At first I was like Cool…CL 54 American LeFrance

So at first I was like awesome a 1954 American LaFrance Fire Truck Craigslist Find! Then I hit the Craigslist link to get a look at the $200 1954 American LaFrance Fire Truck and got an idea why it was $200.

At first you would think that they cant sell it that cheap cause a scrapper will pick it up for a quick couple of bucks. Yeah that would be my first thought at least.

Well even though it was been stripped of anything that makes it a fire truck for the most part, there is still enough there to make it worth more than $200 in scrap weight from the looks of it?

The Yard Art recommendation is kind of doable I guess? By me people buy them to use for towing their large Boats down to the shore even though you need a rather large spot to park it at seeing that you will not be using it for anything other than towing.

I tried to find out more about this chassis like what kind of engine it would be using but, all I was able to find out really that it was an cab before engine unit that could be ordered in various configurations. I was mainly curious on the engine that it was using. Gas or Diesel and who made the engine?

I know that American LeFrance made V12 Flathead engines back in the day. They operated as 2 Six Cylinder banks with separate carbs and distributors. No real clue unless anyone knows what kind of engine this unit would use?

I could see making your own bed of some sorts for this chassis. I see one out in PA too that is a much squarer or later model style that someone is using for who knows what. It was for sale too but, I didn’t bother stopping to get any pictures 🙁