{"id":421115,"date":"2010-03-12T15:00:36","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T20:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=40212"},"modified":"2010-03-12T15:00:36","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T20:00:36","slug":"ebay-find-1915-american-lafrance-speedster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/421115","title":{"rendered":"eBay Find: 1915 American Lafrance Speedster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/ebay-find-1915-american-lafrance-speedster\/speedster2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40214\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Speedster2.jpg\" alt=\"Speedster\" title=\"Speedster2\" width=\"500\" height=\"278\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maybe you\u2019ve been looking for something different. You know, that certain car that will stand out in the crowd of Camaros and Coronets that clog-up your favorite Friday night car show. You want to be noticed, regarded and most of all talked about. Well then, look no further because your old friend Mr. Angry has found the car for you. <\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-40212\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/ebay-find-1915-american-lafrance-speedster\/speedster4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40216\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Speedster4.jpg\" alt=\"Speedster\" title=\"Speedster4\" width=\"500\" height=\"348\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This hulking mass of macho metal started out almost 100 years ago as an <em>American Lafrance<\/em> fire truck and over its lifetime has seen some modifications. The biggest one is obvious, as it\u2019s no longer a fire truck but a dual chain driven speedster. Hell, the stats alone will make you chuckle. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/ebay-find-1915-american-lafrance-speedster\/speedster1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40213\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Speedster1.jpg\" alt=\"Speedster\" title=\"Speedster1\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS:  14.5 liter, 820 cubic inches, 105 hp and it\u2019s a 6-cylinder T-head! Not that I know what that is\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/ebay-find-1915-american-lafrance-speedster\/speedster3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40215\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Speedster3.jpg\" alt=\"Speedster\" title=\"Speedster3\" width=\"500\" height=\"322\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I would love to own something like this, as it is such a unique piece of automotive history. This baby also has to be an absolute hoot to drive. Just imagine rolling into your local car show behind the wheel of this mastodon. You\u2019d immediately be the star, you\u2019d stand out above everything else and I can almost guarantee that your ego will be completely satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.com\/ebaymotors\/American-Lafrance-Speedster-racer-vintage-brass-era_W0QQitemZ200448127401QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item2eaba3b1a9\">auction on eBay<\/a> as this puppy really is a treat for the eyes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/tyyaN5Uo_Corx9J32YIZv6uOF-k\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/tyyaN5Uo_Corx9J32YIZv6uOF-k\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/tyyaN5Uo_Corx9J32YIZv6uOF-k\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/tyyaN5Uo_Corx9J32YIZv6uOF-k\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe you\u2019ve been looking for something different. You know, that certain car that will stand out in the crowd of Camaros and Coronets that clog-up your favorite Friday night car show. You want to be noticed, regarded and most of all talked about. Well then, look no further because your old friend Mr. Angry has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3854,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-421115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3854"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}