1966 SIIA 109" FC fire engine, located in CZ For Sale

For sale is a Series IIA Forward Control, manufactured in 1966, with a fire engine rear body built by the Austrian company Konrad Rosenbauer K. G. (now Rosenbauer AG).

The vehicle is nearly completely original, with only small modifications. The rear body includes none of the original firefighting stuff (except three or four hoses and a handful of equipment brackets there was also nothing when we bought it). The odometer currently reads about 15000 kilometres and the history is more or less fully documented. It has the original 2. 6-litre, 6-cylinder IOE engine, the correct gearbox, narrower SIIA FC ENV axles, FC rims and 9. 00x16 Michelin tyres (plus a bar grip on the spare wheel).

The truck was built on 14th June 1966, so in the last year of SIIA FC production. It already has the later headlamp arrangement, so the headlamps are located lower in the front panel, but it still has the 109” wheelbase and the narrower axles. Only 3, 193 vehicles were built. On 1st July 1966, the truck was despatched to the Austrian Land-Rover dealer, Karl Jeschek. From here it was delivered to Rosenbauer in Linz.

Here, the front-mounted Rosenbauer water pump was installed, connected by a propshaft to the engine’s crankshaft. An electromagnetic clutch was used to engage/ disengage the pump from inside the front cab. A rear body was also installed, with two opposing benches in the front passenger compartment, with more or less ample seating for six men. There are wind-down windows in the doors on both sides and there’s a small ventilation hatch in the roof. This compartment is also connected through the truck cab’s rear window to the front cab, this opening is covered from the elements by a water-proof funnel.

In the rear half of the rear body there is the central length-wise compartment for the mobile pump, accessible from the rear by a two-piece door. To each side of this space there are two further equipment compartments, again with a two-piece door on each side. Ahead of this there is a hose compartment going from one side to the other, where hoses were stored. This compartment has a sliding door at each end. There were hose shelves there that I removed, so this is now empty and connected to the central rear compartment and the space beneath the rear bench of the passenger compartment. It serves as luggage space and allows me (193 cm tall) to sleep in the rear body quite comfortably.

After Rosenbauer finished the truck, it was delivered to the volunteer fire brigade at Sankt Johann in Tirol, where it served till 1998. That year it was sold off to a German private owner, who probably left the truck standing outside and probably tried it off road as well, as it collected a few scars while in his ownership (bent bumper, various dents in the body panels). Sometime between 1998 and 2014 it was again sold off, this time back to Austria, who sold it to us in June 2014.

Since 2014 it is undergoing a rolling restoration. First the clutch, the brakes and the fuel system were brought back to life. The dings and dents were repaired, the rims were painted red (original colour was black), bumper was straightened and galvanized. The wheel steps on the front wheels were also galvanized. A brand new stainless fuel tank was tailor-made for the truck to maximize fuel capacity (now about 75 litres, handy with a 6-cyl engine). After that the truck was running well and most of the other jobs then followed when and as needed.

The front-mounted water pump is a decoration only. I have the propshaft & other parts if it should ever be recommissioned.

Work undertaken/ new parts:
- Evans Classic Cool 180° coolant plus a can for topping up.
- Oils changed in 2015-2016, not due for a change for another 2000 km.
- New electric fuel pump.
- Clutch and brakes recommissioned, many new parts incl. new brake lining.
- Electric fan with a manual switch on the dashboard.
- Electronic ignition kit by Jolley Engineering in an otherwise original Lucas dizzy.
- Dynamator.
- Gearbox mounts replaced in 2016.
- 12V socket behind the driver’s seat.
- Original One Ton transfer box rear cover.
- Heater in the rear passenger compartment, mounted inside the front bench.
- Seatbelts for two passengers on the rear passenger compartment’s rear bench (both are window seats).
- Locks for the front doors and the central rear compartment. - Rear passenger compartment doors can be locked from inside.
- New seat & bench covers home-made from a sturdy material.
- Rear step mounted on the tow hitch, improving access to rear compartment and roof.
- Tow hitch (jaw and pin type) on the rear crossmember.
- New Lucas halogen headlamps, new front indicators and sidelamps.
- Sourced replacements for old broken instruments on the front-mounted pump.
- Missing door handles, caps and other details sourced or replaced.
- Rusty doors for the rear passenger compartment welded up, painted and rust-treated.
- Wire-brushed and painted various interior compartments and bits around the vehicle.
- Steering wheel reconditioned.

Parts available with the truck
- Original mechanical fan plus the propshaft (bent – vibrates).
- Water pump parts, propshaft – never tried if it works while it was connected, though.
- Transfer box rear cover used with rear PTO. PTO or hydraulic winch not present.
- Original SU electric pump (reconditioned, ready to fit).
- Both rear ENV halfshafts, 2 short ones (long one already replaced in 2016).
- Original Hella horns for the front searchlight mount (brought back into life but not fitted back onto the truck as yet).
- Large Hella searchlight (diameter almost 30 cm) with a home-made cover.
- Large metal tripod for mounting searchlights away from vehicle.
- A new “recreation” Banner battery.
- Durite set for mounting two 12V batteries.
- Ladder roof mounts (probably not original).
- Fold-out ramp for sliding out the rear water pump out of the central rear compartment.
- Newly galvanized vent levers and brackets, plastic handles for same.
- 10-metres of gasket for rear luggage compartment doors.
- 2 jerrycan mount from Praga V3S (fits neatly into the left rear passenger body step).
- BMIHT build certificate.

Cons
- Unidentified problem causes the engine to stop running after 150-200 km of driving, especially in hot weather. After 10-15 minutes of cooling down, engine can be started without any problems.
- Exhaust ideally needs replacing as a whole from front to rear. Loose bolts at exhaust manifold.
- Paint past its best, various dings and dents and rusty spots. A new paint coat is on the cards.
- Cracked rear lamp glass, improvised bodge to stop water leakage. Unfortunately these lamps are shared amongst others with a type of Porsche and are very expensive to replace.
- Various usual oil leaks, nothing that needs immediate attention.

PS: Truck is located in the Czech Republic, we can discuss delivery at buyer's cost - Robur is a reliable truck and we can make it a farewell trip.

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