Ward LaFrance Ultravision

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[quote name='marco17' post='83839' date='Mar 6 2007, 16:56 ']This IS the actual truck. Remember the show was in the 70's and LA County made some minor modifications to it. Not to mention when this photo was shot station 51 DID NOT exist, it was Station 60 and had a Crown until they received an early KME. Also, not to mention that my father was VERY good friends through his work with the PIO at the time, and had access to many things the casual buff did not. If I am remembering correctly, I was about 5 or 6 at the time this was taken, and it was during "Fire Service Day" when LA County has many displays for the public.[/quote]



I can confirm that is the actual truck. The origional spec that was published before is not the true spec number. The corrected number which on company's file is 80-0811., which was finalized on 4/13/73 I negotiated the sale of the unit with Ray Stark of Mark 7 productions which was a Jack Web company The first unit 80-0591 was delivered on 1/31/72 and the last one on the first order (31) was 80-0622 was delivered on 12-30-71. the second order was 80-658 -80-675 (17) units, the third order was 80-1040-80-1047 (7) unitsand the fourth order 80-1273- 80-1283. In order to comply so the truck could participate in the TV show Emergency, a unit was selected at random from the assembly line and given to the production studio. It was carried in the company's inventory till it was later sold to Universal studios. Frmr President R Gergel