It has gone through different owners over the years including Freightliner-Daimler, and an investment firm. and they were the Rolls Royce of fire engines,” Jim Ratliff said.Īmerican LaFrance dates back to 1832 with horse- and man-drawn fire apparatus. American LaFrance built their fire engines in Elmira, N.Y. “The village was very proud to buy this fire engine right after the war. The village, located 45 miles northeast of Detroit, was 1.4 square miles, with an estimated population of about 2,000 in 1946.
The first was the village of Algonac, Mich. Jim and Kevin are only the second owners of this 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. There is an old expression that states the difference between a man and a boy is the price of his toys.
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