General Information

Serial #

WIT 345

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY & PARTS/ GLASS WINDOWS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ ROPE/ RUBBER TIRES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

854.0 cm

Width

237.0 cm

Height

300.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

7258.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Fire Fighting

Category

Fire engines

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

THIBAULT

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Pierreville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1955-1997

Canada

MADE & USED IN CANADA. EXAMPLE OF FIRST GENERATION OF PURPOSE BUILT VEHICLES MFD. ENTIRELY BY THIBAULT, ONE OF BEST KNOWN MFRS. OF FIRE FIGHTING EQ. IN CANADA. THIBAULT BEGAN HIS BUSINESS IN ST. ROBERT IN 1932 & THEN IN PIERREVILLE IN 1938; BY 1956 IT WAS MAJOR MFR. OF FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLES IN CANADA.

Function

MOTORIZED VEHICLE USED TO TRANSPORT FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL TO SCENE OF FIRE & BY MEANS OF EXTENDIBLE LADDER, PROVIDE ACCESS TO UPPER STORIES OF BUILDINGS SUCH AS HIGH RISES.

Technical

MERRYWEATHER LADDER WAS IMPORTED BUT SERVED AS PROTOTYPE FOR THIBAULT'S OWN DESIGN LAUNCHED IN 1956. THIS IS EXAMPLE OF CANADIAN BUILT VEHICLE BY ONE OF BEST KNOWN FIRE TRUCK MFRS. TO DESIGN THAT LED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN FIELD, SPECIFICALLY THIBAULT'S HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AWIT VEHICLE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR READS "VEHICLE DATA AND PUBLICATIONS/ MAKE AND MODEL NUMBER THIBAULT MW80/ DATE OF MANUFACTURE AUGUST 1955/ ORDER NO. AND SERVICE LEVIS FIRE DEPT./ NOMENCLATURE TRUCK 4X2 80 FEET LADDER/ CHASSIS SERIAL WIT 345/ ENGINE SERIAL 724826/ PAINT THIBAULT FIRE RED/ OPERATOR'S INSTRUCTIONS TMW 80/ MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS TMW 80/ PARTS IDENTIFICATION LIST TMW 80"/ LARGE PLATES WITH CAST "Thibault" BELOW DOORS, ON ENGINE FRONT/ GOLD & BLUE LETTERING ON SIDES OF HOOD READS "VILLE DE LEVIS" WITH GREEN CITY CREST/ GOLD LETTERING ON DOORS READS "SERVICE DES/ INCENDIES" & ON SIDES "55-18"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 02/03/2000 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined - Unknown, although parts appear to be missing.

Finish

BODY PAINTED FIRE ENGINE RED/ GREY FLAT BED & PARTS/ RED SYNTHETIC COVERED SEAT/ RED DASHBOARD/ MULTICOLOURED GLASS & SYNTHETIC LIGHTS & PARTS/ GREY PAINTED LADDER WITH YELLOW PARTS

Decoration

YELLOW & WHITE STRIPING ON BODY WITH DESIGNS IN CORNERS & AT ENDS/ CHROME PLATED TRIM