UPDATE: This Fire Jeep Blitz Wagon sold for $14,805 on eBay.
“These trucks were made in old forge ny by two gentleman there. Army Armstrong who is since deceased and Al Brussels who still resides in Old Forge, NY. They were made on multiple chassis but the earliest on the jeep chassis. The brand was “blitz buggy” fire apparatus . Not sure why or where that blitz wagon decal on the one listed came from. Many variants can be seen in the old forge fd 100th anniversary book as they were commonly demonstrated at old forge drill school which still exists. A similar picture and some history of the sister truck is on the cj3b page as bill Meyer tells the story of how he obtained his.” (read more about these trucks at the bottom of this post)
This same truck was auctioned back in Sept 2013 on eBay, but didn’t sell:
“3/4 ton class fire truck. Truck was used in the Alcoa Aluminum plant in Badin NC. Truck has siren, red lights and water pumper. No collision damage. No rust through. Body is in very good condition.
6,048 miles. The vehicle does run. It was last driven in Christmas parades several years back and has been in dry storage since. It will need some tune up attention to drive. Fluids are still in the engine. The carburetor may need to be cleaned and the fuel tank may need to be cleaned. We believe the tires are original.
It is original 6 volt.
Estimate 300 gallon water tank.
2 manual hose reels with hose hannay.
2½” fill line with hose
2½” discharge parts
Water pump is PTO (operated under water tank)?”
Bill Meyer owns the sister truck to the one above. He and his friend Ron are hoping to keep track of the one being auctioned. Here’s Bill’s ‘Blitz Buggy’ fire truck from Pininterest:
Here’s some more information from Coachbuilt: During the 1940s and 1950s Army’s Fire Service, the Hi-Pressure Fog Equipment Co., and the Blitz Buggy Company, produced diminutive fire apparatus on 1- to 1-½ ton Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, GMC and Willys-Overland light truck chassis for small-town airports and fire departments that were marked under the ‘Blitz Buggy’ ‘Little Demon’, ‘Jet’, ‘Saginaw’ and ‘Little Mo’ and trade names. Learn more at Coachbuilt –>
This should go quickly!
Cool fire truck.
Love it…you don’t see short wheel based ones all that much
Really ? $15,000. for that? The underhood area does not look like a low mileage truck, it needs paint all over and the rubber parts are all crusty, looks like it spent quite a bit of time sitting outside the fire dept instead of inside. Maybe I’m wrong but I just don’t see it.
Still for sale? Where is it located? Truck was made in old forge ny
Hi Ron,
I haven’t seen this listed since it was on eBay. I assume it sold. Not sure where it went from there.
– Dave
One of my good friends owns the sister truck to this one. We are both very curious where this one ended up. Oh well thanks for the comment.
Ron,
I’ll be happy to create a new post and see if we can find out where this one went. I appreciate the additional information about its birthplace. Do you have any additional info about them that I could add to the post?
– Dave
These trucks were made in old forge ny by two gentleman there. Army armstrong who is since deceased and al Brussels who still resides in old forge. They were made on multiple chassis but the earliest on the jeep chassis. The brand was “blitz buggy” fire apparatus . Not sure why or where that blitz wagon decal on the one listed came from. Many variants can be seen in the old forge fd 100th anniversary book as they were commonly demonstrated at old forge drill school which still exists. A similar picture and some history of the sister truck is on the cj page as bill Meyer tells the story of how he obtained his. Would love to know where this one ended up. Thanks for your time. Ron j
Thanks Ron. I found the info on the CJ-3B page as well as a few other links. I’ll schedule the post to appear tomorrow am.
– Dave
My father owns this truck. I listed it for him last year, but we did not sell it on eBay. He still has the truck. We are getting ready to list it again if anyone knows of a potential buyer, please let me know. The truck is currently locate in S.C. near Charlotte, N.C.
Hi Ami,
Thanks for the update. I’d be happy to update this post and feature it whenever you are ready to list the jeep. I think there should be a variety of interested parties that would want this unusual fire truck. Other fire trucks in good condition have sold pretty quickly. Feel free to contact me directly if you’d like dave @ ewillys.com. Otherwise, if you want to sell through ebay, you can email me that link and I’ll make sure to list it.
Good luck!
– Dave
LAST TIME IT WAS ON E-BAY IF MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT IT GOT PULLED OFF..I OFFERED TO BUY THIS FOR 7500.00 CASH TOO MEET THERE RESERVE I WAS TOLD IT SOLD..WHO KNOWS ??
Yes paul I contacted ami as a potential buyer and gave a phone number also. never got a call back but instead a post that it was now on ebAy and she mentioned that she was scammed last time. Not sure why you would list again on ebay when you already have people interested and was scammed last time.
She is 14 hours away so dropping by to see it is not an option. I get the feeling that they think its worth a lot more than it really is!!
Did this truck ever sell?