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Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 02-19-2009
The Village, Texas- an affluent area in Houston, had this 1976 WLF, 1250-500 running as Eng. 201.
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 02-19-2009
Westworth Village, Texas- a suburb of Fort Worth had acquired and refurbed this ex.-Dallas ladder truck, Ladder 3 was a 1970 WLF, 65 ft truck.
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - GA_Dave - 02-20-2009
An EXCELLENT collection of Ultravision rigs! Thanks for posting! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hail.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> I believe the Texas dealer for Ward LaFrance was Fire Fox, who also built apparatus under their own label, but featured bodies that were almost carbon copies of WLF bodies.
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - SrFireOfficial - 02-20-2009
[quote name='Steve Loftin' post='283424' date='Feb 20 2009, 22:07 ']Interesting how the placement of lollipops and siren speakers block the beacons on these trucks, just where they're needed most...intersections![/quote]
There's something to be said for a pair of 4-lamp beacon rays on the corner of the cab of a piece of fire equipment.
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 02-21-2009
[quote name='GA_Dave' post='283208' date='Feb 19 2009, 22:29 ']An EXCELLENT collection of Ultravision rigs! Thanks for posting! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hail.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> I believe the Texas dealer for Ward LaFrance was Fire Fox, who also built apparatus under their own label, but featured bodies that were almost carbon copies of WLF bodies.[/quote]
My pleasure. I've really enjoyed looking at all the WLF photos.Thats a large portion of if not most of my WLF collection. I'll add more if I run into them while trying scan all my photos. Sorry they aren't posed correctly but I was and still am a novice at photography. Firefox sounds familiar. I'll have to check for any that I may have photographed.
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 02-21-2009
[quote name='brotherjulio' post='283000' date='Feb 19 2009, 03:48 ']it looks like it was added if you look carefully at the jump seat area it's easy to tell.[/quote]
Yeah, it just doesn't look like a typical WLF roof or passenger windows.
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 02-21-2009
[quote name='firebuff55407' post='283023' date='Feb 19 2009, 09:32 ']From what I have recorded for Dallas deliveries, everything basically had semi-open cabs through 1961, then everything after that had roofs. Corrections welcomed.[/quote]
Thats true from what I saw and photographed. The firebrands were the last of the open cab rigs. I managed to get 3-4 photographed before they were gone.
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 02-21-2009
[quote name='MFD 61 KS' post='283090' date='Feb 19 2009, 16:28 ']Love the air pack holders and B&M's what a cool sound. Leawood Kansas has one on Truck 2 it came off their 1974 ALF.[/quote]
From what I've seen/saw, those airpack holders on the roof were a Dallas exclusive. I don't know of any other Dept. that had them, at least in Texas.
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 02-21-2009
[quote name='firebuff55407' post='283155' date='Feb 19 2009, 19:06 ']Bob- I don't know who the Ward LaFrance salesman was back in the 60s and 70s in Texas, but I can tell you that he must have been an awfully busy man![/quote]
You said it, I sure wish I'd been a stockholder for sure or a commissioned salesman for them$$$$$$$
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - usonian55077 - 02-21-2009
Lubbock, TX had some WLF's- anyone have pix?
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 02-24-2009
I found a couple of WLF's I hadn't posted yet. First up is this 1975 WLF, 1250-500 rig that belonged to the La Porte, Texas Fire Dept.
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 02-24-2009
I'd bet a steak dinner this rig once belonged to the Port Jervis, NJ Fire Dept. I ran into it when I was out photographing rigs in the Beaumont area back in the early 80's. It was running with the Vidor Fire Dept. It's a 1972 WLF/Gerstensleger, rescue-250-500. Don't know what happened to it after I photographed it. Thats it for now. I'll post em as I find 'em or photograph 'em.
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - kieferfire - 02-25-2009
[quote name='biotelbob' post='284523' date='Feb 24 2009, 20:11 ']I'd bet a steak dinner this rig once belonged to the Port Jervis, NJ Fire Dept. I ran into it when I was out photographing rigs in the Beaumont area back in the early 80's. It was running with the Vidor Fire Dept. It's a 1972 WLF/Gerstensleger, rescue-250-500. Don't know what happened to it after I photographed it. Thats it for now. I'll post em as I find 'em or photograph 'em.[/quote]
1972 WLF/Saulsbury
Juergen
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Frank B - 03-12-2009
Fort Montgomery, New York Orange County
Pumper Tanker 423 1976 WLF
Factory photo/ R Gergel
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 03-12-2009
[quote name='biotelbob' post='284523' date='Feb 24 2009, 20:11 ']I'd bet a steak dinner this rig once belonged to the Port Jervis, NJ Fire Dept. I ran into it when I was out photographing rigs in the Beaumont area back in the early 80's. It was running with the Vidor Fire Dept. It's a 1972 WLF/Gerstensleger, rescue-250-500. Don't know what happened to it after I photographed it. Thats it for now. I'll post em as I find 'em or photograph 'em.[/quote]
I'll take a T-bone, well done <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> 72 WLF / Saulsbury 250/300
Jack Greible photo?, Jenkins collection
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 03-21-2009
Fishkill, NY Rombout Fire Co.
1974 WLF
1500/1000
Ron Bogardus collection
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 03-21-2009
Pleasant Valley,NY
1977 WLF
1500/750
Ron Bogardus colection
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 03-21-2009
Hyde Park, NY
1968 WLF/GRove 75'
1000/300
Truck-1
Ron Bogardus collection
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 04-30-2009
Johnson,Ny
1979 Ward LaFrance
1250/750
Ron Bogardus collection
Ward LaFrance Ultravision - Guest - 04-30-2009
Town of Newburgh,NY
1970 Ward LaFrance
1500/500
Ron Bogardus collection