Citroman Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 With specific protection bar i think it is an Opel. See at the left row. At the right are different models with extra coil springs under the normal ones like the Mannesmann Mulag had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Here an surviving Opel again in the weird colour scheme that Sinsheim uses often on restored vehicles. The protection bar is not original but the shape is. They have great french observation balloon whinch truck. Perfect restored but painted in bordeaux red with yellow accents.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtskull Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Although it can be helpful, I would be wary of basing identification primarily on a detail such as a headlamp protector, as this sort of equipment might well have been subject to addition or modification in the field. Fundamental details, such as chassis, axles and drive train are a more reliable means of identification; looking at these, I would say that the overturned lorry in the photo is certainly not the same model as the Opel in the museum. Can we be sure that the overturned lorry is actually of German origin? -it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that it is a captured allied vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 59 minutes ago, mtskull said: Although it can be helpful, I would be wary of basing identification primarily on a detail such as a headlamp protector, as this sort of equipment might well have been subject to addition or modification in the field. It does not seem to be the same as the Open one anyway. The Opel one is tubular and outside the headlamp bracket, whereas the one in the photo seems to envelop the headlight bracket and has a riveted or bolted-on top section. Whatever it is, it is chain drive so not a Dennis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I said already the Opel from the museum doesn't have it's original bar. Only the shape is ok not the material. And yes it is slighty more modern with the extra springs. On the row with parked lorrys you see both versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C971878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Peskett Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Strictly not WW1 or of military origin, this 1906 Aries 2 ton lorry has recently 'surfaced' in France , dry stored ,complete and original, one family ownership since 1948. Reputed to have been last used to distribute food during WW1 at Auxerre. Richard Peskett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 That's lovely, but I bet the steel tyres are a whole lot of no-fun on metalled roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 What a find. Super stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Can anyone identify this pair of front wheels. Rim diameter is 850mm. The longer hub cover contains a spring loaded drive, possibly a speedometer drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 AEC. I have a couple of Vulcan fronts which are very similar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Like Redherring says AEC. The domed bearing caps can have a series of stamped numbers on them and the letters AEC. These are not heavily stamped though. Alternatively those wheels could be from a Daimler considering the tie between the companies. Doug W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 What are the hooks for, to fit chains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 The rim has a lip for the tyre to be pressed up to, and the scallops facing the camera are so the tyre can be pressed off. On the other side are lugs around the rim for bolting something on. Vulcan wheels are a lot smaller in diameter, though interestingly there were some Vulcan rears at the same sale as this pair.. The only marks on the hub caps (that I have noticed) are smudged casting numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 https://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C957008 this has a very ww1 look to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Well theres inflation for you. That sold on E Bay three years ago for about 1/10th of that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I was thinking the price was a bit steep, even though it is likely to be very rare and sn exotic make. Maybe they put one too many zeros on it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Yes, it is super rare, but if it sells for that price it would be the most expensive WW1 IC truck ever sold.. Probably a unique survivor. Used by the Italians during WW1 and strangely enough also by the US Forces when they went to Italy. It is a very handsome machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynx42 Rick Cove Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 WWI Isotta Fraschini Tipo A16 being used by the American Red Cross. And the one for sale at the moment for comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyakyak Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Hi, can anyone identify this pair of wheels? the tyres are Dunlop and thee are hubs and an axel with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Can you show hubs and axle ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyakyak Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Hi Tomo.t Diameter of the wheels is 38 1/2" hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo.T Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 I would guess that's from a towed trailer. It has the standard subsidy wheel bearings which were common to all makes in ww1. Not sure about the maker though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 850mm dia rims. So is English and not American (who used imperial sizes). The axle is obviously home made so not a reference point.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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