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Howe Fire Apparatus was perhaps the largest manufacturer of fire service Jeeps, converting hundreds of Universal Jeeps, Willys Jeep trucks and Forward Control trucks into fire apparatus from the 1940's to the 1970's, many of them delivered to Willys-Overland for export or for sale through its North American dealers. In fact, the first 1953 Jeep in the list below (S.N. 9029) was actually the 436th Jeep delivered by Howe. Factory records documenting 1940's deliveries have not turned up, so information on early apparatus included in this list comes from recent reports.

Steve Hagy (stemel@fuse.net) who compiled the list below, has used recent sightings to supplement partial factory lists, and would be interested in receiving any further reports on Howe units, particularly serial number, department and date of delivery if known. Steve also records information including pump GPM, tank size, foam capability, model no. and photo negative no. if available.

The factory photo here shows an early Howe CJ-2A, without the overhead rack for carrying suction hose and ladder:

Early CJ-2A
S.N./ Dept./ City/ State/ Year/ Chassis

7575	Pekin		Pekin		IN	1946	Jeep
7932	Stockyards	St. Joseph	MO	1946	CJ-2A
????	Bowleys QuartersBowleys QuartersMD	1947	Willys
????	Millwood	Millwood	NY	1948	Willys
8147	Principia CollegeElsah		IL	1950	Jeep

8539	Alcan	Kitimat	BC Canada	1952	CJ-3A

9029	W O Export	W O Export		1953	Jeep
9032	W O Motors	W O Motors		1953	Jeep
9033	W O Motors	W O Motors		1953	Jeep
9034	W O Motors	W O Motors		1953	Jeep
9035	W O Motors	W O Motors		1953	Jeep
9036	W O Motors	W O Motors		1953	Jeep
9037	W O Motors	W O Motors		1953	Jeep
9038	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9039	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9040	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9041	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9042	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9043	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9044	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9045	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9046	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9047	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9048	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9049	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9050	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9051	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9052	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9053	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9066	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9072	W O Motors			1953	Jeep
9090	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9091	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9146	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9147	W O-Jackson	Jackson	MS	1953	Jeep
9148	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9149	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9199	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9200	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9210	Willys Motors			1953	Jeep
9211	Willys Motors			1953	Jeep
9212	Willys Motors			1953	Jeep
9220	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9221	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9222	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9223	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9224	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9225	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9226	W O Export			1953	Jeep
9234	W O Export			1953	Jeep


CJ-5



9257	West. Electric	NC		1954	Jeep
9263	W O Export			1954	Jeep
9264	W O Export			1954	Jeep
9280	W O Export			1954	Jeep
9281	W O Export			1954	Jeep
9389	W O Export			1954	Jeep
9404	W O Export			1954	Jeep
9424	Onsted		Onsted	MI	1954	Willys
9434	W O Export			1954	Jeep
9435	W O Export			1954	Jeep
9466	W O Export			1954	Jeep
9471	W O Export			1954	Jeep
9472	W O Export			1954	Jeep
9472	W O Export			1954	Jeep

9602	Willys Motors Inc			1955	Jeep
9603	Willys Motors Inc			1955	Jeep
9604	Willys Motors Inc			1955	Jeep
9650	W O Export			1955	Jeep
9677	W O Export			1955	Jeep
9678	W O Export			1955	Jeep
9679	W O Export			1955	Jeep
9680	W O Export			1955	Jeep
9691	W O Motors			1955	Jeep
9753	Willys Motors			1955	Jeep
9775	Willys Motors	Atlanta	GA	1956	Jeep
9776	Willys Motors	Atlanta	GA	1956	Jeep
9777	Willys Motors	Atlanta	GA	1956	Jeep
9778	Willys Motors	Atlanta	GA	1956	Jeep
9793	W O Export			1956	Jeep
9805	W O Export			1956	Jeep
9806	Willys Motors			1956	Jeep
9807	W O Export			1956	Jeep
9829	Yorktown	Yorktown	VA	1956	Jeep
9875	W O Export			1956	Jeep
9876	W O Export			1956	Jeep
9942	W O Export			1956	Jeep
9967	W O Export			1956	Jeep
9998	Willys Motors Inc			1956	Jeep

10007	Willys Motors			1957	Jeep
10008	Willys Motors			1957	Jeep
10019	Willys Motors			1957	Jeep
10024	Willys Motor Co	Willys Motor Co		1957	Jeep
10046	Willys Motors Inc	Willys Motors Inc		1957	Jeep
10063	Willys Motors Inc			1957	Jeep
10068	Jeep Inc			1957	Jeep
10074	Atlanta	Atlanta	GA	1957	Jeep
10110	Marietta	Marietta**	GA	1957	Jeep
10111	Willys Sales Corp	Chamblee	GA	1957	Jeep
10119	Marietta**	Marietta	GA	1957	Jeep
10123	Marietta**	Marietta	GA	1957	Jeep
10125	Marietta**	Marietta	GA	1957	Jeep

NPS photo


10126	Yellowstone Park		WY	1957	Jeep
10129	Willys Motors Inc			1957	Jeep
10130	Willys Motors Inc			1957	Jeep
10132	Allentown	Allentown	PA	1957	Jeep
10135	Willys Motors Inc			1957	Jeep
10136	Willys Motors Inc			1957	Jeep
10151	Willys Motors Inc			1957	Jeep
10181	Willys Motors Inc			1957	Jeep
10184	Willys Motors Inc			1957	Jeep
10185	Willys Motors Inc			1957	Jeep

10212	Ocean Bay Park	Ocean Bay Park	NY	1958	Jeep
10219	Libbey Owens Ford Co	Rossford	OH	1958	Jeep
10231	W O Export			1958	Jeep
10232	Willys Motor Co			1958	Jeep
10236	Willys Motor Co			1958	Jeep
10238	W O Export			1958	Jeep
10241	W O Export			1958	Jeep
10242	W O Export			1958	Jeep
10248	W O Export			1958	Jeep
10249	I B M Co	Lexington	KY	1958	Jeep
10250	W O Export			1958	Jeep
10269	W O Export R O K # 1*			1958	Jeep
10275	W O Export R O K # 2			1958	Jeep
10277	W O Export R O K # 3			1958	Jeep
10278	W O Export R O K # 4			1958	Jeep
10280	W O Export R O K # 5			1958	Jeep
10285	W O Export R O K # 6			1958	Jeep
10286	W O Export R O K # 7			1958	Jeep
10289	W O Export R O K # 8			1958	Jeep
10297	W O Export R O K # 10			1958	Jeep
10298	W O Export R O K # 11			1958	Jeep
10301	W O Export R O K # 12			1958	Jeep
10302	W O Export R O K # 13			1958	Jeep
10305	W O Export Mexico			1958	Jeep
10308	W O Export			1958	Jeep
10309	W O Export R O K # 17			1958	Jeep
10310	W O Export R O K # 16			1958	Jeep
10311	W O Export R O K # 15			1958	Jeep
10312	W O Export R O K # 14			1958	Jeep
10313	Woodville State Hospital	Woodville	PA	1958	Jeep 6-226
10314	Selingrove	Selingrove	PA	1958	Jeep
10323	Pennhurst	Pennhurst	PA	1958	Jeep
10324	W O Export R O K # 18			1958	Jeep
10325	W O Export R O K # 19			1958	Jeep
10326	W O Export R O K # 20			1958	Jeep
10352	W O Export R O K # 21			1958	Jeep
10362	U S Navy	Kansas City	MO	1958	Jeep
10398	W O Export	Mexico		1958	Jeep
10422	W O Export	Spain		1958	Jeep
10427	W O Export	Spain		1958	Jeep
?????	W O Export R O K # 9			1958	Jeep
10428	Parma Heights	Parma Heights	OH	1959	Jeep
10439	W O Export	Spain		1959	Jeep
10451	Rio Grande	Rio Grande	NJ	1959	Jeep
10500	W O Export	Bangkok		1959	Jeep
10507	W O Export	Bangkok		1959	Jeep
10513	W O Export Australia			1959	Willys
10519	W O Export Australia			1959	Willys
10520	Black Mudd	Louisville	KY	1959	Willys
10570	U S Coast Guard			1959	Jeep
10578	Hillsboro Beach	Hillsboro Beach	FL	1959	Willys
10591	Lake Dreamland	Lake Dreamland	KY	1959	Willys
10607	W O Export			1959	Jeep
10640	Fire Island	Fire Island	NY	1960	Jeep
10663	A O Smith Co			1960	Willys
10667	Tulsa	Tulsa	OK	1960	Jeep
10677	W O Export # 220017			1960	Jeep

Howe FC


10679	Bayou La Batre	Bayou La Batre	AL	1960	Willys
10696	W O Export # 220011-1			1960	Jeep
10697	W O Export # 220011-2			1960	Jeep
10699	W O Export # 220011-3			1960	Jeep
10703	W O Export # 220011-4			1960	Jeep
10708	W O Export # 220011-5			1960	Jeep
10709	W O Export # 220011-6			1960	Jeep
10720	Highview	Highview	KY	1960	Jeep
10729	White Plains	White Plains	NY	1960	Willys	Jeep 6-226
10730	Moose	Moose	WY	1960	Willys
10737	Willys # 220416		AK	1960	Willys
10743	Yellowstone		WY	1960	Willys
10750	Willys # 220124  Chile			1960	Willys
10755	Willys # 0220491-1			1960	Jeep
10756	Willys # 0220491-2			1960	Jeep
10820	Willys # 220828			1960	Jeep
?????	Idaho City	Idaho City	ID	1960	Jeep
10915	Brown & Sitis	Brown & Sitis	NY	1961	Willys
10934	Whitewater	Whitewater	WI	1961	Willys
10958	White Plains	White Plains	NY	1961	Willys
10983	Willys # 275948-1			1961	Jeep
10984	Willys # 275948-2			1961	Jeep
10985	Willys # 275948-3			1961	Jeep
11048	W O Motors # 275952			1961	Jeep
11049	W O Motors #275951-1			1961	Jeep
11050	W O Motors #275951-2			1961	Jeep
11051	W O Export # 275950			1961	Willys
11101	Carmel	Carmel	IN	1962	Willys
11110	W O Motors # 276426			1962	Jeep
11155	Hamburg	Hamburg	PA	1962	Willys
11163	Kemmerer	Kemmerer	WY	1962	Willys
11201	Libbey Owens Ford			1962	Willys

11212	W O Export # 276975-1			1962	Willys
11213	W O Export # 276975-2			1962	Willys
11214	W O Export # 276975-3			1962	Willys
11347	W O Export # 277881			1962	Willys
?????	Rincon Valley	Rincon Valley	CA	1962	Jeep
11359	North Lewisburg	North Lewisburg	OH	1963	Jeep
11369	W O Export # 278104-1			1963	Jeep
11370	W O Export # 278104-2			1963	Jeep
11371	W O Export # 278104-3			1963	Jeep
11372	W O Export # 278104-4			1963	Jeep
11373	W O Export # 278104-5			1963	Jeep
11374	W O Export # 278104-6			1963	Jeep
11375	W O Export # 278104-7			1963	Jeep
11395	W O Export # 278104-8			1963	Jeep
11430	Mantio	Mantio	NC	1963	Willys
11437	Greenfield	Greenfield	IL	1963	Willys
11461	W O Export # 278871-1			1963	Jeep
11462	W O Export # 278871-2			1963	Jeep
11468	White Plains	White Plains	NY	1963	Willys
11498	Hungry Horse	Hungry Horse	MT	1963	Willys
11506	Laureldale	Laureldale	PA	1963	Willys
11509	W O Export # 279247-1			1963	Jeep
11510	W O Export # 279247-2			1963	Jeep
11511	W O Export # 279247-3			1963	Jeep
11524	W O Export # 279296-1			1963	Jeep
11525	W O Export # 279296-2			1964	Willys
11547	Kaiser Jeep # 279444			1964	Willys
11547	Kaiser Jeep # 279444			1964	Willys
11551	Kaiser Jeep Corp			1964	Willys
11575	Edgewater Park	New York	NY	1964	Willys
11602	Kaiser Jeep # 279813			1964	Jeep
11632	Brisbane	Brisbane	CA	1964	Willys
11699	Jeep			1964	
12670	Tahiti			1968	Jeep
12834	Alcoa	Alcoa	TN	1969	Jeep
13514	GSA	Viet Nam		1972	Jeep
????	Stonersville	Stonersville	PA		Willys


* apparently Republic of Kenya
** probably to Martin-Marietta Aircraft Corp.


Thanks to Steve Hagy for compiling this list. -- Derek Redmond
 


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