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12-23-2016, 08:25 PM
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Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
OK, a little trivia quiz...what is the following vehicle? Extra points for what makes it interesting and what it was used for.
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12-23-2016, 08:44 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
It"s a Ford with twin side by side flatheads.
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12-23-2016, 09:00 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
That old Ford V8 Truck is about as ugly as this one?
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12-23-2016, 09:03 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
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12-23-2016, 09:31 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
Another pic of a Ford unit. They were apparently used to move B-24 parts from California to Willow Run for War 2. DD
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12-23-2016, 09:54 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
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Here is some information on willow run. Bruce
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12-23-2016, 09:59 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
I've only seen pictures of those things. I wonder if any survived. Be cool to see one on the Concourse! Who could argue about anything on it being "correct" or not?!!
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12-23-2016, 10:44 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
Great; It has Military serial no markings, making it eligible for the MVPA shows. Newc
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12-23-2016, 10:52 PM
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Is there a place or website were WWII Vehicle serial numbers can be traced? I have some photos of my Dad with his weapons carrier at a B-17 base that I'd like info on. Bob
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12-23-2016, 10:57 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
Well, dang - that didn't last long!
 The tractors (<100) were built by Thorco/E&L and had side-by-side flatheads on a tray that pulled out for engine maintenance, etc - look close and you can see the seam around the grille area. The trucks pulled long (60 - 70 feet) trailers containing wings and other parts for B-24s. There is at least one survivor. Here's a truck that used twin brand-X (*cough* Chevrolet *cough*) engines. The interesting part is the three steering axles - in addition to the front two, the last rear axle was steerable! |
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12-23-2016, 11:07 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
Here's a few more pictures of it.
https://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/...-flathead-fun/ |
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12-24-2016, 01:11 AM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
COE
cab over engine |
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12-24-2016, 05:19 AM
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12-24-2016, 01:25 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
Anyone have a pic of the twin flathead setup? I'd love to see how they were arranged.
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12-24-2016, 01:28 PM
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12-24-2016, 01:52 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
Hemmings pics.......! DD
    
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12-24-2016, 05:00 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
It seems to me that there was a article in the EV8 Times some time back about these trucks and had some good pics.
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12-24-2016, 05:41 PM
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12-25-2016, 08:24 AM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
I would totally use that as a daily driver.
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12-26-2016, 07:48 PM
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Re: Interesting Vehicle - What Is It?
As long as we're talking dual flathead trucks, is this what I think it is? Those appear to be 4 cylinder engines, but still, those grille shells........
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