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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 15 Mar 2014, 05:55

Thanks for your efforts guys! Yes the words "Civilian Motor Pool Berlin-Steglitz" (in English) look perfectly clear to me now. It's funny how you can solve a puzzle after someone gives you the answer. :lol: Also the Cyrillic letters on the plate should have been a clue to but raises another puzzle. If the car was registered in the Russian Zone why was the door sign written in English rather than German or Russian?
To me "Civilian Motor Pool" implies that it was an official conveyance for civil servants of some Military or Government Agency, which might explain its relative luxuriousness compared to the usual modes of transport immediately postwar.
I agree with you, Bill that this forum is a wonderful source of information from knowledgeable people the world over. I learn something new every day. BTW I'm not a Filipino but a Yank engineer who retired to this beautiful country some five years ago.
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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by SIS 5 » 15 Mar 2014, 13:23

Hi Max,

really a great effort by a very good cooperation. I´m glad that I could contribute something to find the answers to Your question.

Now to Your last question:
"If the car was registered in the Russian Zone why was the door sign written in English rather than German or Russian?"

In August 1945 all vehicles got the new license number "БГ" in all four zones of the city. From May 1947 there were new license plates, now with the two Latin letters "KB" = Kommandantura Berlin, also for all four zones. From November 1948 until 1953 there were new license plates in East Berlin, the Soviet zone of Berlin with the two letters "GB" = Groß-Berlin (Great Berlin). From 1953 - 1974 there were license plates in the GDR in East Belin "I A". In 1956 in West Berlin new license plates were introduced with the letter "B - + letter(s) + number(s)", still existing till today.

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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 15 Mar 2014, 14:30

Bert,
As I said previously I learn something new here everyday. That's information of which I was totally unaware. I really appreciate the help of you, Bill and Ilya. Are you all familiar with this Russian site concerning German license plates? http://www.autogallery.org.ru/m/nomde.htm
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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by SIS 5 » 16 Mar 2014, 16:23

Hi Max,

thank You very much for the tip with the special site of license plates. I only knew this site with the vehicles.

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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by glushenko » 16 Mar 2014, 17:47

Volkswagen Тур 82 (Kübelwagen)
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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 17 Mar 2014, 03:34

Nice kubelwagen pics, glushenko.
Here is another very interesting military vehicle:
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During the German occupation of France in World War II the French Resistance constructed a number of improvised armored vehicles they called La Rochelle. From the French Ministry of Defense come these photographs of what appears to be an improvised armored vehicle with gasifier. Supposedly the turret is plywood, added for indimidation. They’re mugging for the press after the liberation- look at how happy everyone is, they all have big goofy grins on their faces. They’ve taped photographs to the gasifier & scribbled on it with chalk.
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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by Sturm78 » 20 Mar 2014, 21:56

Hi all,

Ford M1939 truck:

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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 21 Mar 2014, 03:17

Another Heer truck, this one a MAN ML 4500S:
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Post by Maxschnauzer » 27 Mar 2014, 05:31

Another one just to keep the ball rolling. :lol:
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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by SIS 5 » 06 Apr 2014, 19:02

Hi,

here the next wood gas truck, a Renault type AHS (source of the pic: an expired ebay auction).

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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 07 Apr 2014, 03:54

Nice one, Bert. I wonder what kind of trailer he is towing?
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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by John Hilly » 07 Apr 2014, 16:05

Maxschnauzer wrote:Nice one, Bert. I wonder what kind of trailer he is towing?
Looks like 2 cm Flak 30 or 2 cm Flugabwehrkanone 30. You can just see the gun muzzle peaking in the pic.

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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 07 Apr 2014, 23:46

I think you are right J-P. I clearly see a muzzle now, I thought it part of a "mast" on the trailer which now looks more like a pole in the background. :lol: Thanks.
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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by Sturm78 » 27 Apr 2014, 12:06

Hi all,

Mercedes-Benz L4500 :

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Re: Wood gas vehicles: firewood in the fuel tank

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Post by John Hilly » 27 Apr 2014, 14:58

Two different vehicles Sturm?
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