1929 Chevrolet Fire Engine

Jack'll do

Saw this old fire engine in a parade in a neighboring town. I guess they're called fire trucks nowadays but I've always known them as fire engines.

black mamba

Hi Jack,

That's a real nice find and capture. The distortion from that lens is, however, pretty pronounced. Must have been a real wide-angle lens.

I'd love to have a toy like that truck. I knew some guys who found one....thought they'd fix it up and have some fun. Many dollars and many hours later, they gave up. They sold it for practically nothing and said they were glad to escape the thing.

Take care,

Tom

Azzaro

Wow Jack, that is a nice set..... I like the distorted pic what lens did you use?????

Skippy

Jack'll do wrote:

Saw this old fire engine in a parade in a neighboring town. I guess they're called fire trucks nowadays but I've always known them as fire engines.

Hi Jack, they were always known as Fire Trucks for me too,
I still hear people call them Fire Trucks

Todays vehicles have change quite a bit compared to this Little Red Engine.

Nice work .... Skippy
.

Jack'll do

black mamba wrote:

Hi Jack,

That's a real nice find and capture. The distortion from that lens is, however, pretty pronounced. Must have been a real wide-angle lens.

I'd love to have a toy like that truck. I knew some guys who found one....thought they'd fix it up and have some fun. Many dollars and many hours later, they gave up. They sold it for practically nothing and said they were glad to escape the thing.

Take care,

Tom

Hi Tom
Yup the Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 like all ultra-wide lenses does tend to distort making the near subject larger and the far portions smaller but IMHO that's the charm of it. When I was in grammar school in the 1940's I passed a firehouse where my uncle was stationed every day on my way home. They had an old fire engine that I used to love to play on.

The one above is a far cry from this one which was also in the parade.

Panther

Howdy John,

What a neat series and wonderful captures, it's amazing the technology for that time and it's so neat they are still around for us to enjoy.

Awais Yaqub

Very Nice

DaddyO

Nice, very colorful, set of detailing pictures. Good looking ol' fire engine.

Jack'll do

Azzaro wrote:

Wow Jack, that is a nice set..... I like the distorted pic what lens did you use?????

Thanks so much Azzaro. These were taken with a D700 and 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. The side whole views were at 14-17 mm and the head on ones at 24mm.

Jack'll do

Skippy wrote:

Hi Jack, they were always known as Fire Trucks for me too,
I still hear people call them Fire Trucks

Todays vehicles have change quite a bit compared to this Little Red Engine.

Nice work .... Skippy
.

Thanks Skippy.
This is an old pumper. All of the towns near me (including mine) are rural communities with very few hydrants so the pumper would pump water from rivers, ponds,or streams.

Jack'll do

Panther wrote:

Howdy John,

What a neat series and wonderful captures, it's amazing the technology for that time and it's so neat they are still around for us to enjoy.

Thanks Craig. The pump itself seems to be connected to the engine or transmission like a PTO.