I was sorting through some older pictures tonight and thought I'd share some pictures of Big Green's predecessor, "Green Machine." It was a 1957 American LaFrance 800 Series Engine, Reg. No. 9455. You couldn't help but to love this poor thing. I came upon it in 2002, and it kicked around here for about three years before it went on its way to a new home in Illinois. My Dad was elated, though not pleased that it had been replaced with an even bigger and greener American LaFrance.
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![[Image: GreenMachine1.jpg]](http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/1949ALF/Firepics/Apparatus/Members-Rigs/GreenMachine1.jpg)
![[Image: GreenMachine2.jpg]](http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/1949ALF/Firepics/Apparatus/Members-Rigs/GreenMachine2.jpg)
Ole Gray ain't got nothin' on the retro-1970s metallic green paint job! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hysterical.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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![[Image: GreenMachine1.jpg]](http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/1949ALF/Firepics/Apparatus/Members-Rigs/GreenMachine1.jpg)
![[Image: GreenMachine2.jpg]](http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/1949ALF/Firepics/Apparatus/Members-Rigs/GreenMachine2.jpg)
Ole Gray ain't got nothin' on the retro-1970s metallic green paint job! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hysterical.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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