Advertising Last completed movie pages 1914 Dennis N TypeClass: Trucks, Fire truck — Model origin: 
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◊ 2007-11-28 10:32 |
![[Image: purehellofsttrinians2ye9.1030.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is103/purehellofsttrinians2ye9.1030.jpg) ![[Image: purehellofsttrinians9ex2.6813.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is519/purehellofsttrinians9ex2.6813.jpg) |
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◊ 2007-12-04 11:04 |
It's a 1914 Dennis N: pic is of the identical vehicle, if the reg. no. is to be believed:![[Image: lbc29hz3.5801.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is443/lbc29hz3.5801.jpg) I knew I'd seen that number before somewhere.  -- Last edit: 2007-12-04 11:05:14 |
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◊ 2007-12-04 11:27 |
Thanks Chris, good work in tracking it down .gif ";)") A 1914 fire engine ...still being used in 1960 (is it still being shown?) -- Last edit: 2007-12-04 11:30:40 |
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◊ 2007-12-04 11:35 |
It took part in the 2006 London to Brighton Commercial Vehicle Run: http://www.svvs.org/gallery-bricomms6.shtml ... so, yes, presumably it is. |
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◊ 2007-12-04 11:38 |
I wonder if they know it was once in a st.trinians film .gif ":)") |
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◊ 2007-12-04 11:39 |
BTW, stronghold, I found it when I was looking for something entirely different: I just remembered the reg. no.!![[:sifflote]](https://imcdb.opencommunity.be/images/smileys/sifflote.gif "[:sifflote]") |
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◊ 2024-01-09 12:21 |
In case anyone pitches up here after all these years, I can provide some more background. It originally ran on solid tyres but was converted to pneumatics in the 1930's - it was supplied with a windscreen which was an indication that Coventry was a wealthy corporation (in those days, at least). Not the most economical of beasts, it would do in the region of 5 miles per gallon (petrol) at a maximum speed of around 35MPH but nevertheless was the fastest thing on the roads in 1914. It has a White & Poppe 9 litre, 4 cylinder engine. It went on to active service into the 2nd World War where it saw service during the Coventry Blitz. It has a mighty Gwynne's 2-stage centrifugal pump (seen in the screenshots above) which could deliver up to 5000GPM, which puts it at the top of the scale, even today. It should be noted that this is a specialist pump - I doesn't carry its own water supply. I believe that it can now be seen in Coventry Motor Museum but not in the pristine condition that it enjoyed when being preserved by Dennis themselves. I could go into heaps of technical detail but I don't think that is particularly relevant here. -- Last edit: 2024-01-09 12:21:58 |
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