1953 Dodge B-Series Pickup in SE Austin Near COTA

Posted on Sep 30, 2015Written by Ken Altes

On my way to the the Le Mans races at COTA last week, I passed a wrecking yard, Special Truck and Auto Salvage, on FM 812, found a few good ones including this 1953 B-Series Dodge pickup, last of its series that ran from 1948. Considered very advanced for the time.

American LaFrance Type 700 Fire Engine in S. Austin

Posted on Sep 16, 2015Written by Ken Altes

This fire truck has spent a lot of time at this garage at S. 1st and Live Oak. The versatile mechanics there are working to get the V-12 running. American LaFrance was an old American fire apparatus manufacturing company that folded last year. This one, marked “Foamite”, was built in Canada in the 1950s but it is a party truck — see the beer taps at the left side just forward of the back wheels.