I went to look at this today. It's not clean, but it's no where near as bad as it looks in the pictures. The owner wants $1500 for it because that's what he thinks he can get for it at the scrap yard. I don't want to see it scrapped, because it's really a cool piece, but I can't take on another project right now. I'd be happy to answer any questions, or get answers if I don't know, and I can take more pictures for anyone that's truly interested. The truck is 5 minutes from my house.
http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/3782426279.html
are doors missing or are they there and i guess the fender is gone. sometimes things get to the end of their life and have to move on to the great furnace to be reborn 
Wow. Just wow. Given that a Volvo gets almost $500 from a local junkyard, I guess I could see $1500 for that. What a truck and what a shame if it gets scrapped though.
He's got everything that looks missing in the picture, including the doors and the fender, although it all needs work. This vehicle shouldn't go to the scrap yard, and if I was able to take on another project, I'd buy it.
Woody
MegaDork
5/8/13 4:51 p.m.
That has some really cool lines to it, and I was thinking that before I discovered that it was a firetruck. I was thinking prison bus.
In reply to Woody:
It was used by a fire department, but it's main purpose was to haul firemen to and from fires. It's set up pretty much like a bus on the inside, although someone later added a stove and sink. But based on the side boxes, it was also used to haul some kind of equipment, maybe hand tools? It's got a lot of hard to find parts on it. For instance, the rear tail lights are from an early suburban and I've been told they are not reproduced. All the chrome, including the bumper and emblems are serviceable, meaning they are solid but some need rechromed. Overall it's solid. There are a few rust holes here and there, but the only things that are in need of major work are the doors and the front floor board, both of which are totally flat (meaning easy to fab). Some of the side glass is hazy, but again, it's flat. The windshield is fine. This isn't a fix while driving project, it needs a complete teardown, but as complete restorations go, this wouldn't be a bad one, save for the size.
Interestingly, I was driving my crew cab dually when I went to look at this truck. The front and rear tracks are identical, and the wheelbases are within 2" of each other.
Jim i disagree with you on this one
i think with time and money needed to save this one. You could find a nice example out there. I dont think they are as rare as you may think. I know of one that is a driver that can be bought for 8k ad if you showed cash you could own it for 6k i think
In reply to cutter67:
This one only needs some brake lines and it would drive also, at least according to the owner. So what are these called? Do you have a link to an ad for the one you are talking about? I've never seen one before, and the owner claims only 400 of them were made.
I think it also matters what one plans to do with it. If a complete restoration is the plan, why pay $6k for one when you could get this one for $1.5? I've looked at this truck, and it's all there, so I don't see the advantage of paying more for something you would be doing a complete overhaul on anyway. Now if you just wanted a meh driver, then maybe you have a point.
In reply to bravenrace:
these trucks were built by custom body companies there may have been only 400 of that exact style built but other companies built ones that look the same. the one i am talking about is owned by a collector of old ambulances which the truck was set up for. most were a panel side, windowed are rarer but still out there. he also has the same body style on a B model Mack chassis.
i think Woody posted someone selling a lot of trucks and there was one there that we all posted about it might of been on a newer cab and chassis but same style body
