The CFD began purchasing motorized apparatus in earnest in 1911. Many of these early vehicles didn't last long enough to receive a brass plaque with shop number in early 1923. "Doyle" numbering courtesy of Ken Little & Fr. John McNalis' incomparable History of Chicago Firehouses (Volume I & II).
| Description | Original Assignment | Second Assignment | 1906 Buick F touring car | Fire Marshal: Chief of Brigade - James Horan (1906 - 12/22/1910) | Fire Marshal: Chief of Brigade - Charles F. Seyferlich (12/27/1910 - ?) | 1911 Halladay J30 roadster | 6th Assistant Fire Marshal - Patrick J. Donahue (1911 - 1916) | 1911 Halladay J30 roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 6th Battalion (2-3-6) (1911 - 1916) | 1911 Halladay J30 roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 16th Battalion (2-4-6) (1911 - 1916) | 1911 Apperson "Jack Rabbit" 4-30 touring sedan | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 10th Battalion (2-3-10) (1911 - 1916) | 1911 Overland 45 roadster | 5th Assistant Fire Marshal - Arthur R. Seyferlich (1911 - 1916) | 1911 Overland 45 roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 7th Battalion (2-3-7) (1911 - 1916) | 1911 Overland 45 roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 12th Battalion (2-4-2) (1911 - 1916) | 1911 Overland 45 roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 13th Battalion (2-4-3) (1911 - 1916) | 1913 Kissel Kar LD13 touring car | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 3rd Battalion (2-3-3) (1913 - 1916) | 1914 Speedwell HB touring sedan | Assistant Fire Marshal (1914 - ?) | 1914 Speedwell HB touring sedan | Assistant Fire Marshal (1914 - ?) | 1914 Speedwell HB touring sedan | 3rd Assistant Fire Marshal (1914 - ?) | 1914 Speedwell HB touring sedan | Assistant Fire Marshal (1914 - ?) | 1914 Speedwell HB touring sedan | Assistant Fire Marshal (1914 - ?) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 4th Battalion (2-3-4) (1914? - 1917) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 5th Battalion (2-3-5) (1914? - 1917) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 8th Battalion (2-3-8) (1914? - 1917) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 15th Battalion (2-4-5) (1914? - 1917) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 17th Battalion (2-4-7) (1914? - 1917) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 18th Battalion (2-4-8) (1914? - 1917) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 19th Battalion (2-4-9) (1914? - 1917) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 20th Battalion (2-4-10) (1914? - 1917) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 22nd Battalion (2-5-2) (1914? - 1917) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 23rd Battalion (2-5-3) (2/3/1914 - 1917) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 24th Battalion (2-5-4) (2/3/1914 - 1917) | 1914 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 26th Battalion (2-5-6) (7/1/1914 - 1917) | 1915 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 1st Battalion (2-3-1) (1915 - 1917) | 1915 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 2nd Battalion (2-3-2) (1915 - 1918) | 1915 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 9th Battalion (2-3-9) (1915 - 1918) | 1915 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 11th Battalion (2-4-1) (1915 - 1917) | 1915 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 14th Battalion (2-4-4) (1915 - 1918) | 1915 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 21st Battalion (2-5-1) (1915 - 1918) | 1915 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 25th Battalion (2-5-5) (1915 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 1st Battalion (2-3-1) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 3rd Battalion (2-3-3) (1916 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 5th Battalion (2-3-5) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 6th Battalion (2-3-6) (1916 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 7th Battalion (2-3-7) (1916 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 8th Battalion (2-3-8) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 10th Battalion (2-3-10) (1916 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 11th Battalion 2-4-1) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 12th Battalion (2-4-2) (1916 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 13th Battalion (2-4-3) (1916 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 15th Battalion (2-4-5) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 16th Battalion (2-4-6) (1916 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 17th Battalion (2-4-7) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 18th Battalion (2-4-8) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 19th Battalion (2-4-9) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 20th Battalion (2-4-10) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 22nd Battalion (2-5-2) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 23rd Battalion (2-5-3) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 24th Battalion (2-5-4) (1917 - 1918) | 1916 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 26th Battalion (2-5-6) (1917 - 1918) | 1917 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 4th Battalion (2-3-4) (1917 - 1918) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 1st Battalion (2-3-1) (1918 - 1919) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 2nd Battalion (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 2nd Battalion (2-3-2) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 3rd Battalion (2-3-3) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 3rd Battalion (2-3-3) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 4th Battalion (2-3-4) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 4th Battalion (2-3-4) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 5th Battalion (2-3-5) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 5th Battalion (2-3-5) (5/1/1920 - 1921) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 6th Battalion (2-3-6) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 6th Battalion (2-3-6) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 7th Battalion (2-3-7) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 7th Battalion (2-3-7) (5/1/1920 - 7/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 8th Battalion (2-3-8) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 8th Battalion (2-3-8) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 9th Battalion (2-3-9) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 9th Battalion (2-3-9) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 10th Battalion (2-3-10) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 10th Battalion (2-3-10) (5/1/1920 - 12/16/1921) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 11th Battalion (2-4-1) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 11th Battalion (2-4-1) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 12th Battalion (2-4-2) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 12th Battalion (2-4-2) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 13th Battalion (2-4-3) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 13th Battalion (2-4-3) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 14th Battalion (2-4-4) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 14th Battalion (2-4-4) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 15th Battalion (2-4-5) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 15th Battalion (2-4-5) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 16th Battalion (2-4-6) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 16th Battalion (2-4-6) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 17th Battalion (2-4-7) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Spare buggy (5/1/1920 - ?) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 18th Battalion (2-4-8) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Spare buggy (5/1/1920 - ?) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 19th Battalion (2-4-9) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Spare buggy (5/1/1920 - ?) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 20th Battalion (2-4-10) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Spare buggy (5/1/1920 - ?) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 21st Battalion (2-5-1) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Spare buggy (5/1/1920 - ?) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 22nd Battalion (2-5-2) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Spare buggy (5/1/1920 - ?) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 23rd Battalion (2-5-3) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Spare buggy (5/1/1920 - ?) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 24th Battalion (2-5-4) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Spare buggy (5/1/1920 - ?) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 25th Battalion (2-5-5) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Spare buggy (5/1/1920 - ?) | 1918 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 26th Battalion (2-5-6) (1918 - 5/1/1920) | Spare buggy (5/1/1920 - ?) | 1919 Ford Model T roadster | Assistant Fire Marshal/Chief: 1st Battalion (2-3-1) (1919 - 5/1/1920) | Chief: 1st Battalion (2-3-1) (5/1/1920 - 12/18/1920) | 1912 Harder | Squad 1 (1/15/1913 - 8/1916) | 1912 Harder | Squad 2 (1/15/1913 - 9/1916) | 1912 Harder | Squad 3 (1/15/1913 - 8/1916) | 1912 Nott Universal | Engine Co. 5 (2/29/1912 - 12/1916) | Engine Co. 94 (12/1916 - 1918) | 1914/1907 Christie Front Drive/Continental Ahrens | Engine Co. 45 (4/1914 - 3/1916) | Engine Co. 120 (4/1916 - 3/4/1922) | 1914/1912 Christie Front Drive/Continental Ahrens | Engine Co. 48 (9/1914 - 11/1915) | Engine Co. 122 (1/6/1916 - 1/4/1921) | 1914/1912 Christie Front Drive/Continental Ahrens | Engine Co. 12 (9/1914 - 10/1916) | Engine Co. 123 (11/16/1916 - 11/30/1921) | 1915/1907 Christie Front Drive/LaFrance | Engine Co. 38 (12/1915 - 11/29/1919) | Engine Co. 124 (late 1919 - 12/24/1921) | 1917/1912 Christie Front Drive/Nott | Engine Co. 80 (8/1917 - 2/5/1923) | 1917/1905 Christie Front Drive/Metropolitan LaFrance | Engine Co. 126 (12/1/1918 - 6/30/1922) | 1914 Christie Front Drive | Truck Co. 2 (4/1914 - 1916) | 1914 Knox Martin | Truck Co. 11 (1914 - 10/1916) | Truck Co. 7 (1917 - 1918) | 1914 Christie Front Drive | Truck Co. 4 (1/1915 - early 1918) | 1914 Christie Front Drive | Truck Co. 3 (9/1914 - 8/1917) | 1914 Christie Front Drive | Truck Co. 15 (9/1914 - 4/1918) | 1915 Knox Martin | Truck Co. 5 (1915 - 1/1918) | 1915 Knox Martin | Truck Co. 7 (9/1915 - 4/20/1918) | 1890 Babcock 77’ | Truck Co. 5 (1915 - 5/18/1918) | 1890 Babcock 77’ | Truck Co. 11 (1914 - 10/1916) | LaFrance SF | Truck Co. 26 (12/15/1915 - 2/13/1918) | 19?? LaFrance SF | Truck Co. 28 (10/1915 - 12/30/1918) | 19?? CFD SF | Truck Co. 20 (12/9/1916 - 11/1/1921) | 1884 LaFrance SF | Truck Co. 21 (10/1915 - 7/18/1917) | 188? LaFrance SF | Truck Co. 14 (9/1917 - 11/1/1921) | 188? Unknown SF | Truck Co. 18 (6/19/1917 - 8/7/1917) | Spare truck (8/7/1917 - ?) | 19?? CFD SF | Truck Co. 19 (3/1918 - 6/19/1922) | 1906 Unknown SF | Truck Co. 23 (1916 - 2/13/1918) | 1908 Unknown SF | Truck Co. 33 (8/1919 - 4/13/1920) | 1881 Unknown shipbuilder/C.F. Elmes | Engine Co. 37 (“Alpha:” 9/5/1885 - 11/29/1886) | 1882 Bay City Shipbuilding Co./C.F. Elmes pumps | Engine Co. 41 (“W.H. Alley:” 12/31/1886 - Fall 1887) | Engine Co. 41 (“Chicago:” Fall 1887 - 12/3/1891) | 1889 C.F. Elmes | Reserve fireboat (12/1890 - 1891) | Engine Co. 37 (“Yosemite:” 1891 - 9/12/1894) | 1870 Unknown shipbuilder/1 Silsby & 2 Amoskeag pumps | Engine Co. 71 (“Fire Queen:” 12/31/1892 - 12/30/1893) | Engine Co. 71 (“Fire Queen:” 12/30/1893 - 12/3/1902) | 1911 Harder | Engine Co. 5 Hose Wagon (2/29/1912 - 12/1916) | Engine Co. 94 Hose Wagon (12/1916 - 1918) | 1911 Harder | Engine Co. 3 Hose Wagon (1912 - 1916) | 1911 Harder | Engine Co. 78 Hose Wagon (10/1911 - 11/6/1915) | Engine Co. 38 Hose Wagon (12/1915 - 4/1918) | 1911 Harder | Engine Co. 70 Hose Wagon (10/1911 - 8/1918) | 1911 Harder | Engine Co. 98 Hose Wagon (10/1911 - 9/12/1912) | Engine Co. 95 Hose Wagon (9/1912 - ?) | 1911 Harder | Engine Co. 51 Hose Wagon (10/1911 - 1913) | Engine Co. 51 Hose Wagon (1913 - 11/1917) | 1911 Harder | Engine Co. 107 Hose Wagon (10/1911 - 1912) | Engine Co. 107 Hose Wagon (? - 11/1917) | 1911 Harder | Engine Co. ? Hose Wagon | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. 12 Hose Wagon (7/1912 - 10/1916) | Engine Co. 120 Hose Wagon (10/1916 - 1917) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. 98 Hose Wagon (9/12/1912 - 11/22/1916) | Engine Co. 43 Hose Wagon (11/22/1916 - 1918) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. ? Hose Wagon (8/1912 - 1918) | Engine Co. 120 Hose Wagon (1918 - 1920) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. 103 Hose Wagon (8/1912 - 10/1/1916) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. ? Hose Wagon (8/1912 - ?) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. 48 Hose Wagon (8/1912 - 11/16/1915) | Engine Co. 122 Hose Wagon (1/6/1916 - 7/1916) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. 55 Hose Wagon (8/1912 - 9/5/1917) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. 39 Hose Wagon (7/1912 - 1916) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. 104 Hose Wagon (8/11/1912 - 10/17/1916) | Engine Co. 123 Hose Wagon (11/16/1916 - 1917) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. 95 Hose Wagon (8/1912 - 1916) | Engine Co. 82 Hose Wagon (12/31/1916 - 1918) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. 83 (1912 - ?) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. 57 Hose Wagon (8/1912 - 12/1919) | 1912 Harder | Engine Co. ? Hose Wagon (1912 - ?) | 1913 Harder | Engine Co. 1 Hose Wagon (1913 - 1916) | 1913 Harder | Engine Co. ? Hose Wagon (1913 - ?) | Engine Co. 121 Hose Wagon (3/1/1915 - 6/1917) | 1913 Harder | Supply Wagon (1913 - ?) | 1911 Mais/Pirsch | Engine Co. 45 Hose Wagon (1/1912 - 1912) | Engine Co. 45 Hose Wagon (1912 - 3/1916) | 1911 Mais/Pirsch | Emergency Wagon (1/4/1912 - ?) | 1911 Mais/Pirsch | Engine Co. ? Hose Wagon (1912 - 1918?) | Engine Co. 58 Hose Wagon (1918 - 1921) | 1911 Mais/Pirsch | Engine Co. 63 Hose Wagon (1912 - 1917) | 1912 Mais/Pirsch | Engine Co. ? Hose Wagon (1912 - ?) | 1911 Robinson | Engine Co. 2 Hose Wagon (1/1912 - 1916) | Engine Co. 7 Hose Wagon (1916 - 1917) | 1911 Robinson | Engine Co. 13 Hose Wagon (1/2/1912 - 1916) | Engine Co. 124 Hose Wagon (11/16/1916 - 1918) | 1911 Robinson | Engine Co. 83 Hose Wagon (1/1912 - 11/1916) | 1912 Robinson | Engine Co. ? Hose Wagon (1912 - ?) | 1907 Seagrave AC-30 | Engine Co. 104 Hose Wagon (5/1908 - 5/1908) | 1917 White | Engine Co. ? Hose Wagon (1917 - 1921) | Engine Co. 93 Hose Wagon (1921 - 5/10/1923) | 1911 White Model 30 | Engine Co. ? Hose Wagon (1911 - 9/18/1917) | Engine Co. 124 Hose Wagon (1918 - 12/24/1921) | 190? Knox | Engine Co. 45 Hose Wagon (? - 1/1912) | Spare hose wagon (1/1912 - ?) | 1876 Amoskeag | Engine Co. 1 (6/1/1877 - Fall 1878) | 1876 Amoskeag | Engine Co. 10 (5/1877 - Fall 1878) | 1876 Amoskeag | Engine Co. 17 (1/1877 - Fall 1878) |
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