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  • Pirsch Fire Apparatus 1890-1991 Photo Archive Cover

    Hachette

    Pirsch Fire Apparatus 1890-1991 Photo Archive

    Pirsch Fire Apparatus 1890-1991 Photo Archive The first book published exclusively on fire trucks produced by the Pirsch Company of Kenosha, WI. Best known for the invention of the world's first all-powered aerial ladder, the Pirsch Company also produced...
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  • Lost Truck Legends

    Hachette

    Lost Truck Legends

    Lost Truck Legends Here you go truck fans, a book just for you! Featuring small-scale independent truck manufacturers, this book offers a selection of trucks no longer manufactured, but that in their time had a solid reputation. Basically, because of...
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  • American Fire Apparatus Company 1922-1993 Photo Archive

    Hachette

    American Fire Apparatus Company 1922-1993 Photo Archive

    American Fire Apparatus Company 1922-1993 Photo Archive American Fire Apparatus produced a remarkable number of apparatus and was, for many years, an innovator and major force in the industry. View the complete line from beginning to the end including...
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  • Classic Seagrave 1935-1951 Photo Archive Cover

    Hachette

    Classic Seagrave 1935-1951 Photo Archive

    Classic Seagrave 1935-1951 Photo Archive Fire apparatus aficionados Walt McCall and Matt Lee, have assembled these beautiful photographs to illustrate the wide range of body designs used on the classic Seagrave chassis. See all kinds of Classic...
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  • Firefighting Tanker Trucks and Tenders Cover

    Hachette

    Firefighting Tanker Trucks and Tenders

    Firefighting Tanker Trucks and Tenders Tanker trucks, also known as tenders, are used by more than 65% of all fire departments across America. Early tankers were converted from oil, fuel, milk, or chemical tank trucks. Some of these converted units were...
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  • Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007 Cover

    Hachette

    Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007

    Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007 From an inconspicuous beginning in Ocala, Florida, in 1974, Emergency One rocketed to the front rank of the U.S. fire apparatus industry in less than a decade. E-One’s astonishing rise stunned its...
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  • Modern Fire Trucks An Illustrated History

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    Modern Fire Trucks An Illustrated History

    Modern Fire Trucks An Illustrated History The progression of American fire apparatus since the romantic horse-drawn era has truly been amazing. The elementary steam engines and wagons of yesteryear have evolved into a multitude of technologically...
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  • Pierce Fire Apparatus 1939-2006 An Illustrated History Cover

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    Pierce Fire Apparatus 1939-2006: An Illustrated History

    Pierce Fire Apparatus 1939-2006: An Illustrated History Founded by Dudley and Humphrey Pierce in 1913, the Auto Body Works, of Appleton, Wisconsin, became noted for producing custom utility bodies on commercial truck chassis. In 1939, the Auto Body...
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  • Ford Fire Trucks

    Hachette

    Ford Fire Trucks

    Ford Fire Trucks While fully custom rigs have traditionally been the pin-ups of fire apparatus, the backbone of the American fire service has always been trucks built on commercially available chassis. Although there have been many commercial chassis...
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