In 1964, to bridge a growing price gap between its commercial-chassis fire apparatus and premium-priced 900 Series Customs, American LaFrance came out with a new economy model, entry-level cab-forward custom called the Pioneer I. The new lowline custom...
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In 1970, the company presented its new heavy duty Series 90. The range included short conventional with BBC=92", and long conventional models with bumper-to-back-of-cab dimension was 115". The long hood design offered the number of advantages. There was...
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Conventional cab models of Series 70 and 80 with 92-inch BBC were offered with either gasoline or diesel power, and actually were up-rated versions of the medium-duty Series 60. Short cab design gave reduced overall length and increased maneuverability...
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In 1962 the company introduced a whole new family of 900 Series Airport Chief crash/fire/rescue vehicles. Built on special 4x4 and 6x6 chassis with huge floatation tires and remote-control, roof-mounted turret nozzles, the Airport Chiefs offered...
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At the 1960 IAFC conference in Rochester, New York, American LaFrance exhibited a 900 Series pumper by a 325-horsepower Boeing 502-10C turbine. The 1000 gpm Turbo Chief pumper with open semi-cab was delivered to San Francisco, California. The following...
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