It included the American Fire Engine Company, LaFrance Fire Engine Company and Thos. With the idea of creating a monopoly, in 1900 the International Fire Engine Company was announced. A rival firm was created named the American Fire Engine Company. The 1890s was an era of business consolidation with the growth of trusts. The company began to manufacture other firefighting equipment and in 1880 became the LaFrance Fire Engine Company. 1920.ДЄccording to the Elmira, New York newspaper the Star-Gazette: вЂњWith this group of guys, theyвЂ™d make a rock run,вЂќ Taquino laughed.Advertisement for American LaFrance fire extinguisher, ca. Taquino said he had no doubt the fire truck would start Saturday. вЂњEverybodyвЂ™s busy, but IвЂ™m happy to see it run.вЂќ вЂњProjects like this drag on, and itвЂ™s hard to get the whole group together,вЂќ he said. It also may be used on special occasions or in parades like it was in yearsвЂ™ past before falling into disrepair.Д¬astagnos said it is rewarding to get the truck running. Once repairs are complete, Cockerham said the city is thinking about placing the truck somewhere like the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium where visitors can see it. вЂњI never thought IвЂ™d get to see it, but it sure looks good,вЂќ he said. вЂњBut itвЂ™s all usually doable,вЂќ Castagnos said.Д¬ockerham, one of the attendees at SaturdayвЂ™s event, said the truck holds a special place for him, being that he is a fireman. вЂњIf you know mechanics, usually you can figure it out, but sometimes getting parts can be hard,вЂќ he said, adding sometimes parts have to be made. Castagnos of Donaldsonville, who was working often on the truck Saturday, said securing the parts are one of the hardest parts of the process, Butch Gautreaux as well as some out of pocket expenses by club members and donations.ДЄfter the engine was restored by a club member from New Iberia, it was run at the Patterson Cypress Sawmill Festival a few years ago, but until Saturday, the truck had not been started.Д¬lub member J.B. The group has spent over $20,000 in restoring the truck, utilizing a $20,000 grant that was secured by then state Sen. We had to manufacture valves and springs for it.вЂќ вЂњEvery nut, bolt has pretty much been replaced. вЂњBetween the two bumpers,вЂќ Taquino laughed. Just repainting the truck took about six years.ДЄs for the hardest part of the restoration? The project to restore the truck, named the вЂњEnola EвЂќ after Enola Egle, has taken 15 years. вЂњThis is the first time we took on a project like this to restore something like this,вЂќ Taquino said of the complete restoration.

However, the Bayou Old Time Engine and Power Association, made up of members from southeast Louisiana, took on the challenge and have been working on the project since.Д«efore starting this project, the group typically spent its time restoring antique engines. Morgan City Fire Chief Alvin Cockerham said that others had tried to repair the vehicle in the past but were unable to. вЂњSomebody had torn all the engine down and left it all in pieces,вЂќ Taquino said Saturday at his air conditioning business garage where the vehicle has sat since May 2005. Kihneman Fire Station on Federal Avenue was to be torn down.ДЄt the time he took possession of the vehicle, it was in pieces. Taquino was asked by then-Morgan City Mayor Tim Tregle in May 2005 if he was interested in restoring the truck, because the tin shed the fire truck was in behind L.F.

Morgan City businessman Audie Taquino and his friends in the Bayou Old Time Engine and Power Association brought a piece of Morgan City history back to life Saturday.ДЇor the past 15 years, the group has been working to restore the City of Morgan CityвЂ™s second-ever motorized firetruck, a 1922 American LaFrance Type 75 Fire Engine.

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