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[quote name='taurudak' timestamp='1321208300' post='463488']Telford Eng 7521 was a 1960 American LaFrance. Anyone know the GPM and tank size?[/quote]



Joe,



Info on this - again from Al Powell's files.



Bruce



1960 Amer LaFr, 900 series Metropolitan, canopy cab, 1000/500,

R gas motor, TELFORD and American LaFrance on cab front,

75-23 in 1988 sold to Pennington (Choctaw Co.),AL?

prior to 1988? sold to Good Hope Fire Apparatus-Good

Hope,AL, resold to Screamers FD-Abbeville (Henry Co.),AL,

re-sold to Good Hope (Cullman Co.),AL where retired in

1994/5, in 1996 donated to Loretto (Cullman Co.),AL, in 1997

sold to Mike Carson-Summit (Blount Co,.),AL for $1 with

intent to restore, in 3-04 Dion Taylor-Good Hope,AL traded

two old Chev 10 Blazers for it-installed two new batteries-

filed points-added 5 gals gas and it started up where it was

kept in cow pasture-drove 30 miles to Cullman at 55 mph when

brakes failed-towed to Good Hope, Good Hope had removed most

chrome and Loretto removed booster reels, in 2006 Taylor

intending to restore