MarkV Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I just saw this 1916 Federal truck online and was wondering if "Federal" trucks contributed in WWI. 1916 Federal Truck This particular example looks a bit beyond my capability to restore. I have no ties to the sellers but do think it is neat that something of this vintage could turn up in my area! MarkV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) The Republic history is contained in the book Flash and Fizzle, available from Alma Library (the town where they were made). It seems that Republic did not get involved in early shipments to Europe, however it was one of a number (15) of manufacturers who built the standard pattern 'Liberty type B" truck. Production started in 1917 and worked up to 30 trucks a day. In all 32,000 Liberty B trucks were produced, of which more than 13,000 were shipped overseas. Edited March 17, 2023 by mammoth typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 5 hours ago, MarkV said: was wondering if "Federal" trucks contributed in WWI. The Wikipedia page for the Federal Motor Truck Company says: "Federal built its first U.S. military trucks in 1918, for the U.S. Air Force. More diverse military (tractor) trucks, including tank transporters, dump trucks, and heavy wreckers, were built for U.S. forces from 1933 through 1945. Federal produced over 10,000 trucks for the military." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Just saw this 1918 White Model TBC for sale in Montana USA, in the comments it's mentioned it could be ex Military. 76-Years-Owned 1918 White Model TBC Truck w/Trailer for sale on BaT Auctions - ending May 1 (Lot #105,743) | Bring a Trailer Cheers, Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Never seen one of those, check out the amazing radiator mounts, some sort of sliding pillar arrangement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 Wow. Sold for $39,250. Is it military or not? An expert on the sales site says no as TBC is not a military designation, but the US Army purchased lots of TBC's so i dont know what he is talking about. Chassis number is 46008, but i dont have the White chassis number list. Does anybody else have it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastermike Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Tim from what i know and was told from Roland Smith in california who has a lot of the early white factory Literature, White didnt date most of their earlier chassis’s and also never kept records of early chassis nos but did keep records of the number of trucks sold, thats why it can be a bit hard to date them, i have 3 and the remains of another 3, some have casting dates on the cylinder blocks, another way to date the very early ones is they are r/hand drive and around 1912/13 they went to left hand drive, also 3 ton and up were chaindrive up to around 1918/19, then went to a beveldrive type diff, its the same deal with the brass radiators being replaced with cast iron type at the same time, out of the 6 ive got i can positively date 2 of them, sorry i cant help any more cheers mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) Interesting! I think I have a parts list, will check. just found this picture. Cheers, Lex Edited May 2, 2023 by welbike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Nash Quad still in service in WW2 with woodgas installation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganmain Tony Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 Evening all, Discovered this today... not much of this sort of stuff left, even in the wilds of Down under... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Thornycroft J type front wheels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 That pattern of wood work for the trailer frame would probably date it from the 1920's-to early 30's, making the axle somewhere between 5 to 15 years old when utilised. Those tyres still look usable having no rust heave noticeable between the tyre and steel band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, nz2 said: Those tyres still look usable having no rust heave noticeable between the tyre and steel band. Do you mean the tyres, or just the bands? I would have said that tyres were somewhat past their best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 That would depend upon projected use. For lots of road work they hold an element of risk. For the occasional circuit about a show ring, those tyres could be suitable. Aside from placing such an axle back on a truck restoration project, to restore a trailer like this also shows a further use that parts were put to. It would look nice in a display with the trailer attached to a suitable vehicle. An aspect of restoration rarely seen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyakyak Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1316083085779198/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) one just pop up on facebook, 18000£ Edited May 12, 2023 by Niels v 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 For sale on ebay this picture of a truck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) What might this monster be, with geman soldiers on board in 1940? Looks like a Belgian licence plate. Edited June 10, 2023 by Citroman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) Nice picture of 2 Latil TAR artillery tractors towing a big gun. And a trench art lamp made of a French artillery shell i found this morning on a fleamarket in Verdun. Edited June 11, 2023 by Citroman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorfahrer Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 (edited) On 6/10/2023 at 5:26 PM, Citroman said: What might this monster be, with geman soldiers on board in 1940? Looks like a Belgian licence plate. Austro Daimler 100 PS Zugwagen from Austrian Hungarian Army. But think its a later picture maybe found by the Germans after the fall of Czechoslovakia or Jugoslavia as they had a lot of equipment from Austria-Hungary Motorfahrer Edited June 11, 2023 by motorfahrer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Thanks for the info , here another nice picture 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 2 hours ago, motorfahrer said: Austro Daimler 100 PS Zugwagen from Austrian Hungarian Army. But think its a later picture maybe found by the Germans after the fall of Czechoslovakia or Jugoslavia as they had a lot of equipment from Austria-Hungary Motorfahrer Looks like one of these, possibly designed by Ferdinand Porsche. http://www.kfzderwehrmacht.de/Hauptseite_deutsch/Kraftfahrzeuge/Osterreich/Austro-Daimler/Artilleriezugauto_M_17/artilleriezugauto_m_17.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Nash Quad being loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroman Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Germans in 1940 near a british WW1 tank wreck in a belgian or french village. Were could that have been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rewdco Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Poelkapelle. The Germans scrapped the tank, but a couple of years ago a local history group made a replica: https://tankpoelcapelle.be/en/home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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