International Loadstar 1800 6V-53 Detroit Diesel
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@ClassicTVMan1981X oh im sure there were alot of mixing and matching. i swear i saw that video of a old retired fire engine with a inline 2 stroke.. that must have been the 6-71.. OH! so the lack of the "V" in the name would signify the inline configuration and not the V set up.. i got it now
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Both the 6-71 and 6V53 could be found in Seagraves, along with the 8V53, 8V71 and the 6V92 and 8V92.
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@SeagraveRules correct me if im wrong.. the 6V53.. were V6 engines.. and didnt the seagrave use a inline? i could have sworn i watched one on here that had a detroid inline 2 stroke. or the american le france.. i forget what one.
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Great truck! Nice!
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Awesome truck and video!
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great looking truck
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Does this truck have front brakes or just rear? If it's only front like it looks like the fact that it is competitive with the newer trucks that do have front brakes is very impressive.
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It is. I remember as a kid I used to see Roadway tractors like this one and Ford Louisville 8000's with 6V-53's in them. All had stacks on them. 6V-53's were quite omnipresent back in the 1970's and early '80's.
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looks like an old Roadway truck
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Actually I just noticed a small plate on the driver's side to the left of the turn signal at 0:19, but is absent from the passenger side.
I miss hearing those old 6V-53's hauling a-- to fire calls back in the 80's.
SeagraveRules 2 years ago 13
6V-53's were so omnipresent back in the 1970's and 1980's. VERY many commercial trucks, mostly IHC and GMC had them as well as many custom fire apparatus especially Seagrave, American LaFrance, and Maxim had 6V-53's in them, too.
SeagraveRules 2 years ago 9