Magnificent original Ahrens-Fox CT4 Triple Pumper! Very rare 1 ofapproximately 5 built featuring a massive 935ci Inline 6 cylindervalve-in-head engine and 6 piston front pump capable of moving1,000 gallons of water per minute! Iconic fire trucks built withprecision by the hands of Cincinnati craftsmen and used all overthe world, including Tokyo, Japan! Known collectively amongenthusiasts as the Rolls-Royce of fire trucks. Exceedingly rare tofind today, especially in original, operablecondition like this!What an outstanding piece of history!! Horse-drawn steam poweredfire pumpers were the standard firefighting apparatus of the late19th Century, almost all of them using boiler technology patentedby Charles Fox of Cincinnati, Ohio. Chris Ahrens began buildingfire apparatus in 1870, forming Ahrens Manufacturing Company in1875. By 1910 the company had become known as Ahrens-Fox andcontinued to build from their Cincinnati, OH facility. In 1919 thecompany introduced and patented the first moderntriple-combination, self-propelled pumper. While othermanufacturers used centrifugal or rotary-type pumps, Ahrens-Foxpreferred a 4-cylinder piston pump which was well proven in thefield and widely known and accepted by fire departments.Ahrens-Fox, perhaps reflecting Charles Fox's experience as a firefighter in Cincinnati, became known for the high quality of itsapparatus. Their last example was delivered in 1952 to Hope HoseCompany #1 in Tarrytown, New York. We are very proud to present"Big Lizz", this 1933 Ahrens-Fox C-T-4 triple pumper fire truck!This timepiece is unrestored and still finished in its originallivery from the Covington fire department! Powered by its original935ciInline 6 making about 210 horsepower with 3-speed manualtransmission, this fire truck makes plenty of torque to run its1000 gallon per minute 6-piston pumper attached to the front! Thisunrestored truck features a lot of features, options andaccessories including Ahrens-Fox emblems throughout, twin primarypump hoses, two auxiliary hoses, two wooden ladders, cowl lights,rear wind-up hose bin with reel, Ahrens-Fox step plates, passengerside spotlight and bell, extra hose, fold down windshield, twoextinguishers (Dayton and Alert), extra nozzle, Y coupler, spearpicks, several storage bins and more! This outstanding unrestoredexample was delivered new to the Covington, Kentucky firedepartment right across the Ohio River (literally a mile) fromCincinnati where the truck was assembled. Before being put intoservice, the truck was even blessed by a local minister in aninitiation ceremony! This CT4 served a dutiful life, amassing some7700 miles before being retired. Seeing as most fire trucks have asubstantial value in scrap metal, it is amazing to see a truck aspreserved as this one! It does appear that the main on-board watertank was removed at some point but almost everything else save somesmall accessories remain with the truck. Upon its purchase from anoutstanding collection called the Antique Toy & Firehouse Museumlocatedin Bay City, Michigan where is spent the better part of 27years,the St. Louis Car Museumspent several weeks fine tuning themechanicals and couldn't be more proud of the results!A new fuelpump& filter, 18 new spark plugs, a new fuel tank and carburetoradjustment means this truck runs down the road without hiccup, withsmooth power delivery and relatively easy engagement of gears. Withproper timing and throttle, it is even possible to idle down toabout 150 rpm! The truck wears original paint and as a formerrescue vehicle, it will show spots of flaking in some spots butholds a wonderful patina that could tella thousandstories of lifesaving encounters! As a matter of fact, this particular examplewhen brand newwas said to have been blessed by a BishopfromaCincinnati Catholic Churchprior to its departure to theCovington,KY firehouse, literally just miles outside of downtownCincinnati. The CT4 was certainly among thelargest andmostsignificantly capablefire trucks ever madeto come out ofAhrens-Fox's doors. As such, it represents a unique opportunity toown one of what may be onlya few surviving1933 CT4smodels everbuiltlet alonein existence! We know of only one other locatedinthe Baltimore Fire Museum. We would invite any interested partiesto call with additional questions on Big Lizz and look forward toworking with the next owner! Thanks for looking!