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Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

markspyguy — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:40:22 EDT

I saw that on woodward ave.

markspyguy

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

FuzzyPlushroom — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:51:14 EDT

@Number_Six: Eh, it's great as it is. I'd probably return 'er to stock, sell 'er at a profit...

...and do something like this to a city bus.

Then live in it.

FuzzyPlushroom

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

Turboner — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:35:12 EDT

At 600GPM, you could fill the water tank with Diesel and have enough fuel flow to keep up with a VW-bug sized turbo pushing approximately 1,301 PSI. Wheelstandingmonsterfiretruckmadness!

Turboner

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

TR3-A — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:20:52 EDT

Just the thing to get your wife to leave you... and finally live in peace and happiness.

TR3-A

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

Mark Arnold — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:20:35 EDT

@TrikeKid: sorry, fixed. In my defense, it was spelled "Cummings" on the B-J description.

Mark Arnold

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

TrikeKid — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:32:23 EDT

Ahem, it's CUMMINS, not Cummings. There's no "g". The only fixing this needs is a true alcohol burning 1500 horse engine that belongs in a monster truck.

TrikeKid

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

milo_carrera — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:38:58 EDT

For so many nights, I've cried out to the heavens, trying to understand how to fill the void in my life. What theology failed, Big Red has filled. Where do I sign?

milo_carrera

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

tad49 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:17:01 EDT

A nice old fire truck ruined!!

tad49

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

Number_Six — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:15:19 EDT

I rarely get indignant over monstertruckinization but this one makes me feel queasy. For the love of god, someone fix it, please.

Number_Six

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

Braff Wayne — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:10:19 EDT

This is what Giulliani drives when he is in Iraq, breakin' off terrorists...

Braff Wayne

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

Isetta — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:04:37 EDT

@CharlzR: Yes, return this grand old lady to her original configuration.

Isetta

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

MarionCobretti — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:02:44 EDT

If I have one regret, it's that I can't nominate "Porkchop Sandwiches!" for COTD.

MarionCobretti

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

CharlzR — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:55:44 EDT

@jnostalgics: I agree. Maybe a newer firetruck would be cool with the full Gravediggerization. This just seems to ruin a classic.

CharlzR

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

Kelly — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:42:06 EDT

Completely impractical yet totally bitchin'.

The near ultimate ride.

Kelly

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

clinto — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:25:43 EDT

Lame

clinto

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

charles_barrett — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:11:32 EDT

@jnostalgics: I agree. This thing would be far more awesome if in original stock condition and polished up. Now, it's just a parody of everything that makes little boys and grown men fall in love with fire engines.

charles_barrett

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

Unevolved 8.04 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:59:03 EDT

I think the awesome-to-dollar ratio need a numeric scale.

Unevolved 8.04

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

NovaloadMissesPolar — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:51:51 EDT

Hmmm...Less than a dollar a pound. It's a--FIRE SALE!

NovaloadMissesPolar

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

Dr.Danger, Shogun of Jalopnik — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:34:14 EDT

@smokyburnout: How about this image:
Monster firetruck doing doughnuts in the yard with the smoking pile of debris in the background.

cue Motorhead - Ace of Spades

Dr.Danger, Shogun of Jalopnik

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

Ash78 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:33:23 EDT

REO Stompwagon

Ash78

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

DrJeffie — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:33:06 EDT

Gawd Damn - that would be fun to drive

DrJeffie

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

RoyLFuchs — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:31:22 EDT

@elwood: i heared the slant six mopars with be the next big thing on BJ

RoyLFuchs

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

smokyburnout — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:30:40 EDT

@Dr.Danger: if it were up to me, that would be COTD... brilliant mental imagery.

i'm not sure if the low prices so far are a sign of how bad the economy is, or just a sign that this is just the Palm Beach Barrett-Jackson, and it's not even the weekend...

smokyburnout

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

RoyLFuchs — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:30:03 EDT

@BlownOring: dont forget the oversized hose option.

RoyLFuchs

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

elwood — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:29:42 EDT

Just more proof that the amount a car sells for at Barret-Jackson is in no way indicative of its actual value. The sum of the values of the parts on this thing is way more than $26,000.

elwood

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

BlownOring — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:27:41 EDT

Oh, and add big red truck nuts and I'd take it for double the price easy.

BlownOring

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

jnostalgics — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:26:44 EDT

That'd be a might neato fire truck if it didn't have the monster tires.

Is monster truck "rallying" a sport?

jnostalgics

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

BlownOring — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:26:10 EDT

@Miscellanea: now you can truly achieve the shortest distance between two points via a straight line to work ... I wouldn't worry about cars, trees, houses or shopping malls with something like that.

It lends one hell of a helping to those that currently complain about the size of SUVs though.

BlownOring

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

crespo — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:25:03 EDT

"pounds of awesome-to-dollar"

that needs a trademarkin'.

crespo

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

Dr.Danger, Shogun of Jalopnik — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:24:12 EDT

Yes, fuck water, just romp the shit out of the fire until it is out.

Imagine seeing this ramping over houses "gravedigger style".

sweet.

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY!
AT YOUR HOUSE!

ON FIRE!!!

Dr.Danger, Shogun of Jalopnik

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

Miscellanea — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:21:01 EDT

For that price I'd make this thing my daily driver! I'll shorten my commute time in half. If cars don't get out of the way, I'll just run 'em over.

Miscellanea

Monster 1937 International Fire Truck Auctioned For $26,000

RoyLFuchs — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:20:23 EDT

Valeting this at jasons would be the shnizzel

RoyLFuchs