Welcome to a little Canadian Fire History. On July 18th, 1939 The Reeve Councel,Township of Whitney, Porcupine Ontario, Canada contracted with the Bickle-Seagrave Limited company to purchase "One Bickle Ford 2-ton fire apparatus per specifications". The total cost was $2611, which is about $46,000 in 2018 dollars.
Firemen at the Ready
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This is what it might have looked like circa 1939.
Proud firemen in front of a state of the art piece of fire fighting equipment.
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Rebuilding a Workhorse
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Sometime around the year 2000 this truck was rebuild. It was a frame off restore and the quality of the work is outstanding!
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This is what a 79 year old Fire Truck looks like today.
Still running fine, with a top speed of 30mph!
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Restored: 1933 Ford Model BB Wrecker
Phil Gravelle, a mechanic near Scotland, Ontario, was responsible for the 5 year restoration project. The truck was restored using materials from a wide range of sources. Gravelle repainted and detailed the old Ford, and constructed the truck box in his own shop.
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Restored: "Innes Cunningham" tractor
Phil Gravelle also restored this old military tractor before senting it to the War Museum in Ottawa.
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