Fire Engines Photos

Wish I had paid a bit more attention in those days - the B & W photos are great detail; and they survive better than some of the Colour shots.

Must be a "typo" above - sure hope the old girl moved more than "100 gpm".....

Perhaps, one of our Devoted Readers has her year and specs.

Ward LaFrance Truck Company folded in 1979. There is a dedicated web-site at:
www.wardlafrance.com

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B



Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 12 January 2009.

This was a "budget" Ward with a Cincinnati cab, which was used by a large number of fire engine manufacturers at the time. Most of their products at this time used their own cab, with flat panels and a distinctive angled windshield. My local department, Manhasset-Lakeville on Long Island, operated two of their custom cab pumpers in the early 1980s. Detroit was unique in having several four door Wards, which looked very modern at that time.

Added by Rob Johnson on 24 July 2014.

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