Fire truck

xoxoxoBruce · 04-30-2003, 09:11 PM

This is a 1918 American LaFrance, chain drive pumper from Liberty Fire Co in New Holland, PA. It's over restored to the max and stunning. Enought gold leaf to make a chain the Mr T would envy. Note the large electric spotlight on the front and the 2 red kerosine lanterns on the rear.

Nothing But Net · 04-30-2003, 09:32 PM

This looks like the bastard child of a Model A truck and a rice-racer.

MachineyBear · 05-01-2003, 12:25 PM

Putting out fires, and doing it in style.

wolf · 05-01-2003, 12:33 PM

Old fire apparatus is amazing to look at ... Sometimes you find yourself wondering how whole cities managed not to burn to the ground with greater frequency.

I've had an enjoyable time at several fire musters, one in Philadelphia on the Ben Franklin Parkway as part of a national convention with sponsorship by Firehouse Magazine.

Wissahickon Fire Company in Ambler has a human-drawn (as opposed to horse-drawn) firewagon that's pretty neat to see.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-01-2003, 04:12 PM

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human-drawn (as opposed to horse-drawn) firewagon

I can't imagine dragging one of those to the fire and then hand pumping the water. They must have saved a lot of cellar holes.

bartman · 05-02-2003, 10:49 AM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
This is a 1918 American LaFrance, chain drive pumper from Liberty Fire Co in New Holland, PA. ...

That's American LaFREEDOM, isn't it?

xoxoxoBruce · 05-02-2003, 04:12 PM

Naw, in 1918 it was France. There's no revisionists in the cellar(LOL). By the way, this hand pump was sitting behind the truck.

04-30-2003, 09:11 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Fire truck This is a 1918 American LaFrance, chain drive pumper from Liberty Fire Co in New Holland, PA. It's over restored to the max and stunning. Enought gold leaf to make a chain the Mr T would envy. Note the large electric spotlight on the front and the 2 red kerosine lanterns on the rear. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:09 PM.

05-01-2003, 12:33 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Old fire apparatus is amazing to look at ... Sometimes you find yourself wondering how whole cities managed not to burn to the ground with greater frequency. I've had an enjoyable time at several fire musters, one in Philadelphia on the Ben Franklin Parkway as part of a national convention with sponsorship by Firehouse Magazine. Wissahickon Fire Company in Ambler has a human-drawn (as opposed to horse-drawn) firewagon that's pretty neat to see. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-02-2003, 04:12 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Naw, in 1918 it was France. There's no revisionists in the cellar(LOL). By the way, this hand pump was sitting behind the truck. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:09 PM.

04-30-2003, 09:32 PM	#2
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	This looks like the bastard child of a Model A truck and a rice-racer.

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MachineyBear Romantic Necromancer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 29	Putting out fires, and doing it in style.

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