by Museum Admin | Dec 10, 2019
Ahrens Fox engineers designed a cab forward engine late in 1957 to compete with those of the two other builders of this type of apparatus – Crown and American La France. Ahrens Fox made only a few of this new design before being absorbed by Mack Trucks in... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
Don Hale restored this large piston pumper to its original condition in 1990. It served for almost twenty five years with the Rescue Hose Volunteer Fire Company of North Tarrytown, New York. Ahrens-Fox fire engines were highly regarded by firefighters. Their... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
This rig was built for the village of River Forest, Illinois. Fox called it a “Quad” because it had four capabilities: a large (1000 gpm) pump; a 100 gallon water storage tank and small diameter “booster” hose for quick attack; over 200 linear... 
by Museum Admin | Dec 9, 2019
The city of Detroit purchased 24 of these 750 gpm pumpers. This rig was repainted in the Detroit FD shops, probably around 1940. Its distinctive windshield was a favorite of the Detroit Fire Department. Detroit Fire Commissioner Paxton Mendelssohn purchased this...