Fire Extinguisher?

blue68 · Post by **blue68** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:51 pm

I was in the local Junk yard the other weekend and my Dad spotted a 1969 LWB Ranger with a fire extinguisher mounted on the passenger side kick-panel. The truck was in horrible condition, and the fire extinguisher was too. It looked like it had been mounted there for at least 30 years. Was this a dealer option or something, or do you guys think someone just added it on when they got the truck.

My dad was alive back when these trucks were new, and he thinks it may be factory equipment.

I have no clue, but if it is factory, thats pretty sweet!

dcbullet · Post by **dcbullet** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:24 pm

did it look like this?

blue68 · Post by **blue68** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:30 pm

YEP! Thats exactly it.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:37 pm

is the speedo broke?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:41 pm

i've seen them in our trucks but i don't know about factory or not.

dcbullet · Post by **dcbullet** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:00 pm

rjewkes wrote:is the speedo broke?

Who's?

acemang · Post by **acemang** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:49 pm

Certain dealers offered this option

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:57 am

the one in the picture the orange thing is under the 60-100 mph area. More than pegged?

Faithful Old Road Dog · Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:40 am

rjewkes , that's not the speedo needle that you see. It's a "redline" that's factory. I forgot which year trucks. I know my 67 had it.

dcbullet · Post by **dcbullet** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 3:48 am

rjewkes wrote:the one in the picture the orange thing is under the 60-100 mph area. More than pegged?

Yeah, it's the "please don't drive this fast because your engine might blow up" warning strip.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:02 pm

i had my 93 f150 up to 100 miles an hour and the engine had some sort of govenor on it it would kick the engine down and not let it go any faster than 100.

Comet · Post by **Comet** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:59 am

I've got one in my '71 hiboy in the same spot, but it was added later as it is newer looking and the extinguisher is still charged.

blue68 · Post by **blue68** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:26 pm

Fordman
Yeah, most new cars have governors (Rev-limiters). My brother's daily driver, a 2005 V6 Mudstain will not go past 113 mph. Who really needs to go that fast anyway

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:29 pm

i was late for work.

flyboy2610 · Post by **flyboy2610** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:06 pm

fordman wrote:i was late for work.

As us truckers would say "He made real good time.... till he crashed."

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