American Lafrance 700 Series 1945-1952 Set

An American classic - capturing the attention of the industry, the American LaFrance 700 Series was introduced in 1945. With a radically new cab-forward design, it offered great improvements over pre-war models. Here is an exciting look at the American LaFrance 700 Series from its introduction. Carefully selected and researched archival photographs illustrate intricate detail changes of the American LaFrance 700 Series of fire apparatus.

In this follow-up to the successful first volume, even more exquisite photographs offer another look at this classic American fire truck. Superb, never-before-published photography includes images from the Larry Zotti Museum Collection depicting 700 Series rigs in production on the original Elmira, New York assembly line. Also included are a number of rare photographs illustrating early private industrial rigs from the Leo E. Duliba Collection, as well as Grand Rapids, Michigans tandem back-end 700 Series ladder truck.