Ahrens-Fox
Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company was a fire truck manufacturer based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. It has manufactured fire equipment in Cincinnati under variations of the name from 1852 through to 1977. It was founded under its final name in 1911. It has been an innovative manufacturer and produced some real masterpieces.
The brand name is now used by HME Ahrens-Fox.
One of the editors of this site fell in love with the Rolls-Royce style (see picture 15405) back in the 1980s, and still thinks it to be the most beautiful of them all :)
Ahrens-Fox Piston Pumper This newly restored Ahrens-Fox Piston Pumper from the early 1920s was on show at the SPAAMFAA Conven...
Detroit FD 1923 My grandfather Norman Guindon is the gentleman sitting very front-left on the engine. He was with th...
Ahrens-Fox 1924 As promised here is the other picture of the engine. I forgot to add that if you look closely at the...
Ahrens Fox in Japan After some traveling in Japan I found the Tokyo Fire Museum located in Yotsuya a suburb of Tokyo. I ...