The American LaFrance Fire Engine Company (ALF) was
founded in 1873 (with roots dating from 1832) by Truxton S. LaFrance in Elmira,
New York. While the company specialized in fire appliances, the management took
an interest in motor cars in the early 20th century. These cars were
vanity projects based on fire engine chassis and powered by large, powerful
engines.
This model is a depiction of a reproduction of the 1916 Speedster
car that was built on a real ALF fire engine chassis. The car was sold at
auction last year. As I was not able to find any blueprints or detailed
drawings of the car, the model was built entirely from photographs. The
speedster weighed 2,300 kg, was 5.4 m long and 2 m wide. It was powered by a 9.4
liter, 6-cylinder, T-head, gasoline engine driving the rear wheels through two,
parallel sprockets and chains.
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