Manoil was owned by two brothers, Jack and Maurice Manoil. The company was in operation from 1934 - 1955. This firetruck was produced postwar and is 4" long. A lot of Manoil's vehicles were swooped in appearance.

http://home.centurytel.net/geralde61/manoilfire1.jpg
http://home.centurytel.net/geralde61/manoilfire2.jpg

afar for being as valuable as this cars are, i cant help loving the "40's-mob-gang" look they all have ... :thumbsup: grat pieces

Swooped back like a 33-34 Ford cow catcher grill. Thanks for the pic. :thumbsup:

cj

another neat one .

this is a nice manoil #709 firetruck its a nice example of the diecast of that era.

This is a Manoil #704 which I found in a brick foundation of a house that was being demolished.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a80/chrycopaul/MyPictures028.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a80/chrycopaul/MyPictures027.jpg

I love the firetruck Gerald!

Nice find for the day chrycopaul!

Oh yes, Paul, thanks for the "re-release" of your photo!

You should contact "Thomas Toys" (Julian Thomas) in Ohio, maybe he can fix ya' up with a replacement wheel.