VINTAGE TRUCKS
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THE OLD Mechanic Liam Moore transports old US fire trucks to Ireland and puts them to good use in the community.
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fter 32 years of service, Ladder 5211, a tiller fire truck equipped with a 100-foot ladder used by the Glen Cove Fire Department in New York, made its way out of the Long Island community and on towards Newark, New Jersey to cross the Atlantic and find a new home. A ceremonial send-off by firefighters, complete with police escort from Nassua County police, NYPD and Port Authority Police, saw the engine given the type of farewell usually only reserved for retiring Fire Captains at the end of their careers, but this particular vehicle,
decommissioned two years ago, was until recently a valued part of the Glen Cove FD team. “It could not have happened to a better truck,” said city of Glen Cove Fire Chief Marvin Tate as the truck left its hometown. “I don’t think anything like that has ever happened for another fire truck before.” The first Chief ever to drive Ladder 5211, Thomas Cross, also gave it its final run, driving it to the port as it left for pastures new. The send off was possible because of Dublin mechanic Liam Moore, who stepped in and bought the vehicle to add to his collection that started with the purchase of a 1967
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