1982 Hahn HCP-10 Fire Engine: Regular Car Reviews 

"People suit up like ghostbusters and hop inside a steel monolith and declare war ON COMBUSTION ITSELF." If I heard it like that when I was a kid, I'd probably be a firefighter by now.

Kids love fire engines because they're sensory overload- they're bright red and huge and lights and sirens and bells and they scream past you at what seems like 100mph and ladders and hoses and every square inch is buttons and gauges and levers and hatches full of axes and stuff. Plus fire is exciting, and the 'hero' factor. I mean kids are impressed by normal trucks, but a fire engine is like a normal truck, but with ADHD and tourettes. Shit is he most spectacular thing an average 6yo sees.

Mid engine, no sound deadening, big tires. Racecar, bro.

"The best part of someone's worst day." Goddamn, that's a poignant line. And you deliver it perfectly. Keep doing what you're doing, Mr. Regular.

"Best part of someone's worst day." God fucking damnit you're dead on the money. It was 10-11 at night, quiet neighborhood, Im pounding on my neighbor's door trying to get help while my mom is performing CPR on my dad in the bathroom, and you see a truck roll down the street, really bright LED lights engaged. 5-6 men, real men, 6,5' each come out and get right to work, getting my dad stablized to the point that the ambulance (another godsend) could get him to Renown in a hurry. "Best part of someone's worst day." I now want to cry remembering that night, and how nice the fire fighters were. They probably saved my dad's life, and for that I am infinetly grateful to the Reno Fire Department for being on it. I still get anxious whenever I see any kind of first responder vehicle charging down Sun Valley Boulevard.

gonna go drive the ＣＯＣＫ ＨＡＭＭＥＲ

"A fire truck is the best part of a person worst day" After that I was here like Dayum for like 10 minutes

I always get a kick out of RCR's reviews, yet this hit me the deepest on a personal level. My father recently retired as a firefighter/EMT up in Washington for 34 years. That last line, "The best part of someone's worst day." is the single most accurate statement about seeing one of these. Hearing the sirens come closer and closer when your life is in danger is sometimes the only glimmer of hope you can have. He looked at it as a normal job, much in the way I look at my career in the Air Force, but to the people he arrives to, regardless of who they are - race, creed, age or gender, an engine company will always be a welcomed presence. To me, my father was a hero, but I can't imagine what the sight of this screaming titan of a vehicle means to someone whose loved one or their own life has been saved by one. To those in the fire service, thank you.

Would have loved to hear that Detroit diesel...

"A fire truck is the best part of someone's worst day" well said... actually nearly teared up a little when you said that.

"You make posts commemorating firefighters, I mean who would DARE down vote that!?" - Mr.Regular ,Mazda Miata

Most of us have at least a touch of built in pyromania. We wouldn't have evolved to where we are without taming fire. Combine that with big machinery, geargasms, bright colors and sounds, heroism and testosterone, near death experiences and you get the fire truck. Children just get the rush of seeing it untempered, it's in our blood

"The best part of someone's worst day." God damn did you nail that one. Great stuff.

0:37 that was literally the BEST SOUND IVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFFEEE!!

*NOT A FORKLIFT*

That guy has a very nice looking Hahn, I’m jealous that you got to ride it

Thank you RCR for doing this. I love seeing an engine on the show. Modern fire trucks are much more comfortable. Most have heat and AC and have enclosed cabs. Also most have an in cab headset system for hearing protection and crew communication similar to what air planes have.

I've always wanted to be behind the wheel of a firetruck. Damn it, RCR!!!

I was driving on US 52 on my way to work one morning and I saw a Piketon FD truck on its way to pass me. As it was about to, I rolled my window down, stuck my thumb up in the air and honked the horn twice to show my appreciation. There was nothing that could ruin my day after they honked back. That was pretty fuckin' awesome.

I was Obsessed with Fire engines when I was a kid I thought they where the coolest thing ever. I'm 34 years old now and have been on the Fire Department for 8 years and I still think they are the coolest thing ever and still obsessed! every time I see a kid when I'm Driving I Fire truck I just feel like I was that kid and hope to spark that same passion into that kid.

I work for detroit and see those old motors from time to time. The 72 in 8v72 means 72cc per cyl. Fun fact, they were also designed for power gen. With a special housing at the front and rear you could connect as many of these engines from front to back as you want. Wanna V64? No problem! Just slap 8 of those engines together.

Now to explain how a 2 cycle Detroit Diesel actually works, because some truckers out there will claim up and down that 2 cycle Diesels don't exist. The piston scavenges air from outside the engine through a turbo or supercharger, that's mounted right on the side of the block. Piston goes up to compress air and ignite the fuel when it's injected inside, then the piston goes back down again to let in more fresh air and exhaust a little, while the exhaust valves are open as well. Exhaust valves close, air is compressed once more and diesel fuel is ignited once injected. This simplifies the valve train, allowing for 4 exhaust valves to allow high exhaust pressure volume to drive the turbos if necessary.

I had this exact same fire truck as a toy when I was a kid. It was HUGE, like 30 cm long and 10 cm wide. It had a "remote control" hooked to it by a very short cable, but hey you could drive the truck, use the siren and honk. The attention to detail on in was absolutely amazing, every single knob, lever and gauge you see at 2:25 was on it. Easily one of the coolest toys I ever had.

I find myself coming back to this review every so often. “A fire truck is the best part of someone’s worst day” God that line is fabulous. Just beautiful

I've left my homeland to travel thousands of miles across the globe to study abroad. And yet... I found myself at a car show that was made up of only communist cars this past weekend and I could not stop myself from from wing-ga-dinga-ing when walking around the massive GAZ Chika limo, or asking myself which communist car is best communist car. Thankyou Mr. RCR for making these videos.

They call me the fireman, that's my name. Makin' my rounds all over town puttin' out old flames...

I'm a volunteer fireman here in Sydney Australia. Trust him when he says this is fun. After fifteen years, I still feel like a kid every time I jump in for a call out. Never gets old.

At our department, our newest truck is a 2002...and our oldest one is a 1973. Take it from me, there have been a loooooot of improvements over the years, including passenger comfort and sound deadening. The old 73 Mack will have your ears ringing before you've even left the driveway.

This is my toy fire engine. This is my real fire engine.

You should find someone that owns an old ARMY 5 ton or 2.5 ton next and give that at drive.

"a firetruck is the best part of someone's worst day" That made me think of when my grandparents' barn caught fire and when my grandma realized the fire fighters were coming, she ran into the house to make coffee so she could be a good host because that's how she showed appreciation

The best part of someones worst day. That is going to be the new, hot fire firefighter tattoo.

Wow RCR, just wow. An amazing love letter to the fire truck, made me think of my childhood fascination with them. And really, what an interesting space in society they occupy. They're the most welcomed vehicle/symbol of the establishment.

What a regular car you've reviewed

Mr. Regular, you make learning about vehicles fun and relatable. I honestly wouldn’t be into cars had I not first saw your blazer video a few years ago. Now I’m going on to be an autobody tech & eventually open my own shop

My dad was a diesel mechanic for Mack. When I was about 12 he called me and said "meet me at the bottom of the lane in 10 minutes." He showed up in a ladder truck. Super cool! Also my uncle was the fire chief of Harrisburg at one time and he had an old B-model Mack fire engine. Very fun taking a ride in that!

Woah dude that very last stuff you say like "to know that you're welcomed" - "the best part of someone's worst day", coupled with just the image of that red hunk of metal driving... powerful stuff man... like you just recontextualized the whole video - is it an old pile of german metal? Is it ye old destroyer of ears? Is it an old motorized waterpump? No dude... it's a fuckin saviour from the 80s... IDK might be just me but like... powerful stuff. Good stuff man, you made me feel emotions, once again! Keep doing your thing, thanks for sharing man :D

hey that's not a car

My parents house burned down in February and that last line about how a fire truck is the best part about someone's worst day is moving. Firefighters are the closest thing we have to super heros in real life. That's why kids love them.

I retired from firefighting in 2004. Fire apparatus have definitely improved a lot from 1982. Now they have fully enclosed cabs, sound and heat insulation, air conditioning, head phones with intercom, automatic transmissions, even computer controlled pumps with built in air-foam fire suppression systems. All of these and many more improvements make firefighting safer and more effective. But modern apparatus come at a price, a new pumper fully equipped, in 2004 would be close to $400,000. Yes that sounds like a lot but remember the manufacturers aren't knocking out tens of thousands of units every year like Detroit, more like a few hundred custom built, hand made vehicles, according to the customers specifications. Also remember a fire truck that's well maintained might last 15 to 20 or more years. Not a bad investment. Writing all this has brought back fond memories of one of the first pumpers that I drove. It was a brand new 1973 Mack with inline 6 cylinder diesel and 5 speed transmission. It had a 1,250 GPM pump, it could really move the water, carry a ton of gear and climb any hill in town. What a wonderful time it was.

I've been waiting for a review like this.

Hahn, more appropriately, means "tap" in German. As in a water tap - e.g. Wasserhahn = water tap.

My cousin is a firetruck builder/upfitter in Texas. Yes they are just as cool in person. Of course he is jaded because it’s work but I always enjoy going over there and seeing what is being built. And it’s usually for volunteer fire departments. The smaller ones where dudes say “I’m going to help my community out”. Something very noble about that.

I once saw a firefighter full-on powerslide drift one of these bad boys through a left-turn at an intersection. I'm talkin' foot to the floor, rear wheels smokin', dab of oppo lockin', 5 tons of water goin' sideways, driftin'. Hands down the most impressive thing I've ever seen somebody do behind the wheel of an automobile.

....and it'll probably still be running when current model showroom cars and trucks are in the local scrap yard. *QUALITY!*

FIRE! FIRE! -Beavis

I fully expected him to review a school bus with as many school references and analogies he makes. They're so much fun to drive.

When was in elementary school my sister dated a fireman, not together now but they have kid and her first kid calls him dad, and we’d visit him at the station and hang out with him and all the other firemen. Have lunch with all of them and played the first Blacks Ops with them bc we owned it and they wanted to try it. Showed us their gear from helmets to the thermal imagers. Then we got to experience what everyone wants to no matter the age. We rode in the cab of a fire truck not once but twice. And it’s no joke about how loud they are. Everyone was wearing big headphones with built in microphones and you can feel the bumps in the roads. They even threw on the sirens. I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything in the world.

2/10. Lack of DINGA DINGA DINGA DINGA DINGA DINGA noise.

American fire trucks look so different from those in the rest of the world. Many of them look like they're stuck in a time warp, like those yellow school buses.

In my hometown (Sharonville Ohio, yes the ford transmission plant Sharonville) We have a tradition called touch a truck, where a fire engine, ambulance, cop car, plow truck, city bus and basically a representative of every vehicle in the city's fleet goes to the community center for kids and family to check them out. I love it.

I was part of an emergency when I was a kid that line "the best part of someone's day" made this fully grown man get all misty eye'd. You rock Mr. Regular.

This is everything i like about RCR. The nostalgic look at classic designs mixed with deep look inside social awareness and culture. One of the best reviews ever!

Wooden beer case, that's gotta be pre 80s

My dad was a firefighter when I was a kid and retired when I was 13. The fire truck was the best jungle gym of all time. I was a loud to play on it and turn on the lights and sirens, so good memories. I didn’t have a tonka trucks, I had a fire truck!

"Nukular"

WAIT A MINUTE I know this truck.... Thank you Quinn

As a volunteer firefighter that last line chocked me up a little. Keep up the awesome work!

I wonder if Mr. Regular would be interested in my Suzuki Cappuccino

War on *COMBUSTION ITSELF* HUUUUUUUUU

My dad was a philly firefight for 25 years, i grew up around them, they NEVER get boring, i used to love when my dad would run us around in it.

Am I the only one that reeeeally enjoy when RCR reviews something else than a car?

A 9.6L two stroke v8... holy crap that must get good gas mileage.

THIN RED LINE!!

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOREVER!

I've been waiting for this for so long!!!

our department still has two of these mothers

Million mile Lexus?

When I was a volunteer my Dept had a whole bunch of modern trucks, super comfortable with all the creature comforts because the men who put other lives before their own deserve it...but nothing beats the feel of riding in the jump seats on that vintage american lafrance ladder unit.

I liked this wee surprise :D Keep 'em coming RCR, love your vids man, you make my Monday morning every single time!

You Sound like my retired Teacher is that You?

Good gift for my birthday Thanks Mr. Regular

I am a firefighter and I love old open top trucks, pumpers, and tankers. There is nothing more calming responding to emergencies, because the motor is screaming at you and the wind is blowing. It is a lot like riding a motorcycle.

That last phrase is gold.

A two stroke??!!!!?? Crazy

How many other reviews does he say Fuck? Not any I can remember. Tons of dirty shit which is hilarious but not much swearing

Thank you for always providing me with a smile

I find this channel to be needlessly crass never the less I will admit that it’s a guilty pleasure. Reviews of old beaters RV’s motorcycles and now a fire truck are really fun to watch.

Oh look, it's the truck that came when I released my mixtape HA. HA. ORIGINAL JOKE.

Firetrucks every 6-7yr olds wet dream

I was an Engineer at a company with Hahn Fire Trucks, our's were 671N's( straight 6) attached to allison 6 sp auto. There is nothing more satisfying than driving one of these well. Hahn's were well constructed, BUT.. you have to spend an hour a month tightening the several thousand #2 phillips screws all over the truck. With a fairly simple set of tools , you can disassemble most of the external parts of the truck. Side note: Most Hahn fire trucks came with Hale pumps (these were on Transfer cases NOT PTO's) . Hale used to be based in Conshohocken PA, about 2 hours from Hamburg

This has to be one of my favorite reviews. Just blissful.

Description says "Latter" not ladder lol

4:47 you captured the glitch in The Matrix

Old fire apparatuses are the best fire apparatuses. Was a firefighter years ago and my department spent stupid amounts of money purchasing a Pierce telesquirt and an engine. We already had a bunch of other Pierce equipment. But we had this ancient Mack C-series engine that lived primarily at the college being beat up on by people taking fire classes. Those Pierces were comfy, had awesome AC, could get out of their own way, and you could hear other people talk in the cab. The old Mack was an open cab that was slow, REALLY LOUD, no AC. But those new trucks broke down CONSTANTLY. One would always go out of service... so we would drive out to the college and pick up the old Mack. Never broke down once.

Now that you've reviewed a couple cop cars and a fire truck, I think an ambulance review is in order!

Kids don't like Fire Trucks. They like Bugatti and Lamborghini.

Wow. What an episode. I loved it. We had a local just buy a retired firetruck from the Willow Grove FD. I am so jealous.

I used to work for freightliner, from time to time a fire truck would come in and I would always make damn sure I was the one working on them. During my years at freightliner the fire trucks are my only fond memories. They are a absolute blast to drive and when the cab is up to work on the engine it looks like the fire truck is ashamed of it's self with it's head down.

I don't know why, but there really isn't anything more majestic you can see in a city than a firetruck responding to emergency. That shiny piece of metal blaring it's sirens while going ever so gently ( I mean it's never really fast) and the whole situation just oozing the manliest imagination of heroism with firefighters getting ready on the way, you know: fastening their uniforms and helmets, double checking their gear as they go. It just says whatever hell broke loose somewhere we're getting there! And when we're there we're going to make all go away, because that's what we do. Firefighters and their trucks are like everyday version of Avengers or Justice League

I used to go on ride alongs with my dad. He was a captain of a quint ladder truck. Let me tell you this thing was MASSIVE. It was built in 2015 under a $2,000,000 budget including all the gear like the jaws of life. All the seats have a hole in the back for the oxygen tanks so it wasn't the most comfortable. The interior was probably big enough to fit a small car comfortably. Since it's modern it wasn't too loud while riding around even with the sirens.

Dear Mr. Regular You're by far the best reviewer of any and all motorized vehicles. Thank you for your well placed words and charming voice. Sincerely Mr.Spaghetti

I joined my local FD back in 1981, when I was still in high school. A neighboring department had one of these. I always thought it was downright handsome.

Thanks for the review , was looking to get a used firetruck to commute during heavy winter here in Canada. 💯

Roman's song really hit home because my first toy ever was a little red Jakks-Pacific fire truck that my parents gave me for (I think) for Christmas. And here I am, a gearhead through and through. Still have the little thing, too...

That was hilarious once again. Thank you RCR. Have a good week.

I was feeling sad today, thank you for this video

I am a fire truck mechanic, these things are infinitely better to work on than any car or truck. I've worked on everything from a 1922 American La France pumper, to a 2010 Oshkosh Striker fire truck, really neat machines tbh

One of the more informative Episodes! Excellent!

A week early for fire prevention week, but anything from RCR is always something I like to see. Wish I could get you in our engine, its an '02 Pierce with a DD s60 and an allison HD4560, love driving that thing. Awesome video Mr. R.