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    Looks like a new car with temporary California license tag. They were usually taped in the back window, except probably on a vert. Did other states use them?
     
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    Ya just got to trust there's a pilot car just around the bend out of sight..............I hope...........and pray!
     
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    56 Studebaker by the grill and parking lights. Pulling a load of Willy's. Looks like a Jeepster top rack rear.
     
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    I thought chryslers were such a uncool, goofy, ugly ,body style design back then. Their designers had a weird geek sense of style
     
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    Wow... wish I had a time machine for this trailer full of Willys.
     
  10. George Klass
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    Gasoline. All the engines in the LAFD "back in the day" were gasoline engines. Actually, I don't remember just how long they could run before running out of fuel, although I have seen them pumping for 3 or 4 hours at a time. FS017_1950-000c_EngineCompany17_1500.jpg
    A 7-man engine company plus a captain. Today,, you are lucky to get 4 guys on an engine company in L.A.

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    At a big fire on a chilly night, I used to stand pretty close to these things (with my fingers in my ears), they put out a lot of heat.
     
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    These are the cross-lay bays on the Hose Wagons, all for 2 1/2-inch lines.

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    The process was pretty simple. Both the Hose Wagon and the Pumper would stop at a hydrant. The Hose Wagon would lay a pair of 3 1/2-inch supply lines down the block from the hydrant to the building on fire. The Duplex Pumper would hook up to one or two hydrants and pump water to the Hose Wagon. The two hoses entering the rear of the Hose Wagon were the supply lines. The guys on the Hose Wagon would hook up as many of the 2 1/2-inch lines as they needed to fight the fire. In this photo, they have 6 or 7 lines hooked up (on the drivers side) going into whatever is burning. That is alot of water. The LAFD had about 6 or 7 of these Duplex pumper/Hose Wagon combination engine companes located in various parts of the city, typically in the high value areas (as in movie studios, lumber yards, etc.), and they served into the late 1960's.
     
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    Thanks George. More wonderful pics of the LAFD guys and their machinery.
    I had guessed the V12s you mentioned could have been Detroit Diesel 12V71, but you've already said they were gasoline. Who was the maker then? V12s have never been made by too many companies.
    Back to the pumper. If it did run out of fuel, and was still needed at the fire, was there some SOP: return to station to refuel? Or replace with another pumper? Not an easy decision: both options have their built-in problems.
     
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    Hello,

    Nice historic post of the coastal Santa Monica/Malibu area. Having driven down this portion of the Coast Highway from 1953 (countless times), up to the most recent in November 2018, gives thought to how much it has changed during our driving history. This portion of the PCH Highway 1 through the Santa Monica area leading into Malibu is quite changed. The road is wider and consequently the lanes are less curvy. Back in these early photo days, the drive was more hectic as the road curved around those tall cliffs that ran along the highway.


    Even in the early 1960s, the road was still curvy and one slight blink at the wrong time caused a non friendly accident. (single line divider=6 inches, double yellow 15” wide between oncoming traffic) Back then, there were quite a few on this stretch of the coastal highway. Since the highway got wider and the curves were made less curvy, a middle lane divider helped with the dangerous corner. (first, double,then a set double lines made it a little safer)

    The fabulous 30s-40s era multi-story house still stands and looks pretty much as it did back then. (The Getty Villa) But, is now surrounded by plenty of ocean view homes. Sometimes a quick glance can spot the house. This corner makes “eyes on the road” mandatory, so the passenger is the only one that could possibly see the historic building.

    Jnaki

    This Coast Highway is part of one great drive, all along the ocean shoreline from the Santa Monica Pier to the giant rock at the edge of Point Mugu. It is a 35+ mile drive that is the quintessential, So Cal scenery. It is a “must do” for every traveler in the area, as it makes one feel at ease with nature. Be warned, it is not a sleepy eyed drive, by any means. Paying attention while driving, is the utmost in importance, especially on this highway.


     
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    Here is that DeDion-Bouton car again....

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  25. B-26 Marauder ........... Thanks Jeepster!
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