1970 American LaFrance 1500/500 Type 900

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I grew up in Tacoma WA near the old Station 8. At that time, E8 was a 1970 ALF Type 900, one of eight total identical engines owned by TFD.



Last summer (July 2009), I stumbled onto one of Tacoma's eight 1970 ALF pumpers by complete and total accident. Having long considered buying and restoring a rig to remind me of old E8, I absolutely could not pass a chance at one of the actual Tacoma rigs, and pounced on it.



The complete story, along with other obliquely-related ramblings, is documented on a blog called The Engine 17 Project, at http://e17project.blogspot.com .



Here is one of her identical Tacoma sisters, representing what she looked like back in the day (sans original painted unit markings and trim replaced here with decals and placards):







Here is what she looks like today:







Getting back to red is the first priority, and we'll see how it goes. Big job.