Something special for the season finale - historic fire engines at the Dolder on September 13, 2020

TEXTAugust 6, 2020 · 3 min

Christoph Lehmann, automatically translated

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Two historic fire engines at the DolderClassics

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Impressive fire engines met in front of the exhibition halls - Swiss Classic World Lucerne 2018

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The fire department went high up at the meeting at the end of the exhibition halls - Swiss Classic World Lucerne 2018

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This is how the fire department in Aarberg drove out when there was a fire in 1931 - Swiss Classic World Lucerne 2018

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From time to time there were also demo drives of the fire engines - Swiss Classic World Lucerne 2018

The fire departments and their clubs do valuable work for our cultural asset "automobile" up and down the country and cultivate their hobby with meticulous care; so it is high time that the DolderClassics honored this work on the occasion of its finale on 13 September 2020.

When you think of fire engines, brands such as Rolls Royce, Packard, LaSalle, Cadillac, Chevrolet or Jeep don't exactly spring to mind - but they did exist! And with various superstructures as crew transport vehicles, standby vehicles, etc. and with the heavier chassis such as Saurer, Magirus-Deutz (since 1864) as tank extinguishing, rescue, pioneer or car turntable ladders.

This is how the fire department in Aarberg drove out when there was a fire in 1931 - Swiss Classic World Lucerne 2018

Around 20 such vehicles await the DolderClassics on September 13 - from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm. By the way, all but one vehicle will be red. Let us surprise you.

More information can be found here on the DolderClassics website.

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