Posted by Dave Speed on Monday, September 29, 2003 at 8:41AM :
In Reply to: PW posted by Mark Cutter on Sunday, September 28, 2003 at 11:27PM :
What sort of information do you want?
I purchased my 1953 B-4PW from the Department of Energy circa 1994. It had been in use at that facility for 30 years (I have the records). It was originally from another facility (Brookhaven National Lab on Long Island) that was AEC at the time.
It was DOE puke green when I got it. It had been red (firetruck) in the interim, tho it was originally Dodge Truck Dark Green. I saw no grey paint. Nor any AEC lettering (lotsa DOE letering).
Mine had been a chemical (foam) firetruck - during its DOE era and I have photos (old 8x10 glossies) out of the archives covering that, then converted to haul a 40 KVA MG set before falling into disuse.
I don't have anything on its first career, but I do have a good AEC logo that I'm haing done up as a magnetic sign. I think I'll reproduce the "Project Gnome" from the Operation Plowshare here in Carlsbad in the 60's.