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Cartersville, GA. FD 1918 ALF
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No: 7786   Contributor: TheFireman   Year: 2008   Manufacturer: American LaFrance   Country: United States of America
Cartersville, GA. FD 1918 ALF

This was the 1st fire truck the City of Cartersville, Georgia ever purchased. It has been nicely restored and is kept in the back of Sta. #1. ALF Ser. #1786
Picture added on 30 April 2008
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What a lovely old beast - let's see....

Chain drive to the rear wheels, probably rear wheel brakes only, gravity-feed gasoline(petrol) tank behind the driver, Right Hand Drive, shiny Chemical Tank with its operating Hand Wheel behind gas tank and its Booster Hose in the box, all the 'Plumbing' and Pump visible under the Driver's 'armchair' Seat. No windshield(wind-screen) for the elements.

Truly, an impressive sight to see in motion, and pumping away at the fire-scene. I have great childhood memories of a similar 1929 ALF in our local VFD. It ran in the deep snows of winter, too.

Regards, from Canada,
PatR-B




Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 19 October 2010.
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