Laffly was a French manufacturer of trucks and utility vehicles. Founded in 1849, the Laffly company began manufacturing utility vehicles in Billancourt in 1912. From the mid-1930s until World War II, the company also manufactured a range of offroad military vehicles such as the Laffly S15 and Laffly V15.
Probably best remembered today for its firetrucks, the Laffly company closed shop during the early 1950s.
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