The Corgi Ahrens-Fox Model HT was modeled on a 1947 at Morristown, NJ, which Morristown still has. Boston's Ahrens-Fox was 1936, not 1933, and it was a Model BT, not HT. And yes it was the only Ahrens-Fox Boston Fire Dept. ever owned. My uncle Robert accompanied the Ahrens-Fox delivery engineer Ellwood Yoho on delivering it to Boston in 1936. The Model HT had a Hercules motor (6 cylinder, 935 cubic inch) and 1000 gallon per minute pump. Model BT had Ahrens-Fox's own motor (6 cylinder, 1140 cubic inch) and 1250 GPM pump. Only 6 Model BT pumpers survive today (out of 8 built--Boston's was junked and the one at Chester, PA, was wrecked), and all 6 are in fully operating condition. 37 Ahrens-Fox Model HT pumpers survive (out of 65 built), but not all of those are operable.

I own an Ahrens-Fox of a type (called Model EC) where only 26 were built and 20 of those survive. I was the first person ever to restore an Ahrens-Fox Model EC from the frame up--now there are several REALLY nice restored examples around, and mine still looks realy great too.

Any way you look at it, the "Fox" is a rare animal!

Location: Elk Grove, CA

Yes I think it was the only one.

I got a pic with a deck gun with E 50 markings; I got also a factory pic without deck gun.

Patrick.

Location: Belgium

Tried the link, says its been removed.

Location: Augusta, GA

The link is 3 years old.

Location: Augusta, GA

Taters... This link might help you. Several Boston Ahrens Fox replicas accompany this link to e-bay.

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=corgi+boston+ahrens+fox&_sacat=See-All-Categories