83 converted into a brush fire truck, seeking estimates on value and interest

[7jeeps7kings]

Unless you are going to keep it looking like a fire department vehicle you are going find that once you remove all the FD department stuff all you are going to have left is a piece of swiss cheese. No matter if it is rusted or not.

 

[Mancunian]

And it is probably more rusty than it appears, looks like the salt air has got to it.

 

[ag4ever]

One thing going for it is the underhood systems don’t appear to be hacked up with all kinds of “upgrades” (nutter bypass, teamrush, mc2100, weber, etc...).

The future owner will get to decide what upgrades are appropriate.

 

[AK-RWC]

Best thing the chief can do is auction it off. That way the market will drive the price.

I think factory rare options, versions, and items bring the most $$$, but the Americana floor mats defy that logic.

For most of us, the scrambler is worth a nice well maintained scrambler, and not more because of the fire equipment. But there are a few collectors that like uniquely used jeeps.

I agree 100% with this and with everything everyone else said. I think it's a $10K-$12K Scrambler. Yeah, it's low miles, but the mods and holes needed by the fire department take it a long way from being an original unmolested survivor. This would be a great CJ for someone who wanted to build or modify one and not feel bad about it, or who just wanted to daily a Scrambler for whatever reason, because you know you'd be getting a reasonably straight and clean frame and tub. I don't see a "Jeep collector" jumping on this, unless the person just wanted to have an example of a modified fire department Jeep.

Sure, there's some novelty to having a fire Jeep, but that means leaving all the fire stuff on it, which makes it useless for any other purpose beyond novelty and perhaps driving it in parades.

As a comparison, a local used Jeep dealer has had this on their lot for a while: 1981 Scrambler The price must be too high as it has not sold.

Wow. That's outrageous, and it's not even original. Just from a quick glance at the pics I see the wrong door cards and pulls, the wrong steering wheel, a replaced aftermarket speedometer, and I think the paint and decals were redone too.