American LaFrance

[@racineer]

That is the quintessential American firetruck in my mind...such a beautiful machine!

[@qornothing59]

Best fire engines ever built.

[@busrailfan]

Unbelievable! I am without words! WOW! BEAUTIFUL!

[@donnellbennerman1093]

i finally got my own fire engine, which is a 1990 Seagrave.......i just got it wednesday and took it for a ride😄😄😄

[@nyshortline]

That is THE SIGNATURE ALF pump!!!! I've seen SOOOO many 900 and 1000 Series ALF pumps with this engine; they were omnipresent at least where I lived. The 6-71's were usually found on ladders or on pumps with larger pump capacities. One thing I find odd with this particular unit is the pump panel on the officer's side. But this was BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@nyshortline]

That's what you call a REAL fire truck!! It's red, has open jump seats (whole open cab is great, too) and has a Detroit 6V-53 in it. This is how fire trucks are supposed to look and sound like.

[@charliebowman785]

looks like the o'lady flies! what a beauty and it feels runs smooth.

[@tomok8283]

Wow!What a sweet sounding Detroit diesel in that Lafrnce!

[@Gary198101]

Absolutely Beautiful. Take care of her and she will take care of you. I can detect just a hint of the turbo about to fail. Otherwise beautiful looking truck. Thanks for the vid.

[@Gary198101]

Absolutely Beautiful.

[@wannabenj]

gotta love that engine

[@lailasalas]

Every time I listened to its FEDERAL siren I always wanted to run to see the truck go by.

[@blainenodes8182]

Agreed...in 1955-1970, I could hear the Q2b from ladder co.22 & engine co.22,rush out of our 🏠,no matter what,rush to corner of rice st.& Winnipeg ave.to see my rigs code 3... goose bumps for 2 min,👍👍

[@EMDSD14R]

awesome pure awesome... love tht sound

[@ALcarsandtrucks77]

Nice Vd..and great trucks*****

[@nyshortline]

The rotator lights up top have speakers under them semi-enclosed in stainless steel. The rig may have had a Q on her front bumper but if York PA did have them on their apparatus it was since removed.

[@Stickymajorwow]

my uncle has one but its a 78 lafrance all white and red stripe onb the sides with a detroit diesle i love theses trucks

[@TheCRTman]

That 6V53! Mmmmmmmmm

[@nyshortline]

@KC9SYJ I read it had a Cummins and an automatic.

[@christophernilescoughlin7049]

Great alf love it

[@dylanlionelbenitez9370]

3:08 Does anyone know what model horn this is?

[@Stickymajorwow]

my uncle has one but its a 78 lafrance all white and red stripe onb the sides with a detroit diesle i love theses trucks with a code 3 light bar xl and a code 3 traffic controll siren i think

[@TheFireman203]

beutiful sounds awsome

[@mrceleb2006]

I wonder if any old Blue Bird All-American school buses were powered by a DD 6V53...I know some 1970s Blue Bird transit buses had this engine!

[@LackoFarms]

awesome!!!

[@Bozukoviy]

I recognize roads of Nedeerlands, am i right ?

[@porcupinepunch6893]

Yes

[@HankySpanky51]

I want THAT!!!

[@jwerner21]

Is that rig from York Pennsylvania?

[@cuttinNtruckin5]

jwerner21 yes york city pa

[@TheJmevers1]

Is deze te koop?

[@firetruck343]

It was a cummins those were a populare engine for ward lafrance. There are a lot of older trucks that were powerd by cummins,cat, and detroit.

[@porcupinepunch6893]

This one has a Detroit

[@firetruck343]

american lafrance was doing good untilthe filed bankruptcy the were not verry popular for a few years know they are on the way back with more plants in the us! the older trucks like this were made to last they were slow but they got there. Know days the departments need big engine and automatic transmission and when they sell the old trucks they strip them and want top dallar for them and when sombody buys it has to look all over the place to find parts to refurbish it.

[@lailasalas]

This unit was in service in Mexico City the years 1970-1990

[@cuttinNtruckin5]

lailasalas I don't think it was. I believe it was only in york city pa

[@TedHake]

@@cuttinNtruckin5Engine 2 and then Engine 5. It was enclosed and high sides added after a crash with a Pepsi delivery truck.