In 1941, after the 600 Series had replace the 500 Series, the small plain-Jain Type 500 was also subsequently redesignated the Type 600. Feature of the Type 600 was the grille made in a style of big 600 Series, while the Type 500 had mesh grille. A part...
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The most significant improvement for 1964 was the change from the dogleg windshield to the conventional curved type. It provided easier entrance and exits for driver and passengers and looked much better too. The 230 and 292 six cylinder engines...
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A special pipe transporter based on a Mercedes-Benz Actros-4141 AK 8x8 is currently helping to close the last gaps in the few unfinished kilometres of the European Olefine Pipeline System in Northern Württemberg. In their own workshops and with the...
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After a three-year production run, American LaFrance in mid-1941 replaced the big Senior 500 Series with a refined and improved 600 Series. Although there were a number of engineering changes under its streamlined bodywork, the "new and improved" 600...
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In 1940, American LaFrance introduced an entirely new supplementary series of smaller, plainer custom-chassis fire engines called the Type 500. Far less expensive to build than the overstyled, art deco Senior 500 Series, the new Type 500 had a narrow,...
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