1981 American LaFrance Century Series Engine

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What is the URL on the back end of the rig?

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[quote name='code20photog' post='20526' date='Aug 8 2006, 03:13 ']What is the URL on the back end of the rig?[/quote]

That's one of our "www.antiquefirebrigade.com" magnets.

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Thats a great looking ALF. Paxton MA, also has an ALF Engine that was once an AeroChief. I never heard of it either!

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[quote name='fdrp142' post='20662' date='Aug 8 2006, 16:16 ']Thats a great looking ALF. Paxton MA, also has an ALF Engine that was once an AeroChief. I never heard of it either![/quote]



Their rig was a Water Chief, not an Aero Chief. I could be wrong, but I think an Aero Chief was a snorkel.



Jeff

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Here is what I got...



Hi Jeff:



The rig you are referring to was once an American La France 75' Water

Chief. The Encinitas Fire Department operated it as a truck company

until the aerial ladder was no longer able to be certified. The aerial

ladder was removed in 1994 and it was converted into an engine by KME in

Rialto. We operated it as a reserve engine until it was replaced.



Attached are some pictures of it when it was in service as our aerial

device.



Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.



Scott Henry, Division Chief - Support Services

505 S. Vulcan Ave.

Encinitas, CA 92024

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[quote name='jp186' post='26538' date='Aug 25 2006, 11:41 ']Here is what I got...



Hi Jeff:



The rig you are referring to was once an American La France 75' Water

Chief. The Encinitas Fire Department operated it as a truck company

until the aerial ladder was no longer able to be certified. The aerial

ladder was removed in 1994 and it was converted into an engine by KME in

Rialto. We operated it as a reserve engine until it was replaced.



Attached are some pictures of it when it was in service as our aerial

device.



Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.



Scott Henry, Division Chief - Support Services

505 S. Vulcan Ave.

Encinitas, CA 92024[/quote]

Cool! Did he send along any good pictures of it? I'm still curious about what it looked like as a Water Chief.



Thanks for taking the time to write them about it. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

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[quote name='1949ALF' post='26864' date='Aug 25 2006, 19:49 ']Cool! Did he send along any good pictures of it? I'm still curious about what it looked like as a Water Chief.



Thanks for taking the time to write them about it. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]



I sent the two photos he sent to your email at submit@fantiquefirebrigade.com.

I could not post them here. Not sure why.

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Credit to Original Photographer



Thanks, Jeff! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hail.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

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[quote name='jp186' post='20708' date='Aug 8 2006, 21:33 ']Their rig was a Water Chief, not an Aero Chief. I could be wrong, but I think an Aero Chief was a snorkel.



Jeff[/quote]





You are correct, Jeff. My error. Thanks for the clarification.



There are pictures of Paxton's with the ladder still on it on their website, townofpaxton.net. It's under town departments, fire department, photo gallery. It is in the last picture.



Rich

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[quote name='1949ALF' post='27098' date='Aug 26 2006, 20:10 ']Credit to Original Photographer



Thanks, Jeff! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hail.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]



She looked good in the original configuration, and it looks good now, good luck with it!!!!!

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[quote name='knarfage' post='68347' date='Jan 17 2007, 12:57 ']She looked good in the original configuration, and it looks good now, good luck with it!!!!![/quote]

About that ... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



After a good year of owning and showing it, we sold it to a new home. We "downsized" to a 1951 American LaFrance 700 Series!

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[quote name='1949ALF' post='68678' date='Jan 18 2007, 12:32 ']About that ... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



After a good year of owning and showing it, we sold it to a new home. We "downsized" to a 1951 American LaFrance 700 Series![/quote]





OOPS. My bad <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_redface.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

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