I'm the vice president of the Hillsdale County Historical Society here in southern lower Michigan. We reacquired our 1931 Seagrave pumper a few years back and I know firsthand how difficult it is to keep these vintage trucks running. I can tell you firsthand local people are very fond of these old trucks and will likely support the museums fundraising efforts. I remember seeing our Seagrave in the parades when I was a kid in the early 1980's through the late 90's when the City loaned it to a fire fighting museum. I missed seeing it locally and so did many others. When we put out a call to help raise funds to bring the Seagrave home, we met our costs in a very short time. Below is a link to the story on our truck if anyone is interested.
Darin
https://www.hillsdalehistoricalsociety.org/1931-seagrave-and-fire-fighting
