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Ahrens Fox
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juantoo3	Jan 17 2010, 01:52 PM Post #1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Posts: 35,259 Group: Moderators Member #1,649 Joined: January 16, 2010 DLM or Cardboard Collector Both Preferred Brand Muscle Machines Location up to my arse in alligators Favorite Car 1934 Duesenberg SJ Towncar	Best known for their Fire Engines mostly pre-WWII, the Hot Wheels "Old Number 5" and the reworked "Old Number 5.5" are based on an Ahrens Fox Fire Engine from 1925.



juantoo3	Jan 24 2010, 11:23 AM Post #2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Posts: 35,259 Group: Moderators Member #1,649 Joined: January 16, 2010 DLM or Cardboard Collector Both Preferred Brand Muscle Machines Location up to my arse in alligators Favorite Car 1934 Duesenberg SJ Towncar	Quote: Ahrens-Fox fire engines were manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1852 to 1977. These fire engines were hand-crafted to extremely high standards of quality, and their prices (both new and on today's collector's market) reflect that quality. Any fire engine can exinguish an ordinary fire, but under extreme operating conditions, Ahrens-Fox fire engines were (and still are) renowned worldwide for superior performance. Many features common to modern fire apparatus were pioneered by innovative Ahrens-Fox designers and engineers. source: http://affba.org/about_us Quote: One of the most charming Hot Wheels to ever be produced, Old Number 5 is a favorite of kids and collectors. Based on the Ahrens-Fox pumper, this is more realistic than the usual Hot Wheels offerings. With the pump mounted forward of the radiator, gold bright-work and twin ladders, this is a real beauty. source: http://www.breithaupts.com/hwon5.htm source: http://www.classiccars.ws/sales/1925ahernsfox/ source: http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/oldnumber5.html



juantoo3	Jan 24 2010, 11:25 AM Post #3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Posts: 35,259 Group: Moderators Member #1,649 Joined: January 16, 2010 DLM or Cardboard Collector Both Preferred Brand Muscle Machines Location up to my arse in alligators Favorite Car 1934 Duesenberg SJ Towncar	I do stand corrected, it is a 1925 Ahrens Fox pumper that the HW Old Number 5 and subsequent issues are patterned after.



Swifty	Jan 24 2010, 04:42 PM Post #4
The Mustang II is a Mustang too! Posts: 47,821 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Yat Ming Location Pennsylvania Favorite Car Ford Mustang & Toyota Celica Supra	juantoo3 Jan 24 2010, 11:25 AM I do stand corrected, it is a 1925 Ahrens Fox pumper that the HW Old Number 5 and subsequent issues are patterned after. I fixed that in the first post. I always liked the Old Number 5 but have never seen a real Ahrens Fox fire truck.



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