Spartan GT-One

The Spartan GT-One was a custom chassis built by Spartan Motors. It was offered from 1995 to 1997.

History and specifications
The Spartan GT-One introduced in 1995 as the successor of the Spartan Diamond, like its predecessor the GT-One was an economical chassis, with the Spartan Silent-Knight it was one of the only two rear-engine custom chassis offered by Spartan over the years.

The engine, mounted behind the rear axle, the standard engine was a 6.6 liters, 300-horsepower Caterpillar 3116 who was paired with an Allison MD 3060 electronic automatic transmission.

Only one cab configuration was available, it was a 10-Inch raised roof cab who allowed additionnal headroom for the driver and the officer and a 87 inches overall width. This cab offered seats for seven firefighters, three in the front and four in the back, all facing forward. Being a rear-engine, the cab had a flat floor throughout and for eliminating wheel wells, the GT-One had smaller tires.

The chassis was designed to have the fire pump in the rear, the pump was driven directly by the crankshaft, this allowed the pump to operated while driving or while the transmission was in neutral.

The GT-One was a more difficult chassis for many manufacturers and due to lack of demands, Spartan discontinued the GT-One in 1997 after producing between 30 and 40 chassis.

Cab configuration

 * LSMFDR - 10-Inch raised roof