Twin-Engine Screaming Jimmy 8X8: 1960 FWD P-2 Air Force Crash Truck
Tired of building up the same succession of diesel-powered trucks over and over again? Looking for an interesting alternative from the same-old fire trucks out there for sale? Need more than one engine and more traction than four-wheel drive? Look no further than this 1960 FWD P-2 Air Force Crash Truck! Dealer antics aside, this FWD P-2 is definitely a vehicle you do not see every day, and featuring not one but two two-stroke Detroit Diesel 8V-71s and eight-wheel drive! Find it here on Craigslist in Mountainair, New Mexico, with an asking price $15,000. With production believed to have fully kicked-off production in 1962, this P-2 was formally used by the US Air Force for its ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting) department. In 1980, this P-2 was purchased by the Quality Truck company, where it was overhauled and subsequently renamed the P-2A. Referred to by the Air Force as the "Rolling Tetanus Shot" (due to its tendency to...