A Small Town Girl's Guide » Fire Trucks

Yellow and Orange Fire Engines

MilliGFunk — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:29:44 +0000

Who would have guessed that Richwoods, Missouri, an “unincorporated community” of unknown (but undoubtedly tiny) population, could inspire so many great pictures and blogs?

In the field behind the Richwoods Volunteer Fire Department sit four old fire engines, two of which I’m going to feature today.

Mr. Orange and Mr. Yellow, photo by smalltowngirl

Mr. Orange, pictured below, is the fire engine whose headlight I used for these fun self potraits.

F3, photo by smalltowngirl

Mr. Orange, photo by smalltowngirl

And finally, a happy ending for another ridiculous old fire engines blog:

The End, photo by smalltowngirl

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The Ghostbusters Car Ambulance in Richwoods

The Mack Daddy of Richwoods’ Fire Engines

Richwoods, Missouri is located between Sullivan and Hillsboro, Missouri, in Washington County, on Highway A/Y, off of Missouri Highway 47.

Ford 750 Fire Engine

MilliGFunk — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:34:09 +0000

I drove a Ford Bronco II (4WD) in high school. My brother drove a Ford Ranger, and our dad generally drove Ford F250 and F350 work trucks. A Ford 750 or a Ford 850 are each another matter entirely.

The old fire engines in Richwoods, Missouri were amazing to check out, but this Ford 750 stole my heart…

Stay tuned for another post with photos of other retired Ford 850 and Super Duty fire engines.

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Richwoods, Missouri is located between Sullivan and Hillsboro, Missouri, in Washington County, on Highway A/Y, off of Missouri Highway 47.

Shiny Things

MilliGFunk — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:49:02 +0000

Because I travel alone, I’ve gotten into the habit of taking self-portraits on my small town Missouri adventures. Sometimes, I opt for the one-handed shot, and other times I take photos of my image in reflective surfaces.

The Richwoods, Missouri fire engine exploration day found me giddy with excitment, and goofily snapping self portraits in the chrome cover of an old, orange fire engine’s headlight.

Behold, small town girl being one heck of a small town dork…

Self-Portrait I, photo by and of smalltowngirl

Self-Portrait II, photo by and of smalltowngirl

Self-Portrait III, photo by and of smalltowngirl

Self-Portrait IV, photo by smalltowngirl

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Richwoods, Missouri is located between Sullivan and Hillsboro, Missouri, in Washington County, on Highway A/Y, off of Missouri Highway 47.