One thing I have not seen mentioned is that St. Louis E-5 lost their 1971 Seagrave in a huge 5alarm+ fire on April 2, 1976. This was the Heyday Building fire,which spread over an 8-block area.
Afterwards, a 1976 ALF Century was purchased on an "emergency basis", which was the 1 being prepared in the shop pic. This may account for the apparatus reassignments encountered by Mr. Troxel.
This info is from an excellent article and pics submitted by the Box 8 Club for the Spring 1976 issue of "TURN OUT" (IFBA mag)
Afterwards, a 1976 ALF Century was purchased on an "emergency basis", which was the 1 being prepared in the shop pic. This may account for the apparatus reassignments encountered by Mr. Troxel.
This info is from an excellent article and pics submitted by the Box 8 Club for the Spring 1976 issue of "TURN OUT" (IFBA mag)