1923 Dennis Fire Truck Restoration

In 1923, the Hastings fire board, purchased their first motorised fire appliance. It saw many years of action and service, including the 1931 Hawkes Bay earthquake. It was finally retired, then sold from service in 1953. Since being retired, it was used by many others for a variety of services until it ended up in a local museum.

Sadly, the museum is being sold and the appliance is looking for a new home. The Hastings volunteer firefighters would like to buy the truck back and restore it to its former glory, where it will be displayed and used for local community events, ie, parades, art deco and help promote fire safety campaigns. This appliance is a part of the local community as well as the Hastings brigade and has great historical significance, so we would like to have the opportunity to hold onto it and restore it before it heads out of the Bay or even overseas to a collector