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Opel Olympia Rekord Pickup (1956): a beautiful portrait of the era in the Borculo Fire Museum.

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Opel Olympia Rekord Pickup (1956): A beautiful image of the times in the Borculo Fire Museum.

When visiting the Fire Museum in Borculo, this beautiful Opel immediately attracted attention: an Opel in a pick-up version. The museum offers a comprehensive overview of firefighting equipment from the past to the 70s. This gives the visitor…

Dirk de Jong
22 October 2023
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IFA W.50.L (1969). Free and cheerful.

There is little chance that you will find this special fire truck, because the type is now very rare. As a hobby wrench, Pieter has acquired the necessary knowledge about this type of truck and would like to inform us.

Dirk de Jong
June 21th, 2021
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Volkswagen T1 split bus fire brigade. Flaming love?

Do you know how many different Volkswagen commercial vehicles there are? You probably didn't know but there are more than 100 different company cars with the VW logo on the nose. We saw this Volkswagen T1 split bus fire brigade.

Dirk de Jong
June 26th, 2020

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Trabant 601 S fire engine. Erik Riemersma's adventure

Erik Riemersma and his friends are always looking for excitement, thrills and adventure. Who doesn't know the stories that every boy wanted to be a police officer or a firefighter? Together with his friends he accomplished something, accomplished something. About five years ago, they found this Trabant 601 S in an old warehouse in Groningen.

Dirk de Jong
25th April 2020

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Fire truck Studebaker President - flaming love

Sometimes you hear special stories, stories with a rich history. Andries Bremer from Buitenpost is a plumber by profession and in his spare time he has put a lot of energy and passion into restoring an old fire truck. His story goes…

Editors
November 20

Books, Model Cars, Museums, Practice and technology

Fire trucks in comics

Fire trucks come in many shapes and sizes. Who wasn't fascinated by these beautiful red cars in the past and who didn't want to become a fireman or a woman when he or she was a child?