If you'd asked me as a kid to make a sound like a fire truck, I'd have gladly shouted at the top of my voice "neeeew naaaaw, neeeew naaaaw, neeeew naaaaw," until someone yelled at me to stop. But then ...

There was a time when the only sounds to be heard in a classic truck were squeaks, rattles, clunks, and possibly the crackle of an AM radio that was only capable of pulling in Billy Bob's First Church ...