I WAS A FIREFIGHTER FOR A TOTAL OF 27-AND-A-HALF YEARS IN MICHIGAN. WE BOUGHT THIS CART ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND IT WAS JUST A PLAIN RED COUPE, AND THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED I DON'T SEE A LOT OF BATTALION CHIEF CARTS IN THE VILLAGES. I SEE A LOT OF ENGINES, BUT NOT A LOT OF CHIEF'S CARS, SO I DECIDED TO MAKE IT INTO A CHIEF'S CAR. - Ron Achtenberg, Villag Mira Mesa MAGAZINE 19