Pictures of "Wendel", my 1954 C1-PW126 from Wendelville, NY. Retired from the Wendelville Fire Company in 1995 with only 13,000 miles. The truck is in excellent original condition. I will fix it up mechanically and preserve it pretty much as-is.
Album by dave horvath. 1 - 24 of 92 Total. 4359 Visits.
1 Here is a shot of Wendel as purchased in 2007.
2 Photo of truck as delivered new in 1954 by Young Fire Equipment Corporation in New York to the Wendelville Fire Company.
3 Thanks to Jeff Dudas for selling me this great truck!
4 The diamond plate brush steps shown in photo #1 had been removed and the bumperettes painted silver.
5 Well-preserved door signage.
6 Original interior is in great shape. Steering wheel looks brand new.
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8 "Young" emblem, and what is believed to be a socket for a trickle charger to keep the truck ready to head out from the fire house at a moment's notice.
9 In 1954 the 230ci. engine produced 91 net hp @ 3,200 rpm. or 103 gross hp @ 3,600 rpm. Horsepower was boosted by redesigning the exhaust manifold. The GVWR was 8,700 lbs. before the heavy-duty springs were added.
10 Dual spotlights manufactured by Unity, still in business today.
11 Engine runs well with a rebuilt carburetor and new old stock fuel pump. Wendel will also get an NOS governor from Vintage Power Wagons.
12 Tons of new parts that came with the truck including brakes, water pump, bushings, oil seals, hoses, emblems, etc.
13 Thanks to Chris Wetherell for picking up the truck. Chris has plans for the fire body.
14 Chris removed the main pump from the frame between the cab and fire body. Wendel also had a pump for filling the tank from streams, creeks, etc.
15 Fire body removed, revealing a clean, straight frame and a very heavy spring pack (16 leaves plus helper springs).
16 Here is what's left of the diamond plate running boards. This section will be removed also.
17 Chris arrives in Morgantown, WV with Wendel in tow.
18 A shot of Wendel headed up the hill to our house (taken from the back of Joel Folman's PW).
19 Wendel arrives with a brand new set of Michelin 11.00x16 XZL radials (thanks to Michael Verst).
20 Front axle will get a pair of refurbished Warn locking hubs.
21 Braden MU-2 winch manufactured in 1954 also.
22 Original cab mounts in excellent condition. Note the vacuum hose for the brake booster.
Hello Dave Wendell looks real good, and you'er commingright along with him.My 56 p/w is still stting in the drive way, I;m still looking for shop so that I can start to work on it insted of playing around in the driveway. keep up the good work Bill Gibson - Bill Gibson, Wed, 19 Sep 2007 8:13AM
