Maxim named after Carlton Maxim. The official title was "The Maxim Motor Company." He started out as an automobile repair garage at first and the fire trucks came later keeping the name. Still worked on locals cars into the 1950's when they decided to get rid of it and focus on fire trucks.
My BIGGEST pet peeve? Hearing it referred to as <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/machinegun.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> MAXIUM MOTORS
My BIGGEST pet peeve? Hearing it referred to as <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/machinegun.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> MAXIUM MOTORS