In 1933, the company introduced an entirely new series of mid-sized pumpers to replace the earlier Types 199/299 and 191/192. The new 400 Series featured fresh, new styling with high, rounded hoodlines and a raked one-piece windshield built into the...
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In 1931, American LaFrance astounded the fire service - and the rest of the fire apparatus industry - with its surprise announcement of a V-12 engine. Designed for the unique requirements of the fire service, the 312-A engine had been under development...
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The Master Series also included a new straight-frame Type 231 front-drive aerial. A companion Type 233 front-drive city service ladder truck joined the line two years later. Both types were equipped with 6-cylinder 120 hp engine.
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In 1973, the Tilt Cab range was named the Steel Tilt Cab after the release of a new company's cabover model the Titan 90 with an aluminum cab (Series Aluminum Tilt Cab). Besides the new name the trucks received slightly modified grille. But actually...
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On the eve of the stock market crash, American LaFrance in October 1929 announced its most important new product line since the breakthrough Type 5 of 1910. The all-new Master Series pumpers and aerials were introduced with appropriate fanfare at the...
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