Austin K3 Fire Engine • Private Ownership (UK)

Current Condition

Appears Good. In correct 1941 NFS livery. Pump type is incorrect (heavy not extra-heavy)

Vehicle History

First registered in 1940 as an Extra Heavy Pump, the vehicle was based with the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), later becoming the National Fire Service (NFS), at East Greenwich in London and is believed to have been used during the Blitz (the markings are correct for the vehicle). In 1948 it was transferred to the London Fire Brigade and later put into storage. The K3 was sold at auction in 1970 to a dealer who scrapped the pump and later it was transferred to the NFS Museum where it was stored for 20 years. In 2003 it was bought from the museum and mated to a Heavy Pump as part of its restoration. Bought by the current owner in 2010