Escondido's restored firetruck

1915 American LaFrance Speedster, factory race car built on a firetruck chassis, 802 cu inch engine and chain drive

Via:http://hooniverse.com/blog/2009/11/16/hell-yes-15-american-lafrance-14-5-liter-speedster-nuff-said/#more-3232 this was on ebay and was bid up to 81 thou, but the reserve was 90,000 http://gsglbc.blogspot.com/2010/03/mmm-yeah-i-want-it.html

For a restored La France speedster: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/01/american-lafrance.html

American LaFrance

The above is borrowed from Tere's photos, it rocks.

See Tere's gallery that includes this car at http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2009/01/la-jolla-motor-car-classic-mind-blowing.html