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Post by fdbuster on Jan 29, 2008 22:30:57 GMT -5
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Post by duds on Jan 31, 2008 16:22:46 GMT -5
as the story goes 2 team members from SHFD went to the EMFD commissioners meeting and narrowly outbid Westbury to get this rig......a big surprise to both of them as they had to go find a trailer to get it back to South Hempstead...
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Post by duds on Jan 31, 2008 16:24:28 GMT -5
you will also notice that they left the lettering style and color the same for many years to come,the arched RASCALS & SOUTH HEMPSTEAD on the fender
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Post by cbiscuit on Jan 31, 2008 23:18:33 GMT -5
I forgot all about the Middle Island truck... what ever happened to that 'B'? did it go to (or was it) Farmingdale Coolies?
and i miss the T-Bird...
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Post by slicks on Jan 31, 2008 23:26:48 GMT -5
Here is the history of the Middle Island truck.
* Garden City Park / Mustangs
* West Babylon / Eagles
* Deer Park / Bucks
* Mastic / Whisters
* Middle Island / Dirty Dozen
* Huntington Manor / Bulldogs (current owner)
It was originally a Good Humor Ice Cream truck.
see updated pix on "b" truck history under huny manor in memories section
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Post by cbiscuit on Feb 2, 2008 9:39:54 GMT -5
thanx slicks... its all coming back now...
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Post by daytonadave on Feb 2, 2008 12:17:35 GMT -5
THIS SET OF PICS HAS FIRST TIMES COMPETING FOR SNAILS & THIEVES NEW C TRUCKS AND MIDDLE ISLAND B. THE HOBOES WITH THE ONLY B TRUCK I SAW LIFT THE FRONT WHEELS OFF THE GROUND!!! AND THE MOST SPECTACULAR PIC I EVER TOOK OF THE RINKY DINKS PUMP RUN. IT KNOCKED ME OFF THE TOP ROW OF THE LOW BLEACHERS I WAS STANDING ON!!! COMING SOON WILL BE SOUTH HEMPSTEAD FIRST RUN WITH THE OLD EAST MEADOW B.
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Post by unclekevie on Feb 2, 2008 12:42:57 GMT -5
Isn't it amazing how we forget things from almost 20 years ago. I didn't realize it was the first season for the Snails and Thieves "C" Trucks. Middle Island was a one year wonder so that was a given.
But HOLY S**T dave you just started a new thread for braging rights and fun arguements. CI.'s "B" was not the only one to pull the front wheels off the ground. The other that always comes to mind for me was Bay Shore back in the days of the weber carbs. Harry would rev that engine about 30 times and then launch her with the converter and pull those wheels right off the starting line. Over the years there were a few "B" Trucks to pull off this feat. Does anyone have any Pics?
My favorite wheelie shots on digger have to be Port and Oyster Bay with the Willies "C" Trucks!
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Post by SplatterLadder on Feb 2, 2008 13:08:11 GMT -5
Daytona,
I was standing next to you on the top row that day.
What a great picture.
The best part was seeing you on the ground, soakeng wet, not spilling a drop of your beer.
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Post by daytonadave on Feb 3, 2008 11:07:49 GMT -5
I FIGURED THERE COULD BE OTHER TEAMS THAT HAD B TRUCK ''WHEELIES'' OVER THE YEARS BUT HOBOES WAS THE ONLY ONE I REMEMBER SEEING OR GETTING A PIC OF. WHICH BRINGS TO MIND ANOTHER TRIVIA QUESTION. INSTEAD OF MASHING GAS-BRAKES-GAS, YEARS AGO IN B HOSE SOME TEAMS WOULD DO A SLOW ROLLING START OFF THE LINE THEN HIT THE GAS AFTER THE HYDRANT DROP. WHAT'S THE LAST TEAM YOU SAW DOING IT THAT WAY?  |
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Post by JUSMIK on Feb 3, 2008 11:10:44 GMT -5
Bayport ran that way.
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Post by SplatterLadder on Feb 3, 2008 12:12:13 GMT -5
Teddy's Boys also
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Post by F-Man on Feb 3, 2008 12:48:01 GMT -5
I remember Main-Transit being the last in Western to run that way........ Never really could figure out its advantage
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Post by unclekevie on Feb 3, 2008 13:02:34 GMT -5
Riverhead was running with the roll into the hydrant in 05 and 06. I am not sure if they were still doing it in 07. Dave can you comment here?
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Post by daytonadave on Feb 3, 2008 14:47:53 GMT -5
I MOVED DOWN HERE IN '03. THE LAST TEAM I REMEMBER DOING IT THAT WAY WAS THE TEDDY'S BOYS YEARS AGO WHEN THEY STILL HAD THE OLD FORD. SOMETIMES ONE OF THE GUYS ON THE BACK WOULD BLOW A WHISTLE TO LET THE DRIVER KNOW WHEN TO HIT THE GAS WHEN THEY GOT OFF AT THE HYDRANT. I'M JUST GUESSING THAT BEFORE THE ENGINE AND BRAKE SETUPS BECAME MORE ADVANCED YOU COULD COVER THAT SHORT DISTANCE ROLLING 20-30 MPH AS YOU COULD MASHING GAS-BRAKE-GAS. 30 YRS AGO YOU WOULD SEE 5-10 TEAMS AT A DRILL DO B HOSE WITH A ''ROLLING START''.
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