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1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Guest - 07-02-2006
[color="#000099"]1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine
Former Encinitas Fire Department Engine 2316
Encinitas, California
Registered No. CE-7328
Specs.:
6V92 Detroit Diesel Engine
4-speed Allison Automatic Transmission
1500 G.P.M. Pump
Picture # 1 is how it appears today.[/color]
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Guest - 07-02-2006
[color="#000099"]A "before" picture from May 2005.[/color]
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Guest - 07-02-2006
[color="#000099"]A picture from December 2005.[/color]
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Guest - 07-02-2006
[color="#000099"]A picture from January 21, 2006.[/color]
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Guest - 07-02-2006
[color="#000099"]Another picture from January 21, 2006.[/color]
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Andrew2340 - 07-02-2006
Thats one nice looking engine ya got there!
This might be a stupid question, but what is that square thing mounted on the drivers side, on the top of the cab, in front of the lightbar? Is it a 3rd siren speaker maybe, or a spotlight? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Engine2524 - 07-02-2006
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Andrew2340 - 07-02-2006
Thanks Jay! I'd heard of those things, but thats the first one I've ever seen.
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Guest - 07-05-2006
Nice Rehab, Our FD has the same truck except we have a hose reel on the back
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - jp186 - 08-05-2006
This rig was a 75' water chief until the aerial was removed in the 1990's.
Jeff
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Guest - 08-05-2006
[quote name='jp186' post='19378' date='Aug 5 2006, 14:08 ']This rig was a 75' water chief until the aerial was removed in the 1990's.[/quote]
What now? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> Pictures?!
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - jp186 - 08-05-2006
I will look for a picture. I may have one.
Encinitas owned 2 ALF Century rigs. One was yours, the 1981 ALF water chief that served as T2374 for quite awhile. The other was a 1984 pumper.
Jeff
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - jp186 - 08-05-2006
I have several pics of Encinitas rigs, but not of that rig prior to the conversion. Maybe somebody out there can help with a pic.
Also, I have a copy of an ALF delivery list which verifies that serial # was a 75' water chief.
I am surprised that you did not know that! Glad I said something. You now have another piece of the history of that rig.
Jeff
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Guest - 08-06-2006
[quote name='jp186' post='19412' date='Aug 5 2006, 16:03 ']I am surprised that you did not know that! Glad I said something. You now have another piece of the history of that rig.[/quote]
Hi Jeff,
No, we really had no idea that it was once a Water Chief. We've only known it since it came back to American LaFrance of Los Angeles in Fontana about two years ago now. Prior to that, I had never even seen the truck in service. I certainly would've never thought it had a life as something else other than just an engine.
One of these days, we'll buy a "normal" truck! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_crazy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> P.S. - If anyone has pictures of it in its Water Chief form, I'd LOVE to see them.
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Guest - 08-06-2006
Where are you restoring that rig? The first photo looks like the tower at the VCFD RTC.
Great job on the restoration.
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Roto-Ray - 08-06-2006
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - jp186 - 08-06-2006
[quote name='1949ALF' post='19736' date='Aug 5 2006, 23:01 ']Hi Jeff,
No, we really had no idea that it was once a Water Chief. We've only known it since it came back to American LaFrance of Los Angeles in Fontana about two years ago now. Prior to that, I had never even seen the truck in service. I certainly would've never thought it had a life as something else other than just an engine.
One of these days, we'll buy a "normal" truck! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_crazy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> P.S. - If anyone has pictures of it in its Water Chief form, I'd LOVE to see them.[/quote]
I took the liberty of sending an e-mail to the Encinitas FD in an effort to elicit more info on your rig. I asked them who did the conversion, and asked if they happened to have a pic of it when it still had the aerial. I will post the reply here for you.
Jeff
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - jp186 - 08-06-2006
Some pics of your rig in service are at this link...
[url="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v660/RescueKUjo/Encinitas%20Fire%20Department/"]http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v660/Res...e%20Department/[/url]
Jeff
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Guest - 08-06-2006
[quote name='code20photog' post='19737' date='Aug 6 2006, 01:28 ']Where are you restoring that rig? The first photo looks like the tower at the VCFD RTC.
Great job on the restoration.[/quote]
Thanks. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />Yep ... the first picture was taken at the Oxnard College Regional Fire Academy last January when we had it up there for a Crown Firecoach Enthusiasts Club meeting. The truck is kept in Orange, California, for the time being.
I forgot that I had a more up-to-date picture of it. Here it is:
![[Image: IM001970.JPG]](http://www.antiquefirebrigade.com/IM001970.JPG)
1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine - Guest - 08-06-2006
[quote name='jp186' post='19808' date='Aug 6 2006, 12:16 ']I took the liberty of sending an e-mail to the Encinitas FD in an effort to elicit more info on your rig. I asked them who did the conversion, and asked if they happened to have a pic of it when it still had the aerial. I will post the reply here for you.[/quote]
Thanks, Jeff. Hopefully someone out there has some pictures of it in its previous form.