David EilersFebruary 11, 2015

1958 FC Fire Jeep Bay City, MI $6900

UPDATE: Price dropped to $6900.

This Fire truck looks to be Jim Dobson's FC. In the newest ad, there have been firetrucks from Dobson's Antique Toy and Firehouse Museum that are now for sale. You might have remembered our visit to the museum in 2013.

"WILLYS FIRE TRUCK, HAVE ALL PARTS NEW MOTOR, VERY RARE, 1958 VALLEY FIRE COMPANY BAY CITY MICHIGAN TWO CABS NICE PROJCT TRUCK, 1916 REPUBLIC CHEMICAL TRUCK, 1OF2 VIN # AL 913 $25,000 1927 MODEL T MIDGET VAN MADE IN FINALY OHIO VIN # AA1304."

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/atq/4862240479.html

Here are some other vehicles that appear to be for sale:

8 Comments

STEVEFebruary 21, 2013 at 1:58 PM
It has two cabs, I have another frame and engine to add to the puzzle.
loganFebruary 21, 2013 at 5:56 PM
can you add more pictures of the fc frame and simular parts to the fc
deilersFebruary 21, 2013 at 5:57 PM
Logan: that was all the pictures they posted. You'll have to contact the seller at the phone number above to get more info. - Dave
CraigAugust 12, 2014 at 1:51 AM
My voicemail 8 months ago went unreturned. Oh, and he should take some decent, updated photos of the FC, especially since he's asking incredibly high "museum pricing", IMHO.
deilersAugust 12, 2014 at 4:50 AM
Hi Craig, Based on my experience with Jim, he's a very very busy guy. So it might take a few contacts to get a hold of him. I suspect someone else other than him is posting this on Craigslist on his behalf. He's got sooo many other vehicles that I doubt you'll get better pics of this in the near term. I suspect if you get a hold of him, he'd be open to possible offers. He's a nice guy, but also an experience buyer and seller. - Dave
CraigAugust 13, 2014 at 12:06 AM
Fair enough, Dave. The unreturned call was a turn-off for me, and I found a considerably better purchase (for my needs) shortly thereafter. I'm still shocked at the bad pics; something that unique/rare warrants some good-quality pics. I suspect it'll continue to be relisted month after month for quite some time.
DaveAugust 17, 2014 at 8:54 PM
Never received a text back.Looking at the Fire engine cab. Any pics,price or the best contact for the Fire engine cab?
deilersAugust 18, 2014 at 7:17 AM
Hi Dave, You might try calling the Antique Toy and Firehouse Museum to see if they can help: (888) 888-1270 Unfortunately, the museum's website is down. Not sure what's going on there. It's possible the fire engine parts are stored at the museum somewhere. - Dave