{"id":494814,"date":"2016-09-02T05:31:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T12:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=494814"},"modified":"2016-09-02T05:31:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T12:31:19","slug":"cruise-coverage-filling-the-streets-of-paris-kentucky-with-everything-from-muscle-to-fire-trucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift-galleries\/gallery\/cruise-coverage-filling-the-streets-of-paris-kentucky-with-everything-from-muscle-to-fire-trucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruise Coverage: Filling The Streets Of Paris, Kentucky With Everything From Muscle To Fire Trucks!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and\u00a0photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Little history.\u00a0 Kentucky was once part of the commonwealth of Virginia.\u00a0 One of the counties was \u2018Bourbon\u2019 county which encompassed nearly the Northeastern third of the state.\u00a0 Paris is the county seat of the now-much-smaller Bourbon County in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.\u00a0 It is not a hot spot for whiskey-making though.\u00a0 However it is covered in horse farms of the finest sort.\u00a0 With that comes some of the most-beautiful countryside for a relaxing drive you will ever encounter.\u00a0 Paris has a lot of historic structures in the downtown area which makes a great backdrop for photos.\u00a0 \u00a0Lots of neat stuff to see, but I can\u2019t help to dwell on the 1938 American LaFrance fire truck.\u00a0 I\u2019d seen it before, but didn\u2019t know the history.<\/p>\n

This rig was purchased by the city of Paris in 1938 and has lived here ever since.\u00a0 It\u2019s powered by a dual plug, dual distributor 12-cylinder.\u00a0 My son got to ride in it from where you see it pictured over to the firehouse on the other side of the courthouse.\u00a0 What a great piece of history to treasure and share.\u00a0 Awesome stuff here.\u00a0 We liked plenty of other stuff too and one standout was the blue, drop-top, 326-powered LeMans complete with three pedals.\u00a0 That\u2019s a cruiser.<\/p>\n

Enjoy.<\/p>\n

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