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by Bill Murray » 21 Feb 2015, 00:14
Hejsan J-P:
Ah, Yes, the Internet........... Cannot live without it, cannot live with it. Sadly, very active and enthusiastic folks often identify "things" that they really don't know much about in the hopes of generating interest in their general field of interest. I guess in this case, some sort of recreation of the evacuation from Karelia. Whoever did the captions, and I looked it up on Google Image Search after your last response, just did not know one vehicle from another. There was a Reo Speedwagon in the parade, it was just in another photo.
To return to your photo, the Studebaker could be either a President or a Commander. They looked virtually the same but the President had a 6 inch longer wheelbase and a slightly more powerful motor. It is hard to tell the length of the wheelbase from the photo.
As regards the T45, that vehicle has a very distinctive ID tip in that the front spring sits very low in the chassis and that is easy to see in your photo.
As well, those trucks were supplied as completely built units, including the drivers cab and body and most imported US vehicles were imported as chassis/cowl units and were fitted with locally built Finnish cabs and bodies which were quite distinctive and different from factory cabs and bodies.
So, my turn.
Below are two photos which represent a particular activity in the early war period. My question is what activity were these vehicles involved in?
It has a specific name.
Bill
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