1967 Leyland Beaver Fire Engine. Registration number HDR 999...

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£4,000 - £5,000

1967 Leyland Beaver Fire Engine. Registration number HDR 999F. Chassis number L65198 16BT/2AR. Engine number 653145.
Sold with the V5C, Class 2 HGV, keys, some equipment.
Leyland were to make a significant contribution to British truck design when they launched their new ‘Ergomatic’ cab in 1964 as a replacement for the comparatively short-lived ‘Vista-Vue’ cab. The cab was designed to give the best combination of driver comfort, safety and efficient use of space possible within its intended price bracket. Its most notable feature was its ability to ‘tilt’ forward thereby exposing the engine, giving better access than the previous fixed cab designs. So good was this cab that it was still being fitted in mildly updated form to some Leyland chassis as late as 1981.
HDR was built by Carmichaels of Worcester, and saw service with the City of Plymouth fire department. It comes with a Carmichaels owners manual with information related to the engine, including body construction of ply with alloy covering, 400 gallon water tank, two ladders, a 45ft Lacon and a 35ft BAL, and the Honda portable pump, still fitted. There are receipts and MOT's on file for a Mr Doney of Liskeard, from 2006 to 2018, confirming the mileage. In later years it was used at the Launceston Steam Rally every year where it topped up the steam engines, it travelled 5 miles there and 5 miles back and apart from that it stayed in a barn. Our vendor bought it from the owner who became too elderly to drive it. A medical condition now means that it must be sold as his Class 2 licence has been revoked. The engine has been serviced with new belts and hoses, ready for this seasons shows. There are several spares and equipment with the engine, including a new windscreen rubber. The all important bells and siren are working!