In 1945, post-war Brno-Kormin fire department, Czechoslovakia, needed a speedy fire vehicle that could seat six firemen and carry extra equipment quickly to the scene of a fire. An ostentatious war prize but the available luxury 1941 Horch 853 Sport cabriolet was customized to carry more crew, extra hoses and fitted an extra pump at the front bumper! The design and custom work was done by coach builder T.Lepil. Speculation that because of the post-war economy, those expensive-looking acrylic panels could have been hacked from surplus aircraft wind screens.
Photos of a vintage fire truck : theBRIGADE