Vehicle Description
1957 Seagrave Firetruck 530-A Anniversary
Seagrave was founded by Fredric Seagrave in Detroit, Michigan, in
1881. As such, Seagrave is the oldest manufacturer of fire
apparatus in the United States. The company moved to Columbus, Ohio
in 1891, and remained there until 1963, when the company was
purchased by FWD.
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For consignment, a barn find condition truck known as a Seagrave
Anniversary Series 530-A, so named for the 70th Anniversary of the
Seagrave Corporation, 1881-1951. The Anniversaries were built at
Seagrave's S. High Street, Columbus, Ohio plant until 1965 when the
facility moved to Clintonville, WI, where it remains in operation
today.
Exterior
Prior to 1959, Seagrave was battered by the modern cab forward
designs of most fire apparatus manufacturers, in addition to ALF:
Ahrens Fox, Mack, Crown, Pirsch, etc. Seagrave had to capitulate
their traditional approach to fire apparatus design and join the
rest. This ladder truck is the early version with the rounded front
fenders, and a single headlamp gave way to duals for 1958 and the
front fenders took on a more squared approach, most likely to
accommodate the bigger space needed for the headlamps. Plenty of
rust and faded paint are on this truck which has an 85' ladder
tower, and a rear roll out hose. This truck has an open cab design
with a split front windshield. Dual rear wheels and tires support
the additional weight of the ladder tower.
Interior
The open cab has unfortunately succumbed to the elements with the
seats destroyed with only metal springs remaining. A simple dash is
all in metal and the original steering wheel is now cracked, and
water damaged.
Drivetrain
After the demise of Pierce Arrow, Seagrave came in and bought all
the tooling they used for the V12 engines. Over the years they
modified the design and this year the truck has a 531ci V12 engine.
Dual 1 barrel downdraft carbs are on top, and a 4-speed manual
transmission on back. You'll notice there is literally 2 of
everything including spark plugs for each cylinder. This was for
redundancy so no mechanical mishaps would occur when there was an
emergency.
Undercarriage
There is plenty of rust and it is difficult to tell if this truck
is actually structurally sound. We can note leaf spring
suspension.
Definitely a parts truck for a person who may be restoring one of
these pieces of equipment.
NO TITLE-SOLD ON A BILL OF SALE ONLY
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
