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C'est le plus ancien camion de pompiers américain entièrement fonctionnel de toute l'Europe, et a été achetée à une collection privée par un membre du Technik Museum de Speyer.
Ce véhicule appartenait à une unité de sapeur pompiers de Cincinnati dans l'Ohio (Etats-Unis).
Une particularité est le vase d'expansion argenté sur la pompe à incendie, typique d'Ahrens-Fox.
Modèle : MK-4 (#821)
Moteur : Otto, 6 cylindres, 12 dm³ (12 litres), 150 ch
Année de construction : 1916
Ancienne unité : Engine 20, Cincinnati, Ohio
It is the oldest fully functional American fire engine in all of Europe, and was purchased from a private collection by a member of the Technik Museum in Speyer.
This vehicle belonged to a unit of firefighters from Cincinnati in Ohio (United States).
A special feature is the silver expansion tank on the fire pump, typical of Ahrens-Fox.
Model: MK-4 (#821)
Engine: Otto, 6 cylinder, 12 dm³ (12 litres), 150 hp
Year built: 1916
Former unit: Engine 20, Cincinnati, Ohio
Feuerwehr : Ahrens-Fox (USA)
Baujahr: 1916
Motor: 6-Zylinder
Hubraum: 12 Liter
Leistung: 150 PS
Technology Museum – Speyer (Germany)
Fire Truck: Ahrens-Fox (USA)
Year of construction: 1916
Engine: 6-cylinder
Power: 150 hp
I have been hesitant to share photos of friends and family. But these are pretty special. And my friends and I are not getting any younger.
Our friend threw a birthday party at his Scottsdale Airpark garage / warehouse. He had about 70 or his favorite cars here tonight. His other 250 cars are at the Clive Cussler Museum in Arvada Colorado.
I don't know classic cars and since this is his garage there were no descriptive monuments by each car. I just had to appreciate each as a mechanical beauty of its time.
This is a 1922 Ahrens-Fox fire pumper. The wheels are the original wooden wheels from what I understand. I think it makes an appearance in his thriller - The Gray Ghost.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahrens-Fox_Fire_Engine_Company
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Happy Truck Thursday HTT
West Paterson NJ's Ahrens-Fox at the New Jersey & New York Parade held in Fair Lawn NJ on 06-14-1975. On September 4th 1929 a contract was signed by the City of Paterson NJ and Charles Fox to supply the city with 7 A-F 1000GPM pumpers at a cost of 13,500 dollars each and a A-F 85ft aerial at a cost of 16,750 dollars. N-S-4, A-F register # 3390 with motor # 2598, was shipped from Cincinnati Ohio on 10-30-1930 to Paterson and was placed in service at Engine Company #9, 586 Main Street, on 11-11-1930. She was retired by the Paterson FD in 06-1958 and sold in 06-1962 to the Passaic Valley Hose Company #2 of the West Paterson FD. West Paterson was officially renamed Woodland Park on 01-01-2009. Was that 'Curb Your Dog " sign put there expecting a Dalmatian onboard Engine 9? Info from patersonfirehistory.com with thanks. Howard Kent jr.
Cincinnati OH - Republic/Ahrens-Fox District 3 or 4
In 1913 the CFD purchased 4 cars for District Marshal's from Ahrens-Fox. The cars assigned to Districts 1 and 2 did not have a chemical tank while the cars assigned to Districts 3 and 4 did.The chassis used for these vehicles was a Republic automobile. Republic cars were made in Hamilton, Ohio.
Notice the classic Ham lantern with the Ahrens-Fox logo stamped in the water shield.
I have been hesitant to share photos of friends and family. But these are pretty special. And my friends and I are not getting any younger.
Our friend threw a birthday party at his Scottsdale Airpark garage / warehouse. He had about 70 or his favorite cars here tonight. His other 250 cars are at the Clive Cussler Museum on Arvada Colorado.
I don't know classic cars and since this is his garage there were no descriptive monuments by each car. I just had to appreciate each as a mechanical beauty of its time.
This is a 1922 Ahrens-Fox fire pumper. The wheels are the original wooden wheels from what I understand. I think it makes an appearance in his thriller The Gray Ghost.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahrens-Fox_Fire_Engine_Company
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Source: www.autoworldmuseum.com/about.html
Why build an automotive museum? Because one way or another, our lives are touched by the automobile. We remember our parents’ cars, the ones we traveled in with family, the ones we borrowed for our first car date, the first ones we bought. The fast cars, the junkers, the modified ones and the ones we rebuilt—all of them are tied to us in memory. We even dream of cars.
William E. Backer, former owner of Backer Potato Chip Company in Fulton, Missouri, looked back in time and found that a vintage automobile was a thing of fascination. His memories were of old country roads and two lane highways. Bill Backer was an engineer and a builder who loved to tinker. Having built a successful potato chip company, he looked back at the cars that were part of his childhood. Shortly after, he owned a Canadian 1924 Dodge Touring. Dark blue with black fenders and a cloth top. Bill drove his family around the back country roads of Callaway County, Missouri and felt himself touching fading memories.
Not long after he collected the Dodge, Bill had a 1909 Ford Model T. Soon after that, a 1930 Model A. Then a 1929 Cord, a 1931 Rolls Royce Phantom II, a 1957 Chevy Bel Air, and so on. By the mid 1990’s, the number of classic autos in the collection neared 100. Bill found a home for many of his classic cars in an old retail building in Fulton. The Auto World Museum Foundation was formed and a classic car museum was opened to the public. Ten years later, in 2006, the automobile museum was moved to its current home at 200 Peacock Drive in Fulton. It is a building dedicated to the history of vintage and modern automobiles as well as the history of Callaway County and Fulton, Missouri.
After his passing in 2008, his daughter, Vicki McDaniel, assumed leadership of the museum and the collection of cars. Since then, the collection of vintage autos has changed a little. However, her primary passion is for the presentation of antique cars and modern ones in a place that everyone can visit.
The presentation of cars and staging of the museum is the vision of Tom K. Jones, Artistic Director of TKJ Designs in Fulton, Missouri. His concept for the museum was a movement through time and a portrayal of the history of Callaway County, Missouri. Auto World Museum is a stage—a movement through history. Its deep black curtains, scenes from back when, panels of advertising and memorabilia will take you through a history of motion in time. At first, you will visit a period not that long ago, although some say 100 years is a long time. As you move in a clockwise direction through the museum, you will find enticing displays. The simplicity of family drives in the convertible. The decadence of Hollywood and its fancy cars. The sights and sounds of the drive-in as you watched from the comfort of your Studebaker or Corvair. You will ponder when gas prices were really, really low. Finally, you will find yourself nearing the future, with displays of alternative fuel vehicles.
Auto World Museum will spark your curiosity. We hope that you will find that our collection of vintage and modern automobiles fascinates you the way that it did Bill Backer. We hope you will continue the journey with us as we add to the collection over time. We would like to thank William Harrison for his dedication to the research on the autos in the museum.
Seven of these gigantic Ahrens-Fox fire engines were used by the Rotterdam Fire Brigade from 1928 to 1971. In World War II they proved their worth in tackling fires after the German bombing of Rotterdam in May 1940, thanks to their pumping capacity of almost 4,000 litres per minute.
The American-made fire engines were delivered as a chassis with an engine; the Rotterdam coachbuilders Bikkers then manufactured the bodywork. The car is fitted with a six-cylinder engine with an impressive 16.4-litre capacity, and includes a cooling system using the water from the fire pump: note the tubes leading to the radiator. The large silver sphere on the front pump is a pressure reservoir. Drivers were given special training to handle the vehicle; the turning circle was 22 metres.
Ahrens-Fox, which produced its first fire engine in 1912, is deemed to be ‘the Rolls-Royce of fire engines’. In 1917 an Ahrens-Fox engine of the New York Fire Brigade managed to pump water to the top of what was then the world’s tallest structure: the 245-metre high Woolworth building.
16,4 Liter
6 Cylinder
Louwman Museum
Den Haag - The Hague
Nederland - Netherlands
January 2022
Source: www.autoworldmuseum.com/about.html
Why build an automotive museum? Because one way or another, our lives are touched by the automobile. We remember our parents’ cars, the ones we traveled in with family, the ones we borrowed for our first car date, the first ones we bought. The fast cars, the junkers, the modified ones and the ones we rebuilt—all of them are tied to us in memory. We even dream of cars.
William E. Backer, former owner of Backer Potato Chip Company in Fulton, Missouri, looked back in time and found that a vintage automobile was a thing of fascination. His memories were of old country roads and two lane highways. Bill Backer was an engineer and a builder who loved to tinker. Having built a successful potato chip company, he looked back at the cars that were part of his childhood. Shortly after, he owned a Canadian 1924 Dodge Touring. Dark blue with black fenders and a cloth top. Bill drove his family around the back country roads of Callaway County, Missouri and felt himself touching fading memories.
Not long after he collected the Dodge, Bill had a 1909 Ford Model T. Soon after that, a 1930 Model A. Then a 1929 Cord, a 1931 Rolls Royce Phantom II, a 1957 Chevy Bel Air, and so on. By the mid 1990’s, the number of classic autos in the collection neared 100. Bill found a home for many of his classic cars in an old retail building in Fulton. The Auto World Museum Foundation was formed and a classic car museum was opened to the public. Ten years later, in 2006, the automobile museum was moved to its current home at 200 Peacock Drive in Fulton. It is a building dedicated to the history of vintage and modern automobiles as well as the history of Callaway County and Fulton, Missouri.
After his passing in 2008, his daughter, Vicki McDaniel, assumed leadership of the museum and the collection of cars. Since then, the collection of vintage autos has changed a little. However, her primary passion is for the presentation of antique cars and modern ones in a place that everyone can visit.
The presentation of cars and staging of the museum is the vision of Tom K. Jones, Artistic Director of TKJ Designs in Fulton, Missouri. His concept for the museum was a movement through time and a portrayal of the history of Callaway County, Missouri. Auto World Museum is a stage—a movement through history. Its deep black curtains, scenes from back when, panels of advertising and memorabilia will take you through a history of motion in time. At first, you will visit a period not that long ago, although some say 100 years is a long time. As you move in a clockwise direction through the museum, you will find enticing displays. The simplicity of family drives in the convertible. The decadence of Hollywood and its fancy cars. The sights and sounds of the drive-in as you watched from the comfort of your Studebaker or Corvair. You will ponder when gas prices were really, really low. Finally, you will find yourself nearing the future, with displays of alternative fuel vehicles.
Auto World Museum will spark your curiosity. We hope that you will find that our collection of vintage and modern automobiles fascinates you the way that it did Bill Backer. We hope you will continue the journey with us as we add to the collection over time. We would like to thank William Harrison for his dedication to the research on the autos in the museum.
Marsha and I visited the Blenheim, Ontario area in late-August, 2018. On August 24 we had the incredible privilege to visit the RM Auto Restoration warehouse in Blenheim. RM is in a class by itself, producing numerous best in show winners at Pebble Beach and various other Concours events.
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Cincinnati, Ohio Engine Co. 48
1913 Republic/Ahrens-Fox
250 GPM
One of 10 purchased.
The 48's are on the ramp of their newly opened quarters at 7017 Vine Street in Carthage. Notice the equipment carried: Hamm Fire Department lanterns; a couple of ground ladders; nozzles; hose; and spare tires. A large spotlight is also on board and a bell is mounted on the dash.
These small Ahrens-Fox rigs were constructed on Republic automobile chassis that were manufactured in Hamilton, Ohio. This building was in use until 1939 when the new fire station was built on Seymour Avenue. After this station was closed the building was converted to a police station which was the location of District 4.
1925 Ahrens-Fox Model N-S-4 1000GPM/100GWT Lady Warren Hose Co.#5 Haverstraw N.Y. 4-1000. Parade in Garnerville N.Y. 09-10-1977.Was taken out of service in 1958 and now privately owned. Howard Kent Jr.
Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera loaded with The Impossible Project PX 70 Color Shade film. Seems TIP have made great steps forward in the chemicals used in their newly released Color Protection film. That apparently needs no shielding and has better (?some) color saturation. The results I have seen so far look very promising and I'll buy a pack...or two. Won't be buying any more of this color shade film, although I do fully support their difficult challenge. This was taken with the wheel on fully darken and was also shielded for an hour or more afterwards.
Nyack, NY is a village located in the towns of Orangetown and Clarkstown, in southeastern New York state.
Seven of these gigantic Ahrens-Fox fire engines were used by the Rotterdam Fire Brigade from 1928 to 1971. In World War II they proved their worth in tackling fires after the German bombing of Rotterdam in May 1940, thanks to their pumping capacity of almost 4,000 litres per minute.
The American-made fire engines were delivered as a chassis with an engine; the Rotterdam coachbuilders Bikkers then manufactured the bodywork. The car is fitted with a six-cylinder engine with an impressive 16.4-litre capacity, and includes a cooling system using the water from the fire pump: note the tubes leading to the radiator. The large silver sphere on the front pump is a pressure reservoir. Drivers were given special training to handle the vehicle; the turning circle was 22 metres.
Ahrens-Fox, which produced its first fire engine in 1912, is deemed to be ‘the Rolls-Royce of fire engines’. In 1917 an Ahrens-Fox engine of the New York Fire Brigade managed to pump water to the top of what was then the world’s tallest structure: the 245-metre high Woolworth building.
16,4 Liter
6 Cylinder
Louwman Museum
Den Haag - The Hague
Nederland - Netherlands
January 2022
This IS NOT a hot rod. It's a circa 1940 Ahrens-Fox sedan style pumper. It was operated by the Pawtucket, RI Fire Department. (Don Mills collection)