Fire

405 and 405M Bedford CA Fire Tender

July 1956 - 1960 (405)

July 1956 - 1959 (205M)

Issued in the initial 1956 launch. The little van had a ladder on the roof and either Fire Dept or AFS transfers.

405 available in green and a scarce red. 405M is always red.

There are silver and black ladders available

423 Bedford CA MkII Fire Tender

June 1960 - 1962

The single screen update.

Late editions have fixed shaped wheels.


213 and 213S Jaguar Fire Chief's Car

January 1959 - 1961 (213)

March 1961 - 1962 (213S)

The Jaguar 2.4 with the Riley Police roof furniture.

Revised in March 1961 to include an interior and suspension.

The 213 is only known with smooth wheels. The 213S can be found with both fixed shaped and fixed smooth wheels. Smooth wheels are scarce.

There are two distinct colours for the 213S: a bright red and a much duller colour.


439 Chevrolet Impala Fire Chief's Car

January 1963 - 1965

The Impala in an all red finish with Fire Department labels on the doors.

There are three types:

All models have free-spinning shaped wheels.

482 Chevrolet Fire Chief's Car

December 1965 - 1969

A revised model with the split casting and just one style of door emblem this time.

This model started with shaped wheels and then had cast wheels fitted.


1127 Simon Snorkel Fire Engine

September 1964 - 1976

A long-running model with few variations, despite its extended period of production. Late editions will have cast wheels and some editions, with either type of wheel have gold support connectors.



1143 American La France Aerial Rescue Truck

October 1968 - 1980

One of the few 1:43 models that lasted to the 1980s. 

It started with red cast wheels with a red and silver chassis. Later editions had a red and white chassis and silver cast wheels. It appears to have retained its eight jewelled lights at the front throughout production with little other change.


395 GP Beach Buggy Fire 'Bug'

December 1971 - 1973

A Whizzwheels model using the Beach Buggy cast. It will have the 'four crowns' type wheels, probably throughout production. The Beach Buggy got some more attractive detailed chrome wheels later in the day but I am not sure they were ever fitted to this model.