Some photos remind me of others.... the NYPD airplane at Bennett Field reminded me of the SDFD Aerial Truck

Top photo from http://www.scoutingny.com/ I'm pretty sure

maybe you see why. The bottom photo is from the Clairemont Fire Department wall of interesting photos http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/09/betcha-never-heard-of-aerial-truck.html and you can see that it's an "Aerial Truck" and I didn't make that up... and that has been posted for over a year and I've never had a comment about the term Aerial Truck yet. I still think it's pretty odd. 

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the 1958 Gran Prix of Cuba color photos

 there is a very unusual car in gold color above... anyone know what it is?

 Wow, in the above photo are a lot of cool things, firetrucks, fuel tankers, a pre 1958 Shell Station, a ww2 jeep, racing t bird, lots of great old cars and trucks, and a great trailer

images from http://www.cubagreenscreen.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=14818 thanks to Kurtis Grant who tipped me to them

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The Circular Parade, a website I just found that focuses on 90-100 year old Popular Mechanics magazine articles

 Above 1909, below 1912

from the post at http://thiscircularparade.com/2012/01/09/fighting-fires-while-riding-motorcycles/

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Cordelia Fire Dept #316, Dodge Power Wagon, the cleanest, shiniest, most stunning fire truck I've seen... it should be winning Concours De Elegance awards, but I found it in the Mopar Alley at SEMA 2012

 the above tire, and shock absorber.... perfectly clean

on the window frame above the windshield "Find 'em hot, leave 'em wet!"

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