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Class A Engine
Tanker/Pumper
Grass Truck
Engine
Purchased for $10,900, the 1946 American LaFrance (Type 601 Spartan) fire engine was in service at the South Haven Fire Department from September, 1945 thru 1981. Because it was ordered during World War II the truck and especially the chrome and small items needed the approval of the War Appropriations Board. The pump was capable of providing 1,000 gallons per minute. It had a 100 gallon tank and an overhead carrier for a 45-foot three section ladder. In the late 1950s a larger 500 gallon tank and two hose reels were installed.
The original truck was operated by a twelve cylinder gasoline engine. The truck was sold to a local construction company and reacquired by the fire department in 1995. The engine was in disrepair and funding to rebuild it was too expensive. A diesel engine was purchased.