American LaFrance Pioneer

American LaFrance Pioneer in Deadly Game, Movie made for TV, 1977

Class: Trucks, Fire truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
mike962 ◊ 2025-10-14 13:08	American LaFrance Pioneer Link to "encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com" the ALF logo on the side visible -- Last edit: 2025-10-14 13:08:36
rjluna2 ◊ 2025-10-14 15:38	What rules out Ward LaFrance?
Pokeoddsponge ◊ 2025-10-14 22:14	American LaFrance and Ward LaFrance were two different companies, but I believe they were founded by brothers or cousins, hence the similar names.
mike962 ◊ 2025-10-14 22:21	Quote Addison Ward LaFrance, who founded Ward LaFrance, was the son of one of the American LaFrance founders and had previously worked at the family business. The two companies are often confused due to their similar names and shared history, but Ward LaFrance was established as an independent company in 1916, while American LaFrance has roots dating back to around 1832
Ddey65 ◊ 2025-10-15 07:25	The swept forward windshield makes me think of the American LaFrance Pioneer.
CougarTim ◊ 2025-10-18 21:00	Same truck as this one: /vehicle_1556890-American-LaFrance-Pacemaker.html - So is it Pioneer or Pacemaker?
mike962 ◊ 2025-10-18 21:03	CougarTim wrote Same truck as this one: /vehicle_1556890-American-LaFrance-Pacemaker.html - So is it Pioneer or Pacemaker? Pioneer as it has the very unique reversed sloped windshield visible here Link to "encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com" -- Last edit: 2025-10-18 21:03:38