Great War truck Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 The naming of parts is a famous WW2 poem by Henry Reed. Someone may wish to quote it here, but i thought that the name was quite appropriate to this thread. Who can identify the truck and name the parts (these first three are off the same truck): Hint: Engine off WW1 truck is not enough to win a Mars bar from Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 No takers? Oh well, have a go at this one. Must identify the correct truck for the Mars bar from jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Jeep grille behind - Burma Jeep grille in front ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 Yes, quite right on the Jeep grill, but it was the one in front i was thinking of. Not a WW2 vehicle. Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Yes, quite right on the Jeep grill, but it was the one in front i was thinking of. Not a WW2 vehicle. Tim (too) Postwar Leyland Hippo, used by RAF? Think it was a model 19/H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 Sorry. What i meant to say was a WW1 vehicle. However, i might be wrong of course. It could be later, even modern. I will have to make some more checks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charawacky Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Axle shape, exhaust and carb on same side, Could this be a Napier Lorry? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 I dont think so Tom, although a good guess. I think it is French in origin, although the owner was not sure himself what it might be. Here is a nice easy one. For sale a few Months ago. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cel Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Tim, I hope you don't mind me putting this picture in this thread. Anyone knows 1) If these are WW1 wheels and 2) What they where fitted on? Looks like they are German as the name in the cushion says Vorwerk. Thanks Marcel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Yes, no problem at all. Do add to this topic with as much as you can. Those wheels certainly look WW2 German. Possibly from an artillery piece or a half track. What are the dimensions of the wheels please? Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 I dont think so Tom, although a good guess. I think it is French in origin, although the owner was not sure himself what it might be. Here is a nice easy one. For sale a few Months ago. Tim No response. I am suprised. It is the ammunition body off a WW1 Nash Quad or FWD. Still looks like original paint on it. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynx42 Rick Cove Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I think the brush guard is off a USA Liberty. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 I think the brush guard is off a USA Liberty. Rick Close Rick. it is indeed a brush guard, off a WW1 US truck, but not a Liberty. Have another go. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Perhaps a White or FWD ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 No, not quite. I think i will have to tell. I am certain that it is off a WW1 US Light Aviation truck. The number of bars in it does not correspond with any other US truck except for that one. Thanks for having a go guys. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Sampson or Kelly Springfield ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Sorry, the truck is actually called a "Light Aviation", and was made specifically for the Air Service. I am not aware of there being any survivors, and photos of them are quite rare as well. Here is the grill: I am not aware of any other truck having an identical one. Simialr yes. Identical no. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 :readbook::thanx:Missed the answer being given Thought it was a clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Sorry about that. Me being a bit too cryptic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 No No no , you were no being cryptic at all . I did not know there was a make of truck called a "Light Aviation" I thought it a category of truck. On the subject of WWI American trucks I came across these makes White,Sampson,FWD,Kelly Springfield,Mack,Kato,Packard,Graham not sure if both of these were American mfgs or imported Saurer and Velie. Definitely an area that could do with more exploration . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Can anyone identify what truck this axle came off please. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Sorry, so idea at all Tim, but I have often wondered why wooden wheels, which on horse drawn wagons where never designed to transmit torque, often seemed to be preferred on early heavy internal combustion powered vehicles whilst steam driven ones used mostly steel wheels. The spokes must have moved and worked loose in use and caused reliablity problems, have you any thoughts on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougiebarder Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Is it just the angle of the photo, or would there be no ground clearance on that. The wheel is barely larger than the diff.:??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 There doesn't look to be much round clearance but there would, of course, be a tyre as well which would give it another 2". I am guessing that they stuck with wooden wheels simply from familiarity. The classic cart or carriage wheels transmit no torque, as you say, and are constructed by forcing spokes (often oak in the UK) into an elm nave or hub. The number of spokes which can be fitted to a wheel in this manner is limited and it was found that guns gave this type of wheel more punishment than it could stand. To get over this, the 'artillery wheel' was invented in which there are so many spokes that their ends wedge against each other and the hub is formed by sandwiching them between iron plates bolted together. This type of wheel can carry torque and is invariably the type used on motor vehicles. The picture shows this construction. Early British military vehicles almost invariably had steel wheels but American imports very commonly carried wooden wheels. I must admit that I don't know why but has always struck me as strange as the more 'modern' British style wheels were mounted on plain bronze bearings but the 'old fashioned' American type had rolling bearings. Our Autocars of 1917 actually have tapered roller bearings. If someone can shine some light on this peculiarity, I should be very pleased to hear it. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 A wild guess...from a Pierce Arrow ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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