One of the oldest fire equipment maker in the U.S. was the American LaFrance Fire Engine Company founded in 1903 in Elmira New York. Interestingly enough, this company also built roadster automobiles starting in 1907 until 1914. The story here is that American LaFrance built only twenty-two automobiles. The company’s very first motorized fire truck …
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1924 Dodge Express Wagon
The first Dodge car was a 1915 model. The car was positioned ahead of the Ford Model T and did offer more and sales were good. Prior to that the Dodge Brothers had produced parts for the first half million Ford Model T’s. The Dodge brothers also built parts for Oldsmobile and other manufacturers and …