At the 1970s began, there was a noticeable industry trend toward better-equipped, fancier motor fire apparatus. With plenty of federal money available, America's fire chief insisted on having all the bells and whistles on their new fire apparatus. In...
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New for 1970 was the heaviest Series 90 with 22,000 lbs rear axle as standard equipment, and 23,000 lbs as an option. GCW could reached 76,800 lbs. A steel-butterfly hood was standard on Series 70 and 80 models. Standard on Series 90 models was a new...
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Chevrolet's Step-Van models were keeping up their popularity, and were seen just everywhere. The vehicles were sold either as finished trucks, called Step-Vans, or in chassis form, where they were called Forward Control Chassis. In 1968 the Step-Van...
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The third generation American LaFrance Pioneer III was presented in 1975. Lighting of the trucks has been updated. Above the main headlights there is a garland of special signal lamps, allocated to a separate functional area. The standard for this...
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In 1972 the company introduced an updated version of its budget truck Pioneer, which was designated as Pioneer II. Visually, the second generation can be distinquished only by a pair of headlights. Fire trucks were equipped with 6V-53N engine with an...
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