Tulsa Fire Station 66 — along Route 66, naturally — acquired and restored a 1950 former city firetruck for a photo op at the station.
According to News on 6 in Tulsa:
The work took more than 3 years of work by volunteers, who rebuilt the truck that was junked about 15 years ago.
“And I was just admiring just how old the truck was, and it came from Tulsa,” said Lt. Nick Swinston with Tulsa Fire.
Swinston, Chief Mike Mallory, and others were involved in getting the truck back into Tulsa’s fleet after it was sold to the Depew Fire Department in 1967. […]
Everything was restored to a vintage state so it can serve as an art piece and selfie stop for travelers along the highway.
“The lights, the wood decking in the back, and we kind of made it childproof,” said Swinston.
The station posted several photos of the new, old truck a few days ago:
Tulsa Fire Station is located at 14333 E. 11th St. (aka Route 66) in a rural area on the city’s far east side.
The station, originally called Tulsa Fire Station 30, was rededicated in 2020 as Tulsa Fire Station 66 in tribute to the Mother Road. The slogan “Keepers of the Mother Road” also is emblazoned on several of its trucks.
(Image of the 1950 firetruck at Tulsa Fire Station 66 via the station’s Facebook account)