Amertek also sold a few chassis to other manufacturers, namely Thibault and Superior. Twelve CM-1 trucks were delivered to fire departments across Canada and the design formed the basis of Amertek's crash trucks. King-Seagrave also designed and built its own custom chassis, the CM-1 in the mid-1980s. King had a similar agreement with Strato-Tower of Ohio and built a number of trucks using the Strato-Tower elevating platform in the 1960s. Several trucks were built with these components. King also had an agreement with Snorkel, allowing them to build trucks using Snorkel platforms and Telesqurt booms. Overall, approximately 1500 trucks were built.Īs noted, King held the rights for Seagrave in Canada and used Seagrave aerial ladders and custom chassis. A small number of trucks were also delivered to foreign countries - there were a few deliveries to the United States and some trucks were delivered to other countries (notably Nicaragua) as foreign aid through the Government of Canada. One of Canada's largest apparatus manufacturers from the 1950s to the 1980s, King-Seagrave built a full-line of apparatus and delivered their products to fire departments across the country. Amertek shut down its fire truck operations in 1993. The Woodstock plant and assets were purchased by Belgian Standard in 1985, which later became Amertek. King went into receivership again in 1984 and production ceased in 1985.
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and continued to build apparatus for two more years. the company was reorganized as King-Seagrave (1982) Ltd. In 1982, King-Seagrave went into receivership and production ceased. Despite the change, the company name remained the same, although truck nameplates read "King" instead of "King-Seagrave." This exclusive arrangement continued until Seagrave was purchased by FWD in the early seventies. Like Bickle, King represented Seagrave in Canada and used Seagrave aerial assemblies and custom chassis. Bickle was one of the largest fire apparatus manufacturers in Canada and King-Seagrave soon picked up where its predecessor left off. King had previously worked for Bickle-Seagrave in the 1920s and later created his own successful truck body and trailer business in Woodstock. King, nephew of the Bickle brothers, purchased the manufacturing rights to Bickle and resumed production a few months after the bankruptcy. King-Seagrave was created in 1956, following the bankruptcy of Bickle-Seagrave. was a Canadian fire apparatus manufacturer located in Woodstock, Ontario. American LaFrance purchased the name and goodwill, but never made use of it.Rescue, Aerials King-Seagrave Ltd. Hahn experienced financial difficulties in the late 1980s and closed its doors in 1989. Some custom Hahn chassis were sold to other manufacturers in the 1980s. In the late 1940s, commercial chassis fire trucks were added to the product offerings.Īerial ladder assemblies were initially purchased from Grove and Pierre Thibault, and towers from LTI, until Hahn introduced the Fire Spire in 1978.
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International Harvester IH Dump Truck S Series White/Black. Pickups & Tow Trucks 1949 - 1/30th Scale Dump Trucks & Dumps w/ Snowplows Sanders 1/64th Scale Ford & Ward Lafrance Fire Trucks 1951 - 1/34th Scale Ford Bottle Trucks 1951 - 1/34th Scale. After the war, the company chose to focus on fire apparatus exclusively, abandoning the truck chassis business. Chevy Tankers, Vans, and Stake Trucks 1937 - 1/34th Scale Custom Trucks - 1/34th Scale. William was killed in a car accident in 1937 and his brother succeeded him as president.ĭuring the Second World War, Hahn built Ford front-mount pumpers under contact for American Marsh, as well as aircraft control towers and mobile repair shops for the US military.
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William Hahn stepped in and formed a new company, Hahn Motors. However, the venture failed in 1932 due to the Great Depression. The same group also purchased the Selden Motor Truck Company of Rochester, New York. William Hahn sold the company to a group of investors in 1927. William's brother Adam joined the company in the early 1900s and it moved into the motorized truck business. Hahn (1878-1937) formed the Hahn Wagon & Carriage Works in 1898, and moved to Hamburg in 1901. was an American fire apparatus manufacturer located in Hamburg, Pennsylvania.