In a last-ditch bid for survival, Kersey/American LaFrance introduced an all new tilt-cab custom called the Patriot in 1992. Available with a 10-man "Eurostyle" cab, the ungainly-looking Patriot had a massive, sloped windshield designed to give the...
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In the late '70s the company introduced the new Spartan II. Trucks got a brand new cabin, which used head and parking lights from the Century series fire trucks. Spartan II was produced for only several years.
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In 1976, the company revived the original Pioneer 1st low-budget design philosophy with a new price and value leader called Spartan/1. Similar in appearance to the original Pioneer III, the Spartan/1 was built on a Chevrolet forward-control chassis with...
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In 1986, Kersey Manufacturing unveiled the Century 2000 redesigned model. The Century 2000 sported a new full-width cab with a huge windshield. Head and parking lights were enclosed in massive rectangular bezels. The thoroughly redesigned Century 2000...
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For most of their long history, American LaFrance have specialised in the manufacture of fire engines, but there have been brief periods of commercial trucks, and the latest began in 1981 when the company introduced two chassis, a 4x2 and a 6x4. They...
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