[quote name='1949ALF' post='153583' date='Oct 4 2007, 14:01 ']Could that possibly be Reg. No. L-5322, a 1955 American LaFrance 700 Series 85-foot Aerial? It looks to be newer than a 1953, and I can't find any listings for a 1953 Aerial (although there is a listing for a 1953 Engine).
Bob, do you have any pictures of the ALF 700 Engines that Beaumont had?
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ALF49,
I wasn't able to check the number, but I think you have it right. It happens I was in the same building with this rig today. It is in the collection of the Lone Star Fire Museum in Houston, Texas. I just talked to Chuck Buschardt at the LSFM and he confirmed it was a 1955 model (left the factory 10-28-55) and that Beaumont also had a 1953 ALF 700 pumper. Ken Paradowski who I mention often as scanning and archiving Chuck Buschardt's photos, has done much of the restoration work on this x-Beaumont rig. The reels have been taken off the sides. The truck is in pretty good shape. I'll try to post a shot or two of it in its current status when I get back to Ohio. Great to see a shot of it in service.
Joe
Bob, do you have any pictures of the ALF 700 Engines that Beaumont had?
Thanks![/quote]
ALF49,
I wasn't able to check the number, but I think you have it right. It happens I was in the same building with this rig today. It is in the collection of the Lone Star Fire Museum in Houston, Texas. I just talked to Chuck Buschardt at the LSFM and he confirmed it was a 1955 model (left the factory 10-28-55) and that Beaumont also had a 1953 ALF 700 pumper. Ken Paradowski who I mention often as scanning and archiving Chuck Buschardt's photos, has done much of the restoration work on this x-Beaumont rig. The reels have been taken off the sides. The truck is in pretty good shape. I'll try to post a shot or two of it in its current status when I get back to Ohio. Great to see a shot of it in service.
Joe
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