Guide to Extreme Fire Equipment

1940 Jet Truck

STATS

MAKE and YEAR ...................................1940 FORD

BUILDER, DESIGNER, ENGINEER ....Shannen Thomas Seydel

CHASSIS ...................................................4130 Chromemoly

LENGTH ...................................................23ft

WHEEL BASE ..........................................First axle 145" Second axle 180"

WEIGHT EMPTY .....................................5800 lbs.

WEIGHT LOADED ....................................7430 lbs.

HORSEPOWER ........................................Approx. 6000 per engine w/afterburner

ENGINE......................................................Powered by two Rolls/Royce 601 Vipers

FUEL............................................................Jet A, JP-4, JP-5, JP-7, JP-8

FUEL USAGE.............................................1400 lbs. per run

SPEED..........................................................404.97 m.p.h. The World Record

SPEED......................................................... 652 k/ph The Canadian Record

1/8 MILE ......................................................5's 148 m.p.h.

1/4 MILE ......................................................7's 200 m.p.h.

COST TO BUILD........................................??????

PILOT...........................................................Shannen Thomas Seydel

CREW...........................................Nalani Seydel, Chris Seydel, Julie Seydel, Rick Boggs, Jesse Reeves

This truck took 3 years to build.