[quote name='The Commish' date='08 May 2010 - 10:38 PM' timestamp='1273371520' post='380812']
Top of Slate Run,Pa
1954 American LaFrance
750.300
Ron Bogardus collection
[/quote]
The Commish,
From Al Powell's files.
Bruce
1954 Amer LaFr, 775-PJO Invader, semi-cab, 750/300, delvd 1-13-54 to the collegeville FC (Montgomery County, PA), in service 2-54, reg.no.L-4927, shipped 1-15-54, $16,000, in 7-63 sold to Perkiomen Twp.(Montgomery Co.),PA for $8475, in 1985 donated to new co.-Black Forest F.C.-Slate Run (Lycoming Co.),PA where rehabed in 1985-re-painted green ”bear” logo placed on cab doors, in 1986 cab enclosure added, in 1988 sold to Charlie Schrimpf-Dayton,O., in 1998 Schrimpf presented 3x4 ft color photograph of this truck-his pride and joy-to Black Forest FC when they dedicated their first station-see PAFM 11-98 pg 124
Top of Slate Run,Pa
1954 American LaFrance
750.300
Ron Bogardus collection
[/quote]
The Commish,
From Al Powell's files.
Bruce
1954 Amer LaFr, 775-PJO Invader, semi-cab, 750/300, delvd 1-13-54 to the collegeville FC (Montgomery County, PA), in service 2-54, reg.no.L-4927, shipped 1-15-54, $16,000, in 7-63 sold to Perkiomen Twp.(Montgomery Co.),PA for $8475, in 1985 donated to new co.-Black Forest F.C.-Slate Run (Lycoming Co.),PA where rehabed in 1985-re-painted green ”bear” logo placed on cab doors, in 1986 cab enclosure added, in 1988 sold to Charlie Schrimpf-Dayton,O., in 1998 Schrimpf presented 3x4 ft color photograph of this truck-his pride and joy-to Black Forest FC when they dedicated their first station-see PAFM 11-98 pg 124
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region