Dec 10, 2019
Ahrens Fox Cab Forward Fire Engine – Oceanside NY and Chatham, NY 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...
Dec 9, 2019
1931 Ahrens-Fox Type N Pumper – North Tarrytown, NY Don Hale restored this 1931 Ahrens-Fox Type N Pumper 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,...
Dec 9, 2019
Ahrens-Fox Quad Fire Engine – River Forest, IL 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...
Dec 9, 2019
Ahrens-Fox Model J Fire Engine – Detroit, MI 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...
