Hemmings Find of the Day – 1955 Coast pumper truck

Among the three best-known California producers of fire trucks – the first two were Crown and Van Pelt – Coast Apparatus Inc. of Martinez was the smallest, and had the briefest history. So it was pleasant to see this completely intact 1955 Coast triple-combination pumper offered for sale following a partial on-camera career. This is […]

The TriVan re-revisited

Since the last time we’ve discussed the TriVan – way back in January 2007 – we’ve been in touch with Bill Fidler of Reading, Pennsylvania, who may be the world’s biggest fan of the diminutive three-wheeler from Frackville, Pennsylvania. Bill now has three of them in his possession, including the one that initiated our interest […]