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1977 American LaFrance (formerly Garden City, NY) - Guest - 09-22-2009 Too little sleep, a severance check with nowhere to go and an open eBay session later, I bought a fire truck. 1977 American LaFrance Century series pumper, marked as No. 9 when it arrived, 1500 gpm/500 gallon stainless steel tank. Originally was open-backed on the jump seat area, but later factory-refurbished to enclose the rear and add two more seats. Moments after rolling off the lowboy from its trek from the East Coast to sunny California: And more or less as it stands today (new graphics, changes to the warning lights, dropped the bell back on and reloaded it with equipment: