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:
![[Image: 273649301_2029045d75.jpg]](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/80/273649301_2029045d75.jpg)
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:
![[Image: 3542809275_1d9c10ff81.jpg]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3542809275_1d9c10ff81.jpg)
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:
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