Great War truck Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 US Liberty model B truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Im guessing that the Liberty is right. What about these, Rolls I think under the covers, what is the truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 No, not a Liberty. Take a good look at it. What has happened to the cab roof? It might explain why the gentlemen of the Whermacht are able to survey it. I think the RAF truck is a Crossley (IGL ?). Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Oooooh, it's WW2 not WW1. Can't really work out what's going on with the cab roof - maybe it's a White? I usually ID vehicles by the radiator, but that's obscured by the guard, and i've only seen that on Liberty B's. I'd go for Crossley IGL too, as for Rolls, the tyres look chunkier than normal so could be the Rolls body on the Fordson chassis? With the Crossley IGL being a 30's design this seems more likely, to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 Oooooh, it's WW2 not WW1. Well it is a WW1 lorry of US manufacture, in WW2 French army service, having been captured by the Germans. Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Im guessing that the Liberty is right. What about these, Rolls I think under the covers, what is the truck? I'd say this is poset Great War. Teh RAF did a lot of 'Police Actions' in places like Abbasynia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynx42 Rick Cove Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I'm going for Pierce-Arrow. These were supplied to both the British and the French in WW1. The Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars are of the 1920 pattern. This was an improved edition of the original 1914 pattern. The Disc wheels were fitted to a modified hub which bolted to the orignal hub and used the same hubcap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 I'm going for Pierce-Arrow. These were supplied to both the British and the French in WW1. . Yes thats right. It is a WW1 Pierce Arrow which has been converted to a portee configuration between the wars by the French. Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Tim, you're so modest not to plug your own work. For anyone who wants to have a read-up on these fine trucks have a look at Military Machine International, October 2007. The Grudon's Pierce Arrow R8 also appears in Wheels & Tracks #66, in the Before and After section. For MVT members, have a look at Windscreen #106, p88 for another view of the Crossley IGL3/Rolls Royce line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 I'm going for Pierce-Arrow. These were supplied to both the British and the French in WW1. The Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars are of the 1920 pattern. This was an improved edition of the original 1914 pattern. The Disc wheels were fitted to a modified hub which bolted to the orignal hub and used the same hubcap. Hi Rick. I am a bit slow off the mark, but i just noticed your name and realised who you are. You might be interested in the thread of our WW1 Dennis restoration. http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=429 Do stop by when you come over and have a look. All the best Tim Gosling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 Ok. here are some more to identify. Who wants to have a go. Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 2nd photo - Pierce Arrow 3rd photo - guessing a Berliet CBA? Portee with French 75mm gun on the back - interesting looking 'thing' on the side 4th photo - Nash Quad portee with French 75mm gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Agree all of them. The first and third are the same - the seven spoke rear wheels are quite distinctive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 ...as are the seven spoke fronts. The crawler is a Lorraine-Dietrich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 Very good, both of you. And the interesting thing on the side of number three is? Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Very good, both of you. And the interesting thing on the side of number three is? Tim (too) Wood gas generator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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