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American LaFrance Apparatus
Quote:St. John,In

1972 Alf

1500 500 90'



Reg.# 14-1-2733

x- Mattoon, IL
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[quote name='GA_Dave' post='189907' date='Feb 17 2008, 23:02 ']Pittsburgh had about ten of these rigs. I shot a very similar rig several years ago here in Georgia. Does anyone have the Registration numbers for the Pittsburgh rigs? The one I shot was 8-1-1284.[/quote]





I dont have any of them in my database. I had 1283 and 1284 as Ford C/ALF's from Lockport IL, so I guess thats incorrect.



the one sold to Indian Hill Pa was just on ebay. Andy Leider bought it, so I'll see it soon enough to get the serial #. hopefully we'll be able to narrow it down a bit from that.
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QUOTE (GA_Dave @ Feb 17 2008, 23:02 ) *

Pittsburgh had about ten of these rigs. I shot a very similar rig several years ago here in Georgia. Does anyone have the Registration numbers for the Pittsburgh rigs? The one I shot was 8-1-1284.



[quote name='FDNYTRUCKS.com' post='189919' date='Feb 17 2008, 23:22 ']I dont have any of them in my database. I had 1283 and 1284 as Ford C/ALF's from Lockport IL, so I guess thats incorrect.



the one sold to Indian Hill Pa was just on ebay. Andy Leider bought it, so I'll see it soon enough to get the serial #. hopefully we'll be able to narrow it down a bit from that.[/quote]



Here are two from a Bill Freidrich ALF database:

2-1-682 PITTSBURGH FD PITTSBURGH PA ENG. 1968 ALFCO 900 4X4 750 300

2-1-683 PITTSBURGH FD PITTSBURGH PA ENG. 1968 ALFCO 900 4X4 750 300



Here's one I shot in 1981 of Engine 47's 1968 ALF 4x4 750/300- sorry no serial #.


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Quote:I dont have any of them in my database. I had 1283 and 1284 as Ford C/ALF's from Lockport IL, so I guess thats incorrect.



Not necessarily. Note that I had 8-1-1284. That was for a custom chassis with a particular motor. A Ford chassis built by ALF would have been 2-1-1284. Your info is probably still correct.



Were all of Pittsburgh's ALF 900 4x4's open cab? The one I shot was a canopy cab, but I thought some of the Pittsburgh ones were too.
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[quote name='RJBOgdon' post='185694' date='Feb 1 2008, 16:58 ']L-25-1



Chartiers Twp VFD

Washington County, PA[/quote]



that rig brings back memories.originally a 1950 alf open cab aerial from the city of washington alf shop number 9214.refurbed in late 1987 early 1988 if i remember correct.replaced in 2005-6 by a new alf aerial.i saw it floating arund on ebay a year ago or so.thanks for posting this pic.Adam
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[quote name='GA_Dave' post='190025' date='Feb 18 2008, 18:50 ']Not necessarily. Note that I had 8-1-1284. That was for a custom chassis with a particular motor. A Ford chassis built by ALF would have been 2-1-1284. Your info is probably still correct.



Were all of Pittsburgh's ALF 900 4x4's open cab? The one I shot was a canopy cab, but I thought some of the Pittsburgh ones were too.[/quote]





correct, they were 2-1-1283 and 2-1-1284 in my database, but there was only one 1283 and one 1284, regardless of the front numbers. I'll take yours as correct, and try to research the others better.
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Schmidt's Pittsburgh book lists 10 1967 ALF 900 "Invader" series 750/500, all open cab.

Assigned to Engs., 9,13,19,25,40,43,45,47,53,61; serials 8-1-676 thru 8-1-685

E-9 was 8-1-677, so not in order...
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awesome info! thanks!!!
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American LaFrance called their mini-pumper the "Stinger". In well over 27 years of chasing rigs, I have only managed to capture three of them.



Engine 18, Montgomery, AL

Chevy K-30/ALF Stinger

250/250 4x4


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Truck 1, Flecther, NC

Chevy K-30/ALF Stinger

250/250 4x4


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Engine 85, Elon College, NC

Dodge W-300/ALF Stinger

250/250 4x4


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Only ALF mini I've found is this 1982 GMC K3500 4-DR. 250/250, photographed at its current owner, Farmington VFD,Fayette Co.,PA. in 2002. It had just been given a refurb by a local business, along with work by dept. members.

The mini was originally Somerset,PA., where I also shot it in 1993.


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I've shot one more. This is an awful shot of a rig I need to shoot again. West Macon Fire & Rescue of Franklin, NC runs this as their first out minipumper. It came to them 2nd hand from Highlands, NC supposedly. I couldn't find a Reg. # anywhere on the rig. Maybe one of you knows it???



West Macon, NC "1760"



1987 Chevrolet C-30/American LaFrance

350/350

Reg. # ???

X: Highlands, NC (maybe?)



Andrew Messer Photo (2006)



   
Andrew C. Messer

Haywood County, NC


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Also Barnardsville, NC had a Chevrolet/ALF minipumper that they disposed of a few years back. It was sold to Dennis Taylor, a local firefighter that does apparatus refurbs & repairs and also does pump testing. Seems like Dennis told me it was sold to a man for some kind of construction work maybe? Not really sure where its at now.
Andrew C. Messer

Haywood County, NC


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1926 American LaFrance Type 75 Triple Combination serial L-5508 ex Eunice, LA



Lindsay D

Richardson, TX



   
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1926 American LaFrance Type 75 Triple Combination serial L-5508 ex Eunice, LA



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Lindsay D

Richardson, TX



   
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Pittsfield, Mass

1969 American LaFrance/Aero Chief

1500/300

Ron Bogardus collection


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Antonia FPD

Barnhart, Missouri

Rescue Engine 5334

2004 American LaFrance Eagle

*1 of 2 delivered

   
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High Ridge FPD

Jefferson County, Missouri

Tanker 6413

2002 American LaFrance Eagle

   
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Shady Valley FPD

Jefferson County, Missouri

Rescue Engine 7314

2000 American LaFrance Eagle

*Ex. Demo

   
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