landyandy Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 would this be in france or usa ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I would have thought France. Just a few of them appear to be worn (see lower front stacks). Also if in USA they would probably be in a warehouse :-D. Maybe in countryside behind the D Day beaches, where many supply dumps were set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 flytipping of tyres is just getting worse ! :shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 The background would suggest France, later in the war tyres became a desperate problem with some jimmies having to run on single rear wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Vehicles from US were shipped on basic rubber bands with no spares. Most rubber came from the Far East, and the Japanese were not that keen on supplying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Vehicles from US were shipped on basic rubber bands with no spares. Do you have documents or photos to support that claim ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Do you have documents or photos to support that claim ? Yes, but it'll take a bit of hunting. Just look at any pictures of Dodges being shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 (edited) Just look at any pictures of Dodges being shipped. Tony, Maybe I don't understand: all the pictures I have seen over the years of Dodges being manufactured and shipped show them fitted with proper tyres. http://olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_wc52.php Regards, Hanno Edited December 18, 2011 by mcspool added link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) Sorry, but with problems getting on to the forum and generally slow internet over the last few days I haven't been able to find the pictures at the moment. Or it may be in the Brooklands book. There was a major tyre and fuel shortage in the US. As part of the fuel rationing requirments car and truck owners had to have a monthly certificate of inspection on tyres before fuel was issued. The result was that vehicles not being shipped for immidiate service were placed on economy tyres and no spare. There is a photo of a Dodge 3/4 ton on these tyres, similar to the small tyres fitted to the 1/2 tonners, and just a rim on the spare bracket. Did find this though http://www.ameshistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/events/ww2ration.jpgA British veteran told me than when an American convoy went by, a soldier was sent out on a bike to follow. His mission was, should a truck breack down and be left to phone the camp. At which point they dispatched a truck to strip anything useful, including tyres, before the recovery came back. :-D The Yanks cottoned on very fast and started leaving armed escorts with the vehicles. It wasn't only an allied problem, every sort of tyre, down to biycycle tyres were taken by the Germans from the Channel Islands. Edited December 20, 2011 by Tony B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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