new fire engine.

The new pumper was equipped with a REO Gold Crown motor built especially for pumping purposes. It was mounted on a REO chassis and had a 166-inch wheelbase. The pumper was equipped with a 500-gallon per minute centrifugal pump, a 100-gallon booster tank, 150 feet of booster hose, a 24-foot extension and a 12-foot roof ladder. The engine was to be used primarily in the borough of Shippensburg and be a back up for the rural engine. In December, 1949, the engine was traded along with cash for a new tank truck.

Scale:    1:50

Item Number:    US53103                                                                                                                                                                   Price:    $49.95