Nmna, Oshkosh fire truck.. future car hauler??

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/587374371862584/

How cool is this??? Don't think I've really seen these before, love the boxiness

What engine is in that? I can't see Facebook from work.

Patientzero said:

What engine is in that? I can't see Facebook from work.

None. It doesn't come with one. No idea what would normally power it.

In reply to karplus2 :

I would bet it was a Detroit Diesel.  The modern ones I saw in the Air Force used them

You could probably throw a big block chevy RV motor in there, I wouldn't want to pay for the gas though.

It's almost like someone took a dumpster, put windows on it and made it into a truck. I like it!

Oshkosh trucks are very industrial. What they end up looking like takes the wayback seat to what they must do.

Seller said:

"$3000 for chassis without engine or axles."

My "white whale" fire truck was a military 8x8 that was in the DRMO lot at Wright-Patt for a while. I was convinced it was finally going to go up for sale and I was going to buy it, but I eventually spoke with an employee and he said it was going to be in the shredding required scrap sale. :( something about the two turning axles really hit me the right way. It was a foam truck but they'd taken forklift tines and punctured the tank intentionally probably to "demilitarize" it. It was painted the searing lime green color. Oh man what a cool truck.  

Our site was the DRMO for the northeast.  We'd get 3/4 ton Dodge 4X4 pickups for $1.000.  First thing to do is replace the drive shafts as they were loaded on trains with a fork truck.  During cutbacks, auctions stopped and other Departments (Encon, Forestry, DEC etc.) got it all in lieu of budget.  These M-274s were popular with deer hunters.

Classic Jackets: "I don't have room for this 318ti"

Also Classic Jackets: "Contacted seller re. this firetruck"

914Driver said:

Our site was the DRMO for the northeast.  We'd get 3/4 ton Dodge 4X4 pickups for $1.000.  First thing to do is replace the drive shafts as they were loaded on trains with a fork truck.  During cutbacks, auctions stopped and other Departments (Encon, Forestry, DEC etc.) got it all in lieu of budget.  These M-274s were popular with deer hunters.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT!

WE MADE YOU!

AngryCorvair said:

Classic Jackets: "I don't have room for this 318ti"

Also Classic Jackets: "Contacted seller re. this firetruck"

lol, no messages sent, exclusively shared here. Also, parts come in this weekend for 318ti, may as well racecar it??