This is the second fire appliance from New Zealand to feature in this
issue of The Globe and they would look good together on your collecting
shelf. Oxford's Carmichael’s Land Rover Redwing FT/6 conversion is part
of Oxford’s new tooling programme and this livery is only the second
release.
In real life, the vehicle was first introduced in 1961 and provided a
light four wheel drive fire appliances with extended cab to accommodate
five fire-fighters. This new machine with built-in pump and 140-gallon
water tank proved an ideal light all-terrain fire engine for county fire
brigades in particular.
Here we see it as used by the New Zealand Fire Service in Temuka, a
service town in the rich sheep and dairy farming region on the
Canterbury Plains, around 142 Km south of Christchurch, where our fire
appliance would have been in its element. Registered AH 9891, the
vehicle is painted red with white roof and silver masking to the
radiator, bumpers and roof ladders. The model features another authentic
touch with orange roof beacon and silver spotlight on the roof above
the cab.