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One of these pristine vintage American LaFrance fire trucks could be yours

The American LaFrance Corporate Collection is being auctioned off by RM Sotheby's on Friday in Miami. The listings include 15 vehicles spanning nearly 100 years, from early hand-drawn wagons to ...

Pikes Peak VMCCA recreates century-old photo of 1919 fire truck

The Pikes Peak Vintage Motor Car Club of America (VMCCA) and Fire Station One in Colorado Springs collaborated to recreate a ...
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Polson Museum: 1948 American LaFrance fire engine (photo diary)

The Polson Flathead Lake Museum in Polson, Montana, has a building which exhibits two fire engines and fire department memorabilia. The Polson Fire Department began in 1900 and in 1928 it was ...
The Macomb Daily

Richmond celebrates 100th birthday of American LaFrance fire truck

The city of Richmond recently celebrated the 100th birthday of one of its most treasured pieces of firefighting history: A 1925 American LaFrance fire truck. State Rep. Jaime Greene, R-Richmond, ...
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Mich. city celebrates fire engine’s 100th birthday

RICHMOND, Mich. — The city of Richmond recently celebrated the 100th birthday of one of its most treasured pieces of firefighting history: A 1925 American LaFrance fire truck. The historic apparatus ...
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'Want this truck to be around forever': Coeur d'Alene firefighters restore century-old fire truck

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACK DeWITT/ Coeur d'Alene Press One hundred and two years ago, the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department purchased an American Lafrance ...
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Freightliner Sells American LaFrance to Patriarch Partners

DaimlerChrysler's Freightliner LLC said it has reached an agreement to transfer ownership of its fire apparatus and emergency vehicles business unit, American LaFrance, to the New York-based ...
Idaho State Journal

Chubbuck Fire Department unveils new ladder truck

CHUBBUCK — The Chubbuck Fire Department is literally reaching new heights after unveiling the brand new replacement for its over 40-year-old 1983 American LaFrance ladder truck. The recently acquired ...
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Jacksonville firefighters hoping to restore 1928 fire truck

Jacksonville Fire Department is hoping to find funds to preserve a piece of its history in time for the 100th birthday of the department's original fire truck. The 1928 American LaFrance fire engine, ...
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From tune-up to sell-off: How a routine request led to Fire Museum’s closure and $1.6M auction

NORTH CHARLESTON — What began as a conversation about routine maintenance on a fleet of vintage fire trucks ended with the abrupt closure of a longtime museum — and sent its prized collection to the ...
The Macomb Daily

Richmond celebrates 100th birthday of American LaFrance fire truck

The city of Richmond recently celebrated the 100th birthday of one of its most treasured pieces of firefighting history: A 1925 American LaFrance fire truck. The historic apparatus was placed into ...