Monday, April 23, 2018

Restore a 1953 Lorain Crane!

I received an interesting email a couple of days ago from a gentleman named Guido.

No, he wasn’t threatening to break my legs over something I wrote. Actually, he’s associated with a transport company called G-Force Enterprises located in South Range, Wisconsin. The company has a variety of construction equipment for sale. Guido was inquiring if I knew anyone interested in restoring a piece of Lorain history.
He wrote, "I saw your blog. I have a 1953 Lorain Crane. It was an Air Force issue. It runs and works.

"I hate to scrap it. I was just wondering if you knew anybody that collected or restored them. Let me know if you do. Thanks for your time.”

I told him I would see what I could do to help. If you know of anyone that would be interested, Guido can be reached at gforce_enterprises@yahoo.com.

Anyway, Guido’s email was a nice reminder of the days when Thew Shovel products made the name “Lorain” known throughout the world.

4 comments:

Mike Kozlowski said...

Dan,

Let me suggest forwarding Guido's email to the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland - https://www.wrhs.org - they mostly focus on Cleveland/Cuyahoga County history, but they have a good sized vehicle collection, and given the rarity of a running Lorain shovel they might be interested, or know someone who is.

Mike

Anonymous said...

If any one sees this I sold an antique crane on new years 2021. It was a Lorain and I believe the buyer was from the east coast. I am trying to contact the buyer. I recently found the original owners manual and blue prints . Any help would be appreciated greatly. I was told it was going to be restored.

Anonymous said...

Is lorain company still exists..

Anonymous said...

@ Anonymous,, out of curiosity, what did you sell the crane for in 2021?