4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1992–2010
NAMED MODELSpecial · FireUnited Kingdom

RB44 fire fighting.

‘RB44, Truck, 2.5 ton, Fire Fighting’: a small batch for the Defence Fire Service, several of which have since turned up in civilian hands.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLERB44 (1988–93)BUILT BYReynolds BoughtonIN SERVICE1992–2010PRODUCTIONA small batchLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The fire-fighting RB44s are the version most often seen in preservation, because they were sold off intact rather than stripped.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1992–2010
ENGINEPerkins Phaser diesel, 107 hpPerkins Phaser
PRODUCTION RUNA small batch
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
STATUSwithdrawn
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINERB44
FAMILYRB44
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEfire
CATEGORYSpecial · Fire

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Fire Red

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Reynolds Boughton RB44 ↗Think Defence · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: draft