Box notes: "Purchased on behalf of Borough Green and District for £26
this Rolls-Royce was converted into a Fire Engine in 1933 for a total
cost of £100. Dennis Fire Fighting equipment was used on this vehicle,
which had a rating of 40-50 horse power and rear brakes only. This
converted Rolls-Royce saw extensive service in Kent during the Second
World War."
This one was partly put together by recycling components from existing
MOY models, You can tell they used the baseplate off the Y-7/3 1912
Rolls-Royce, because they left the No.7 cast into it. They also used the
windscreen frame from the Y-2/3 Prince Henry Vauxhall. There had been
plans for a trailer which was never actually produced.
All of them are red, some red all over, some late releases are red with black
mudguards, most of them have black seats, a few have red seats, but
these are harder to find. The first issues had the locating lugs for the
'Borough Green' stickers missing on the side and these are also hard to
find. The side seats, originally metal, were changed to plastic towards
the end of the model's life. Ladders came in white, orangey tan and
brown with the first ones (pre 1978 and mostly tan) having a very small
square lug at the tail end which was enlarged and rounded later on.
Wheels can be chrome or gold.
Rare ones to look out for are the early ones with the Y-7 baseplate and
the rusty brown ladder with small lugs, the ones with no locating lugs
for the stickers and ones with red seats. These days none of them have
any monetary value at all. |