It has gone through different owners over the years, including Freightliner-Daimler and an investment firm. American LaFrance built their fire engines in Elmira, New York, and they were the Rolls-Royce of fire engines,” Jim Ratliff said.Īmerican LaFrance dates back to 1832, with horse- and human-drawn fire apparatus.
“The village was very proud to buy this fire engine right after the war. The first was the village of Algonac, Michigan, which is 45 miles northeast of Detroit, covers 1.4 square miles and had a population of about 2,000 in 1946. Jim and Kevin are only the second owners of this issue’s 1947 American LaFrance fire engine. In the case of Danville resident Jim Ratliff and his son, Kevin, one could also include the size of the toys.
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