Cel Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 All you have to do is click on the picture, that will bring you to the thread. Regards Marcel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Hello Marcel, Thanks for your note telling me how ot access your old thread! I need to spend some time and read from front to back. You have provided several interesting solutions to problems facing a restoration of an early truck. Your resolution for refurbishment of hard rubber tires is a very nice alternative solution. If I could find some donor wheels here in the US I would certainly consider your repair method. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Here is another war time picture of the Locomobile factory and Riker trucks. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenHawkins Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I have just found this photo showing Locomobile buses with boarded up windows. Thought it would be of interest to Ian and others. Shame there is someone standing in the way but I guess the photo would not have been taken without him! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11th Armoured Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 1 hour ago, BenHawkins said: I have just found this photo showing Locomobile buses with boarded up windows. Thought it would be of interest to Ian and others. Shame there is someone standing in the way but I guess the photo would not have been taken without him! Mary Poppins - the unsuccessful audition... 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 My thoughts exactly....... 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 This will appeal to you. In France, but we dont know where. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alsfarms Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 I have studied the above mentioned picture of the Riker. I am impressed that the drag link certainly looks like a more typical Locmobile item proving its kinship with the Locomobile automobiles. It is interesting to study this kind of picture and do a bit of daydreaming. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Looks like both rigs nose to nose have had significant work completed. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rootes75 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 It does look like they have had plenty of work completed. Couple of super trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QL Driver Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 These photos are about 25 years old, so not necessarily representative of their current state! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Most surely they are both completed and being enjoyed. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 hours ago, alsfarms said: Most surely they are both completed and being enjoyed. Al I wouldn't count on it. There is a very strong collecting mentality in France where early vehicles are saved from scrap but stored away in barns. Saved for the future but generally only become available when the owner dies. There are a few exceptions where there have been some really quality ground up restorations but these generally are the exception. The Berliet foundation did a string of superb WW1 restorations, but until recently they were left locked in a shed and not viewable by the public. They are now dispersed on loan around the country at various museums which is a much better approach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Anyone from France here that may be able to shed some light on the Riker in the pictures? Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I like that stance with the Berliets, restoring them and loaning them out to museums for people to actually view. Better than being locked away never to be seen by the public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Does anyone have a few pictures of some of the Berliets rigs? Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 The museum did a nice job of restoring them, but i have no idea what they were like before they started. I would think that these images are about 30 years old. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) Thanks for sharing those pictures. They are all impressive! The bus is sure a "big boy". They wanted to get all the space available for transportation. I wonder what the small unit is that is mounted on top of the cab? Al Edited October 16, 2020 by alsfarms Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 It is actually a mobile pigeon loft, so i think that is to allow the pigeons easy access. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andypugh Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 6 hours ago, Great War truck said: It is actually a mobile pigeon loft, so i think that is to allow the pigeons easy access. Isn't the whole thing probably an observation post? So the pigeons are just the 1914 equivalent of radio aerials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Hmmmm, I hadn't even thought of it being a mobile observation/communication post of sorts. I wonder if the insides are dressed as it was during the great war? Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11th Armoured Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I would imagine that German artillery would have had a field day with that if it was an observation post (or at least one close enough to any action to see anything useful)! Wasn't it the usual idea that the observers or other messengers close to the front (balloon or terrestrial) had a pigeon basket with them with a few birds & then said birds would fly messages back to their 'home' loft (like this one) which would then essentially function as an 'exchange', routing information to the intended recipients? Kevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, 11th Armoured said: I would imagine that German artillery would have had a field day with that if it was an observation post (or at least one close enough to any action to see anything useful)! Wasn't it the usual idea that the observers or other messengers close to the front (balloon or terrestrial) had a pigeon basket with them with a few birds & then said birds would fly messages back to their 'home' loft (like this one) which would then essentially function as an 'exchange', routing information to the intended recipients? Kevin You are correct. If you can see them they can no doubt see you. If you were to bring a lorry that close to the front and park it they will bring down artillery fire upon you and that will really stuff your day. Mobile pigeon lofts would move with the headquarters when they moved (which was very rarely). The pigeons adopt a location as their new home after they have been there a few weeks. The loft would be manned 24 hours a day so that any incoming messages could be seen as soon as possible. You can see a "grill" type affair on the front of the lorry behind the stuffed pigeons. The birds enter through here which rings a bell which sends the custodian upstairs to check for new messages. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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