Maxim F-Model

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The F-Model was a custom chassis made by the Maxim Motor Company, from 1958, until the company went out of business in 1989. The F-Model was a cab-over (as opposed to Maxim's other product line at the time, the S-Model, which was a cab-forward), and received a few redesigns over the many decades in was in production. In the late 1970s, the model received a new nickname in the marketing world: the Marauder (presumably no relation to Seagrave's later introduced chassis of the same name). 
==History & Specifications==
===First Generation (1958-ca. 1977/78)===
*Engine - Waukesha gas or Cummins/Detroit diesel (6-cylinder 240 or 265hp, or 8-cylinder 320hp)
*Pump - Hale 500 to 2,000gpm
*Tank - 300 to 1,000 gallons
*Aerials - 65 to 85' mid-mounts or 100' tractor -drawn
===Second Generation (ca. 1977/78-1986)===
The second generation of the F-Model was made after Maxim was bought by an investment firm that also owned Ward LaFrance, resulting in the Ambassador and the F-Model cabs of the era being effectively the same from the front face of the truck back. 
===Third Generation (1986-1989)===
The third and final generation of the F-Model differed a bit from the previous versions, sporting a redesigned front (called the V-front or V-cab), lower height, and overall newer construction (such as a fully closed cab, and being made out of aluminum, instead of steel). 
==Sources==
*Smith, Howard T. Maxim Fire Apparatus Photo History. Hudson, WI: Iconografix, 2004. ISBN 9781583881118
Category:Custom chassis
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