Beschreibung
1926 American LaFrance
6 Cylinder 14. 5 Litre Chain Drive
Up for your consideration is this extremely rare American LaFrance chain drive fire tender that has just arrived from the East Coast of America. Made in Elmira New York in 1926. The vehicle is a 98 year old barn find restoration project in need of recommissioning. The engine is free turning. One of the hickory wheels has some rot so I have sourced a replacement which comes with the vehicle. I have also sourced a lovely oval fuel tank which will come with the vehicle and is pictured above. This is so the new owner can convert the vehicle to a speedster with the oval tank behind the seat, should they wish to. This is the path taken by many on these vehicles. We can also do this work for you if required.
I have sold a number of these LaFrance vehicles now as I have networks in America who help me to source these vehicles. As you can imagine being circa 100 years old they are getting hard to find now. This model has a T Head 14. 5 litre straight 6 engine that runs on a distributor or magneto or both. This is belt and braces if one ignition system fails the other still enables functionality.
The appeal of these vehicles is the scale of them, plus the super sized engine and chain driven propulsion.
The vehicle is in Stamford and available for viewing now. The price includes delivery to your UK address and UK registration which is just going through now. It should be registered by mid June.
These vehicles are used for the Paris to Peking rally and this one could be prepared for that.
Don't miss this chance because they really are drying up in America now and I probably won't bring in anymore due to the costs involved and the poor exchange rate. I just can't find them like I used to and I genuinely don't anticipate getting anymore in the near future. Amazingly parts are available for these although clearly it's a specialist process.
For an informal chat about the vehicle or to arrange a viewing please don't hesitate to contact me. I have also set the price at the cheapest I have ever listed one of these for.
If you want a finished LaFrance I have one available give me a shout. Or we can turn this one into anything you like. Come and see me and I'll show you.
It's exciting!!
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