TEXAS RIGS

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1982 American LaFrance Century Series 1500-500 (#1AFAB1180C1A1768) Plano, Texas



This is used as the department's funeral coach.



Some us in the area remember when this was a front line engine.



Left Front View



Lindsay D

Richardson, TX





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Great photos Lindsay. What a classic rig. Glad to see Plano, Richardson, Arlington saved some old ALF's.



I remember Arlington, TX running a whole Engine fleet of ALF Century and open top 900's. The Truck fleet was ALF Ladders and Aero Chief, Seagrave Ladder, and the super sweet Snorkel. It was like growing up in a candy store. Back when fire engines and trucks had real charter and sounded good too. You could drive by any fire house and know what type of rigs they ran and you could hear them coming a mile away. Oh and the Trucks were dry too none of that goofy pump stuff. Real Ladder Trucks an amazing concept. Oh well I still enjoy fire engines and trucks but not quints <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fireman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> the new rigs just do not compare in classic styling and sound. Thanks for posting there great photos.