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Lawrence E. Phillips
Softcover
128 pages
120 B&W illustrations
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American LaFrance 700 & 800 Series 1953-1958 Photo Archive
$33.95
From the late 1940s through the 1950s, American LaFrance was by far the most popular fire truck manufacturer in the U.S. This collection chronicles the most intricate changes the manufacturer made to its revolutionary 700 Series in developing the short-lived 800 Series. Archival photographs are suplemented with articles from Americans LaFrance's corporate magazine and sales literature, as well as features that appeared in Popular Mechanics.
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| Weight | 0.408 kg |
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| Dimensions | 26.0 × 21.6 × 1.0 cm |
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