New For 2008 Fire Engine Hall of Fame 1924 Stutz Model C 1932 Buffalo Type 50 1939 American LaFrance® B-550RC Historic Fire Engines of the Depression Era Despite the difficult economic times, the 1920's and 1930's are referred to as the “Golden Age of Fire Engines”. Dozens of companies, both local and national, competed for business as cities finally phased out the horse-drawn pumpers of the 19th century. Cities and buildings were bigger and needed the speed and pumping power mechanized engines could provide. These three Hall of fame pumpers illustrate the types of fire engine manufacturers of that era. Stutz, represented by the 1924 Model C, only lasted from 1919 to 1924. Despite a perfect score on a 12-hour test at the national fire chief's convention, only 302 were built. Buffalo started in their namesake city in 1928 and lasted twenty years. By 1932 they were building their own trucks from the ground up. With all sales east of the Mississippi, you find them today mainly in upstate New York. American LaFrance is, of course, the Rolls-Royce of fire engines and has been for over 80 years. This 1939 B-550RC is often called the most beautiful of their timeless designs Model Feature • 1:43 Scale • 5.5 Inches Long to 6.5 Inches Long • Fire Engine Comes in its Own Display Case