Someone paid 290 large for this?

[Richard Cranium]

Yeah, it's almost 140 years old, but other than look at it, what can you do with it?

1888 Silsby Steam Fire Engine

Bid for the chance to own a 1888 Silsby Steam Fire Engine at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #189,025.

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[DeltaV]

The fourth-size designation indicates a pumping capability of approximately 450 to 600 gallons of water per minute.


Oh, I bet that's a lot of "fun"!

 

[Budnicks]

Very cool steam fire engine
but not $290k cool

 

[Coelacanth]

I bet that steam-cooks a mountain of rice like nobody's business.

 

[68BabyBlue]

Yeah, it's almost 140 years old, but other than look at it, what can you do with it?

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Glad I’ll be dust by then, but probably the status of our cars down the road…

 

[Belvedere408]

All I need is a couple of horses and 290k. I've got the Dalmatian to ride along.

 

[davek]

1 mans junk is another mans treasure. Just saying. People are saying that about our cars.

 

[themechanic]

Chump change for steam collectors like Leno. I would be surprised if he doesn't snap it up.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Chump change for steam collectors like Leno.

Steam Punk

 

[hanks73340]

Wonder if it can be turned into a mobile distillery.

 

[WileE]

Yeah, it's almost 140 years old, but other than look at it, what can you do with it?

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After you buy it, we'll all think of things for you to do with it.

 

[khryslerkid]

Yeah, it's almost 140 years old, but other than look at it, what can you do with it?

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Make one hell of a Hookah!

 

[jimbosride]

When I was in the trucking business I delivered one of these choppers to a wealthy dude in San Diego.

He had me putting in his entry area of his view home.

I asked him " How an the hell do you ride this"?

He said " I don't ride it we just stand around and drink while talking about it"

 

[moparedtn]

 

[Rusty knuckles]

Different strokes for different folks i suppose.

If you hurry this one can be yours tonight. 40-70 Imperial Tractor

 

[eldubb440]

it would make for a cool hot water heater

 

[Richard Cranium]

Different strokes for different folks i suppose.

If you hurry this one can be yours tonight. 40-70 Imperial Tractor

At least you can drive the tractor.

 

[Hey-O]

1 mans junk is another mans treasure. Just saying. People are saying that about our cars.

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Everyone has something that blows their dress up! My brother married into a family, that to them, a right of passage was everyone had to have a rolex watch. His third marriage and yes he bought one. That was over 30 years ago and he sold it not 6 months ago and made 15 hundred bucks. Had a friend that passed away two years ago. The whole family of kids were trust babies and the right of passage for them was they all owned a Lamborghini. All of them had one thing in common, a desirer and ability to own it. Some have the respect needed to own things like that, but some just have more money than brains. Look at those fools that went up in bezos rocket, we could all eat till the end of time on what that cost!!! I only own my Coronet because I like it and I can. It's always about the money and the different levels of wealth it brings.

 

[Davefinan]

When I was in the trucking business I delivered one of these choppers to a wealthy dude in San Diego.

He had me putting in his entry area of his view home.

I asked him " How an the hell do you ride this"?

He said " I don't ride it we just stand around and drink while talking about it"




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He’s taking the safer , more fun approach to it.