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About 1946 when I was 8, I visited my sister in Lawton, Iowa (Population 200) just outside of Sioux City. Wandered downtown and spied an open garage door. Inside was a shiny red fire truck. Played around and ultimately set off the siren. Local businessmen came running to man the truck, found a kid playing, so I was banned from the fire station FOREVER. I was told I could NEVER EVER come back. So, I waited until 1998 and bought the truck. Did a frame off restoration in 2005 and now play with the siren any time I want to!

'36 Chevrolet 1 1/2 chassis
Waterous power take off driven pump
Luverne Fire Apparatus fire body

Everything works just fine, pumps water and drives like a charm in parades. At time of purchase had a total of 2,264 (for real) Just turned over 4,500 on a tour last week.

If you go to the Lawton, Iowa Web site http://www.lawtoniowa.com/lawton_web_page_001.htm
and click on 1936 Chevrolet Fire Truck Project, you can see a progression of the restoration.

Ron, Kansas

I see 36 Fire truck but not 36 fire truck project...Am I blind

Click the link above, click 36 firetruck, click next.

Thanks Ron and Ray, Ron for the great work on the fire truck and Ray for the info on how to get to the photos I missed that also the first time

it was interesting to see blue paint under the hood and firewall good job ron .

That is one neat old fire truck!!

Great story Ron! Can I come up sometime so that we can blast throught Lawton with the siren down (and I can bring my own extra 6V siren)
....sam