Cab Forward Fire Engine Ex – Oceanside NY and Chatham, NY

Cab Forward Fire Engine Ex – Oceanside NY and Chatham, NY

Cab Forward Fire Engine Ex – 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 only a few...
Model N Fire Engine Ex – North Tarrytown, NY

Model N Fire Engine Ex – North Tarrytown, NY

Model N Fire Engine Ex – North Tarrytown, NY 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...
Quad Fire Engine Ex – River Forest, IL

Quad Fire Engine Ex – River Forest, IL

Quad Fire Engine Ex – 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...
Model J Fire Engine Ex – Detroit, MI

Model J Fire Engine Ex – Detroit, MI

Model J Fire Engine Ex – 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...