Crown Coach Historical Society

219 F.2d 400

55-1 USTC P 11,502

ESTATE of Don Murillo BROCKWAY, Deceased, Petitioner,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

No. 13616.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Dec. 22, 1954.

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In this interview, former fireman Don Croucher talks about firefighting collectibles, from department badges to actual fire trucks. Croucher…

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-firefighting-memorabilia-collector-don-croucher/

from County of Los Angeles Fire Museum

http://www.lacountyfiremuseum.com/1955CrownTriple.html

from the County of Los Angeles Fire Museum The first apparatus used as Engine 51 for �Emergency!� was an actual LACOFD engine assigned to Fire Station 60 on the lot of Universal Studios. It has a pump producing 1250 GPM, a 935 cubic inch Hall Scott gasoline motor that can produce 195 or 215 horsepower. It [...]

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The King of California Hammering flames with the famed Crown Firecoach Feature Article from Hemmings Classic Car February, 2011 – Jim Donnelly – Photography Courtesy of Keith Cullom For a long time, three things were always constants when it came to big fires in California: A lot of them originated in crisp, oily brush on nearly vertical [...]

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Used Crown Buses for sale

Is is my understanding that my grandfather, M. M. Brockway, invented the bus lift and donated it to public domain in the early to mid fifties. Here is the only known Crown Coach picture so far of his invention.

Editorial Comment To millions of California children, going to school means riding in a Crown Supercoach, and to a substantial number of western firefighters, doing their jobs involves the use of a Crown Firecoach. Beginning on page 12, Jim Valentine unfolds the story of Crown Coach Corporation, the builder of unique lines of these specialty vehicles. [...]

FEATURE ARTICLE from Hemmings Motor News 1976 Crown Firecoach Hemmings Motor News – MAY 1, 2006 – BY JIM DONNELLY When you think about calamities in California, depending on your age, you might think of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s declaration of a budget crisis, the Hells Angels rampages of the 1960s, or perhaps ABC Sports’ Al Michaels yelling, [...]

The History of NABI The NABI brand’s roots can be traced back as far as the commencement of Hungarian bus design and manufacturing for the North American market. In 1976 an aircraft salesman created a reciprocal trade program involving Hungarian buses. The reciprocal trade program involved the Hungarian bus manufacturer Ikarus and an American bus manufacturer [...]