American LaFrance 400 Series
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| Format: Paperback, 128 Pages Item: 145096 ISBN: 9781583881859 SpecsIllustrations: 122 b/w Size: 10.25 x 8.5 x 0.375 Weight: 1.063 lb. Published: April 27th 2007 DC: AE List Price: $19.95 $14.96All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
Powered by the company’s industry-leading V-12 engine, the 400 Series Metropolitan with its long, gracefully tapered hood, skirted fenders, classically-proportioned gabled radiator and oversized wheels, was a triumph of industrial design—an eye-pleasing blend of form and function, and the industry’s first truly styled fire engine. This authoritative, thoroughly-researched and richly illustrated book documents the big 400’s relatively short, but spectacular, production life from its introduction in late 1934 through the last two assembled from the parts bin in early 1940. |
Walter M.P. McCall is one of the best-known and most respected fire apparatus historians and authors in North America. In addition to his landmark American Fire Engines Since 1900 – still considered the “bible” of the old fire engine hobby -- Walt McCall has authored eight Iconografix fire apparatus and professional car books. He served as Editor of Enjine!-Enjine! the quarterly magazine of the Society for the Preservation & Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America (SPAAMFAA) for 25 years and edited The Visiting Fireman, the annual international directory of fire buffs for nine years. McCall has also written numerous articles for fire service and antique vehicle publications in the United States and Canada. Walt McCall resides in Windsor, Ontario. |