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We carry close to 131 American LaFrance parts and accessories for the last 17 years and 3 different models of American LaFrance cars - so youre sure to find what you need. Dubbert, Bob, Shane MacKichan and Joel L. Advance Auto sells American LaFrance auto parts online and in local stores all over the country. So, American LaFrance (ALF) has closed its doors once again.Toronto was a major customer, as was Vancouver and Saint John. Over its 57-year history, LaFrance built and sold over 1250 custom and commercial-chassised pumper and aerial trucks to departments across Canada. The company had lost market share to competitors like King-Seagrave and Pierre Thibault by the late sixties and Sterling made the decision to close the plant in 1971 in order to concentrate on other operations. LaFrance continued to build trucks on American Lafrance chassis. Corporate parent Sterling Precision sold its American Lafrance operations in 1966, but retained ownership of LaFrance. In 1960, LaFrance moved its manufacturing to the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke, and relocated again to Cooksville (now part of Mississauga) in 1965.
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The revolutionary 700 series sold particularly well, with some 169 trucks delivered across Canada. LaFrance assembled and delivered custom apparatus on American Lafrance and commercial chassis to fire departments across Canada, including JOX, 500, 600, 700, 800 and 900 series. The company expanded rapidly and was renamed LaFrance Fire Engine and Foamite Corporation in 1928. Seeking a share of the Canadian market, the American Lafrance Company of Elmira, New York, set up a plant and affiliated operation in Toronto under the name American LaFrance Fire Engine Company of Canada Limited. The Canadian Lafrance operation was an affiliate of American LaFrance for much of its history, but was always a distinct operation. LaFrance Engine and Foamite Limited was a Canadian fire apparatus manufacturer located in Toronto and Cooksville, Ontario. This article refers to the Canadian subsidiary of American LaFrance.
