Cel Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Passed by this flower cart in France today, it has really nice wheels! Marcel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 They look like FWD fronts. The company name should be written on the face around the hex but only engraved and not very deep. A lot of weight to pull around for a flower cart! This is Graham Attwater's FWD: Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cel Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Well spotted Steve! I already thought it would not take long before they were recognised. Here is a picture of the center. Best regards Marcel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Oh! You were testing us! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flandersflyer Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Here is a link to a site that is mainly about stationary engines and tractors, but they posted a couple nice series of pictures about the production of war equipment during WW1. http://mototracteurs.forumactif.com/t18520p60-les-usines Marcel no guards or interlocks on any of them presstools... you`d get lynched for running a shop like that now.... i wonder if they had a press register back in them days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 no guards or interlocks on any of them presstools... you`d get lynched for running a shop like that now.... i wonder if they had a press register back in them days? Think of it in a reversed period of time. If those people were to walk into a workshop of today making the same helmets, would they ask " Why do you need all of that?" We all can talk about the activities we have done that are not permitted now! Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 1917 Fiat 18 on milweb http://www.milweb.net/webvert/77183 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 That's interesting. A pity there are not any decent photos of it though. That equates to about £25,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Those with a long memory and the complete collection of Wheels and Tracks will recognise this one. Still in the same place after about 30 years or so. No rad or drive train, but it survives: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Sorry. I forgot to mention, it is a Heavy Aviation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Even though there is what looks like a puddle in the background it appears to lie in a dry climate? SW USA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Plate looks to be issued by a military Corps and states manufacturer as 'Kelly"- as in Kelly Springfield? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QL Driver Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 US Signal Corps. Heavy Aviation Truck. Model S Manufactured by Kelly. Truck Number K101754. Motor number 3002. Max Speed 12mph. at Comstock Nv. 23 09 2014 (2) by geronithebus1, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Would this 1917 International Model G truck have seen wartime service http://www.prewarcar.com/classifieds/ad181323.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 The US Army did use Internationals but not that many. I have seen a photo of one but that was in the USA. Interesting if it is 1917. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Another FWD turns up. Looks like it has an Ordnance repair shop body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Oh that is very nice indeed. It's a good thing I havn't got any money or I could get very excited about that truck. Funny thing is that the shed looks relatively new but the truck looks like it has been in the same spot for a long time. Is it in the UK ? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Ha. The same thought occurred to me. Could the shed be one of those American barns? Not the type of timber frame you'd find anywhere around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I'll take both shed and truck please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4Founder Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 We call 'em "pole barns" even if they are not exactly true to that original definition. They come as kits and you can buy them from some of the local "big box" home improvement stores for DIY construction (delivery to site included in price!) or you can hire a construction outfit to do it or build one from scratch. Bare bones, they are quite inexpensive. That is a really nice FWD. Looks pretty complete. Hard to tell where it is. The ubiquitous American blue tarp might be a clue. For some reason, I don't see them often in pics from the other side of the pond. Not hideously rusty which suggests a relatively dry climate but who knows. Wish it was in my barn. Rather it that the John Deere combine that is giving me fits at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Good guess. It was in Colorado and is still for sale: http://unitedcarexchange.com/Buy-Sell-UsedCar/1917-Fwd-Military%20Truck-82772305298#.VYMPBFK_b6g $19,500 to secure. Comes from a non smoking household apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8_10 Brass Cleaner Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 anyone fancy a Commer? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shepherds-Hut-Living-Van-Showmans-Wagon-Glamping-Commer-Car-Truck-Chassis-/291508253023?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43df3ef15f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yes is the short answer. Unfortunately the seller says he can't post it to Australia. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Now here is a rare one. Unique in fact. I think it is the only “survivor” of this model. It was recovered from under a holiday chalet in Devon some years ago and is now on its way to Holland. There are not enough bits to restore it, but you never know, they might turn up. It will be very difficult to guess what it is, but does anybody want to have a go? I will give you a clue. Made in the USA for the WD. To make it easier, it is not a Packard, Peerless, Pierce Arrow, Locomobile or Mack. That narrows it down a bit. Alan, I am sure you will know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Chassis looks excellent condition , when you consider 100 years old , chalet must have been well off the coast ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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