The Native Vehicles of July Fourth Parades - Motor Trend
Americans love a parade. While many big cities will have huge affairs with balloons, floats, and waving public officials, the small town parades showcase the heart of America. Almost every parade in Small Town, USA, will include at least one fire truck. There are nearly 30,000 fire departments across America, according to the U. S. Census Department. The state with the most fire departments. Pennsylvania, with 1,795. But the state with the most volunteer fire departments is Delaware, where 98. 3 percent of all stations are voluntary or mostly voluntary. Parade-watchers love unusual vehicles. But most of all it’s one of the most fun-looking vehicles around, riding on tires that can deflate to provide double the footprint without the driver ever getting out of the cab. At the beginning of one small-town parade in Michigan, I was invited to participate because I had a Ford Transit Connect parked in my driveway. I declined the invitation, but did notice there were a number of vans carrying people in the parade. Source: www.motortrend.com
