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Where are they now … Morton Grove

This from Karl Klotz:

While looking on Flickr at various fire apparatus photos, I came upon a few rigs from Illinois that ended up down in Mexico.

 

X-Morton Grove- Engine 4 (Pierce) – de bomberos San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

X-Morton Grove Engine 4, now with los bomberos, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.
photo from duluoz cats on Flickr

photo from duluoz cats on Flickr

photo from duluoz cats on Flickr

Morton Grove Engine 4 1500/750 as it was delivered in 1988. This was the 2000th custom chassis built by Pierce. Larry Shapiro photo

Morton Grove Engine 4 with striping. Larry Shapiro photo

Morton Grove Engine 4 in it’s final years in Illinois. The vinyl has been removed from the pump panel.. Steve Redick photo

Tags: fire truck photos, Karl Klotz, Larry Shapiro, Morton Grove Fire Department, new home for old fire engine, new home for used fire truck, Pierce Arrow fire engine, Steve Redick, US fire engines in Mexico, used Illinois fire trucks move to Mexico

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2 Comments

• #1 by Kerri on August 16, 2015 - 11:19 PM

  

  My dad was a Morton Grove firefighter and I’m almost positive he helped design this truck. Any ideas?

• #2 by Fartin' Fred on April 2, 2014 - 10:47 PM

  

  Sunuvabitch–Morton grove engine 4 becomes a BOMBERO!

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