Chassis Year: 1970
Chassis Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company, Louisville, KY Assembly Plant
Chassis Model: C855L
Chassis VIN: C85LUF10567
Vehicle GVW Rating: 27,500 Pounds
Wheelbase: 180 inches
Engine Type: Ford 534 CID (8.8L) V8 gasoline, 227 HP
Transmission Type: Ford Transmatic (Allison MT-42) six-speed automatic
Apparatus Type: Triple Combination Pumper
Apparatus Manufacturer: American Fire Apparatus Inc, Marshalltown, IA
Apparatus Model: Custom Demonstrator
Builder's Number: MC-764
Pump Type: American Fire Pump two-stage (series-parallel) centrifugal
Flow Capacity: 1000GPM
Tank Capacity: 300 US Gallons
Hose Load: 1300' x 2.5" (supply); (2) x 10' x 4.5" (hard suct.); 250' x 2.5" (attack); 250' x 1.5" (attack); (2) x 250' x 1" (booster)
Date Delivered: April 5, 1970
Purchase Price: $32,040.00
Purchased From: Porter Fire Apparatus Sales, McKees Rocks, PA
Current Status: Retired, February 1992
Disposition: Sold to fire apparatus dealer, March 16, 1992 for $10,000. Sold to Thornton VFD, Calhoun County, AR, Out of service awaiting disposition in January, 2020.

This is the builder's photo of the vehicle, as it came out of the Marshalltown plant. This is how the vehicle looked when the apparatus committee saw it at the IAFC Convention in Chicago.

The metallic blue color is still in place in this photo, taken at Bower Hill's station. The hydraulic valves on the pump panel were unique. American never repeated this on any production apparatus.