As horse-drawn, stream-powered vehicles gave way to the more powerful gasoline-driven fire engines, The Ahrens-Fox Fore Engine Company led the way and was soon creating the front-end piston pumpers that made the company so famous. The fire engines the company developed in the '20s and '30s are especially sought after by collectors. Considered the Rolls-Royce of fire fighting apparatus, Ahrens-Fox was known for making large, complicated and pricey machines that also boasted the latest innovations and breakthroughs. Ahrens-Fox was the first to go to a 12 volt electrical system, use pneumatic tyres instead of rubber, implement a shaft drive system, install a booster tank and develop a double ladder rack. In 1927, Ahrens-Fox perfected its N-S-4 fire engine, which featured a triple combination pumping apparatus and was the most technically advanced fire engine of the era. Now a 1927 Ahrens-Fox N-S-4 has been recreated in a die-cast model that captures all the glory of the original.