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No: 11450 Contributor: TheFireman Year: 2008 Manufacturer: American LaFrance Country: United States of America
Saginaw ? Amer. LaFrance.
It's lettered for Saginaw, I can only assume Michagan. Oddball hard roof on what used to be an open cab early 60's ALF. Sorry Pav, no "growler" on it. I hate to see her rusting away like this. She deserves better! Found in Varnell, Georgia USA. About 7 miles from my house.
It's lettered for Saginaw, I can only assume Michagan. Oddball hard roof on what used to be an open cab early 60's ALF. Sorry Pav, no "growler" on it. I hate to see her rusting away like this. She deserves better! Found in Varnell, Georgia USA. About 7 miles from my house.
Hello TheFireman:
Hard to see such a beauty (even, with that awful home-made roof) moldering away, with vines growing over it, yet.
Child-hood memories for me, of the neighborhood small boys, madly bicycling after the village Volunteer Fire Dept LaFrance Series 700 pumper [open-cab, natch] on its way to a call.
As this is not likely to bring the Dennis fans roaring in (ooops, sorry, Doc Barry & co.) ; I will have a go:
Series 900 American LaFrance (produced 1958 - ? 1970) at Elmira, New York state.
The Pump Panel has moved back to the LH [Driver's] side.
The "Saginaw", and Logo on the door look pretty professional. She seems to have escaped being painted yellow, along with the single revolving red beacon and the tiny red rear flashing lights, would indicate she got retired out of the fire-business some time ago.
For Pavel; his "growler" [Mechanical Siren] would have gone on left-hand bumper corner, ahead of Driver's door; and a magnificently chromed bell, with the LaFrance crest on the bracket, on the RH corner - perhaps, that's why the bumper has been pulled back - to remove it.
The home-made roof actually gives more head-room than the "Stock" version - the American LaFrance crest and grab-bar have been moved up on it - but the crew-members riding in the backwards-facing jump-seats [Pavel's famous "Granny-Seats"] are really in the dark, with no side-window to peer out of.....
In rural areas; it can get pretty cold/and/or wet - especially in winter; and when the sole shelter for miles is busily burning down: so, often, the only place for shelter and heat, for the house-occupants and the crews, are the cabs of the vehicles on-scene. Hence, this roof.
Ah, speculative history: new to a small city, or second-hand from a big city FD;
either the small city had rural coverage, or, went to a rural FD; that's where the home-made roof came in - possibly created by the infamous Deputy Chief's brother-in-law's Body Shop/Sheet-Metal Works.
My two-cents' worth - the Posts coming in, might be such that you are gonna get sent back to this field, for more photos of; and, to lift the Serial Numbers off the poor machine......
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 02 October 2008.
Hard to see such a beauty (even, with that awful home-made roof) moldering away, with vines growing over it, yet.
Child-hood memories for me, of the neighborhood small boys, madly bicycling after the village Volunteer Fire Dept LaFrance Series 700 pumper [open-cab, natch] on its way to a call.
As this is not likely to bring the Dennis fans roaring in (ooops, sorry, Doc Barry & co.) ; I will have a go:
Series 900 American LaFrance (produced 1958 - ? 1970) at Elmira, New York state.
The Pump Panel has moved back to the LH [Driver's] side.
The "Saginaw", and Logo on the door look pretty professional. She seems to have escaped being painted yellow, along with the single revolving red beacon and the tiny red rear flashing lights, would indicate she got retired out of the fire-business some time ago.
For Pavel; his "growler" [Mechanical Siren] would have gone on left-hand bumper corner, ahead of Driver's door; and a magnificently chromed bell, with the LaFrance crest on the bracket, on the RH corner - perhaps, that's why the bumper has been pulled back - to remove it.
The home-made roof actually gives more head-room than the "Stock" version - the American LaFrance crest and grab-bar have been moved up on it - but the crew-members riding in the backwards-facing jump-seats [Pavel's famous "Granny-Seats"] are really in the dark, with no side-window to peer out of.....
In rural areas; it can get pretty cold/and/or wet - especially in winter; and when the sole shelter for miles is busily burning down: so, often, the only place for shelter and heat, for the house-occupants and the crews, are the cabs of the vehicles on-scene. Hence, this roof.
Ah, speculative history: new to a small city, or second-hand from a big city FD;
either the small city had rural coverage, or, went to a rural FD; that's where the home-made roof came in - possibly created by the infamous Deputy Chief's brother-in-law's Body Shop/Sheet-Metal Works.
My two-cents' worth - the Posts coming in, might be such that you are gonna get sent back to this field, for more photos of; and, to lift the Serial Numbers off the poor machine......
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 02 October 2008.
Fireman, what a choice photo of a classic apparatus, it's got me beat how you find these old gals, , Pat, yes I can imagine the Q-Siren and ALP bell would have been the first plundered, thanks guys, , , ,
Added by Pavel on 07 October 2008.
Added by Pavel on 07 October 2008.
Hello All: Have a look at Picture # 315, for a heartening photo of sister ALF Series 900 Pumper, that got preserved, as a parade engine. She has the Q-Siren, ALF Bell and the proper ALF Cab Roof.
Regards, from Canada, Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 09 October 2008.
Regards, from Canada, Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 09 October 2008.
American LaFrance
Cheers, Frank
Added by Fire995 on 01 October 2008.