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Pignatelli estimated the renovation to the 1924 pumper truck would run from $75,000 to $100,000. They just recently paid to fix the wheels on the 1911 ladder wagon, Pignatelli said.Ībout four months ago, two or three Lenox volunteer fireman, led by Kane, approached Pignatelli and got him interested. Kane has been a volunteer fire fighter for 23 years.

Until now, a group of 10 or 12 volunteer firemen have paid out of their own pockets to keep the other four vehicles in good condition, said Tim Kane. Eastover has now offered it back to the town. The 1924 pumper truck was taken out of service in 1957 and sold to Eastover Resort. The fifth is a 1924 LaFrance 750 gallon-per-minute pumper, hose and ladder truck, which needs repair. 1: the first motorized vehicle LaFrance ever made a 1911 horse-drawn ladder truck and a 1932 Stuart 500 GPM Pumper. 12:00AM / Wednesday, OctoPrint Story | Email StoryThe town of Lenox still owns the first five pieces of fire equipment it ever purchased.įour are in mint condition, according to Selectman William “Smitty” Pignatelli: an 1873 Amoskeag Steamer from Detroit a 1910 American LaFrance Hose and Chemical Automobile, with the serial No.