American LaFrance - The Journey Home

[@oscarprendergast7295]

Those Mack BULLDOG tractors Are UNREAL

[@jerryrusinko1219]

Something that needs to be said. ALF and its cross town rival Ward LaFrance both started in Elmira, NY. For over 95% of its long history trucks were produced in Elmira and only there. Elmira was known as the fire engine capital of America at one time. I know this because I'm from Elmira, my dad was a delivery engineer for WLF but spent time at ALF when Ward was on strike (sole breadwinner). So with all due respect to SC and all these dedicated workers, any museum rightly belongs in Elmira NY and only that would complete the journey home.

[@emergencyresponsevideosand4423]

ah yes, classics = respect JULY 2024 EDIT: im taking my mom here in august, she is obsessed with lafrance, shhh dont tell anyone

[@kennybass6590]

Awesome beautiful trucks. I've been a firefighter for 38 years paid and volunteer and I still love the old engines. Thank you so much for the great video.

[@donaldrobysr4878]

Those engines should be in Elmira NY where American La France originated...proud ex employee lied to and betrayed by Figgie and his henchmen on deserting union workers

[@oscarprendergast7295]

7:37 Even Theo KOJAK from the NYPD showed up Kid: what’s this uncle Theo? KOJAK: HEY !! I told you when here, do NOT TOUCH THE TRUCKS! you got that YO-YO?! kid: uncle Theo what’s this !? Kojak: OHH YOU-little... HEY! You’re about this close to being kicked in the bazooki- which will prevent you contaminating Planet Earth when you get older! Now SHUT IT WHAACKO!

[@thinredline8939]

I have an American LaFrance fire extinguisher. Well I hope they’re still in business cause I may stop in an get some pictures

[@FireRescue80]

Sadly, American LaFrance went out of business in 2014.

[@oscarprendergast7295]

8:15 Lookit dis fuggen guy..

[@jamespettigrew7026]

Modern fire trucks are ugly and charavter-less. I love ALF fire engines of the past. This was quite a trip.

[@oscarprendergast7295]

Modern engines aren’t really ugly gentlemen - they are UTILITARIAN in design- their style is FUNCTION- you have to get With the times old Men (lol)

[@raymondwedley]

Like The Old Fire Truck

[@waynerichards8606]

I don't know what happened but in the 70s and early 80s they were #1 fire truck builder in the world how did they go down so fast actually the company I belong to order one but we had to cancel the order and got a Pierce

[@ronaldkruk7295]

Those are really awesome looking rigs. The old fire engines looked a hole lot better than what they make now. Today's fire engines have no style and no charm to them.

[@brandonkelly8383]

It's surprising how they have a Patriot Demo Unit.