Crown Firecoach
Crown Firecoach is a nameplate used for various types of firefighting apparatus manufactured and marketed by Crown Coach Corporation in Los Angeles, California, from 1951 to 1985. Although sold primarily in the West Coast region of the United States (California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona, and Nevada), other examples of the Firecoach were sold to fire departments in Hawaii, Illinois, and New Jersey, as well as in Mexico and Kuwait.
| Crown Firecoach | |
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Retired Crown Firecoach in use as a parade vehicle by the UC Davis Aggies | |
| Overview | |
| Type | Fire engine |
| Manufacturer | Crown Coach Corporation |
| Production | 1951–1985 |
| Assembly | Los Angeles, California |
| Designer | Roy Hardy (1951) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | Mid-engine, rear-wheel drive (4x2) |
| Related | Crown Supercoach |
Using the mid-engine chassis of the Crown Supercoach school bus as a basis, the Firecoach was produced in several configurations for fire departments. In addition, Crown Coach served as a second-stage manufacturer, producing fire apparatus bodies for a variety of customer-supplied chassis upon request.
Shortly after the sale of Crown Coach in 1979, the Firecoach line was discontinued in favor of bus manufacturing. In 1991, Crown ended operations altogether.