The Type 75 was the flagship model (and the most popular of the time) of a grouping of fire trucks manufactured by American LaFrance in the 1910s and 1920s, ranging from the Type 34 through to the Type 90.
Listings & Specifications[]
The Type 75 was produced from 1915 to 1927, and had 750 gpm rotary pump & a six-cylinder engine. The further models are listed below:
- Types 34 and 35 with 120hp engine were equipped with piston 900 gpm and centrifugal 800-850 gpm pumps, respectively.
- Type 38 with 6-cylinder 75 hp engine received 650 gpm rotary pump.
- Type 42 was a triple combination with a rotary 800 gpm pump.
- Type 43 was a triple combination with a piston 750 gpm pump.
- Type 44 had centrifugal 900 gpm pump, water tank and was equipped with 120 hp engine.
- Type 47 was a city-service ladder truck with 75hp engine and 600 gpm rotor pump.
- Type 48 had a 75-hp six-cylinder engine with a 600-gpm pump.
- Type 53 was a triple combination with 120 hp engine and 800 gpm rotary pump.
- Type 56 had a 105 hp engine and 750 gpm piston pump.
- Type 69 with 105 hp engine was equipped with 600 or 800 gpm, or even 1000 gpm pump.
- Type 70 (1925) was a city-service ladder truck with double bank.
- Type 80 (1919) was built on the chassis of Type 45, but had squirrel-tail suction.
- Type 82 (1922) was almost the same as Type 48.
- Type 85 (1916) was a triple combination with 800 gpm rotor pump.
- Type 90 (1919) was a modified variant of Type 80 with less road clearance. [1]