{"product_id":"american-lafrance-400-700-series-photo-archive-set","title":"American Lafrance 400 \u0026 700 Series Photo Archive Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1934, at the depths of the Great Depression, the American-LaFrance-Foamite Corporation of Elmira, New York, designed and placed into production an uncommonly handsome new big-city fire engine. Powered by the company's industry-leading V-12 engine, the 400 Series Metropolitan had its high-capacity pump mounted in the truck's cowl ahead of the driver instead of in the usual midship location under the driver's seat. With its long, gracefully tapered hood, skirted fenders, classically-proportioned gabled radiator and oversized wheels, the big 400 was a triumph of industrial design - an eye-pleasing blend of form and function, and the industry's first truly styled fire engine. \nThis authoritative, thoroughly-researched and richly illustrated book documents the big 400's relatively short, but spectacular, production life. \nThis long-overdue, eagerly anticipated compendium is the only book ever published devoted exclusively to this revered American firefighting classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn American classic - capturing the attention of the industry, the \nAmerican LaFrance 700 Series was introduced in 1945. With a radically \nnew cab-forward design, it offered great improvements over pre-war \nmodels. Here is an exciting look at the American LaFrance 700 Series \nfrom its introduction. Carefully selected and researched archival \nphotographs illustrate intricate detail changes of the American LaFrance \n700 Series of fire apparatus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45171455590680,"sku":"KITB05330\/B03538","price":49.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/kitb05330b03538.jpg?v=1772252612","url":"https:\/\/www.midlifeclassiccars.com\/bs\/products\/american-lafrance-400-700-series-photo-archive-set","provider":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}