There are three generations of firefighters, in our Family. So it's easy to see how we could be just a little excited about this Venture! With the Food Truck Craze, we thought, "How about a Vintage Fire Engine Mobile Bar!" and the search was on. The first vintage fire engine we found seemed perfect! We located ours in Shellbyville, Indiana, a long way from home. After several emails with Ralph Kramer to inquire more information, and trying to find a good reason not to do this crazy idea, we took a red-eye flight to Indianapolis to go take a look. After all, the worst that could happen is a fun weekend in Indy sight seeing. The fire engine was on the lot of Kramer Motors. We met Ralph and Chris Kramer at the lot to check it out. We took the 1929 Chevrolet Fire Engine for a test ride. It was old and had a few glitches, but we thought it would make a perfect mobile bar. If we could figure out how to get it home we would take it! We purchased the fire engine the next day. Chris Kramer offered to bring it to Napa. Deal done! Once we had at it's new home in the Napa Valley, it was time to get it retrofitted for it's new job. So off to Cummings Contracting for the refurbishing part of the program. Mike and crew, at Cummings Contracting, did an amazing job. We are excited to share our Vintage Fire Engine, now called Napa Valley Cocktail Company Engine 29 with you!
Cheers,
Ray & Deborah Hanson
