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Post by dirk Peeters » 30 Dec 2016, 16:38

realy a nice car the Audi 920
here a rather sad one
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Post by uncle » 30 Dec 2016, 20:04

Hi Friends. guys that for a truck?
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Post by peeved » 30 Dec 2016, 20:22

Ford AA.

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Post by Bill Murray » 30 Dec 2016, 23:47

Hi Uncle/Markus:

No question it is a Ford AA, and I assume from Ford Cologne.
I am curious to know if anyone has any more details/information on this particular truck.

The wheels are not something I have seen before, nor the tyres which are very worn.
The body seems civilian, coach built, but with very nice cammo paint on the canvas work.

The photo would seem to date from the very early days of the Third Reich and I wonder if it was possibly intended for military use but with civilian registration. Just curious, as always.

Bill

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 31 Dec 2016, 00:25

Many thanks to uncle, Bill and Dirk for setting me straight on the Audi 920. Funny but I had the following pics of this beautiful Glaser cab in my Audi file all the while and didn't look there :oops: !
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Post by Bill Murray » 31 Dec 2016, 00:53

Max:


The story of my life lately :roll: :roll:

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Post by SIS 5 » 31 Dec 2016, 01:30

Hi Victor, hi Bill,

to the wheels of this Ford. I could find these wheels and the axle of this vehicle under the following site (http://aafords.com/aa-chassis/aa-4000-rear-axle/) : produced from 1927 - 1929. So this truck was assembled in Berlin (from 1928), not in Cologne, because the first truck produced in Cologne, also an AA-type, left the factory 4 May 1931. (source of this information: "Fordlastwagen in Deutschland - Die Nutzfahrzeugchronik" by Wolfgang Westerwelle).

And another comment: the photo don´t have to date from the very early days of the Third Reich, because the Nazis were active some years before 1933.
And I´m rather sure that this vehicle was not intended for military use before 1933.

Best regards and a happy New Year 2017

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Post by ilfil » 31 Dec 2016, 01:43

Hi guys,
I have to admit in that Ford the most surprising for me was the lack of the front bumper which in fact wasn't decorative element or pure safety devise but the frontmost chassis crossmember on A and AA models. Now on the second picture I see there isn't rear crossmember too! 8O What forces kept the chassis from disintegration then? 8O
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Post by Tomg44 » 31 Dec 2016, 05:30

The Laffly is Right Hand Drive. Was this normal for French military vehicles at that time?
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Post by uncle » 31 Dec 2016, 09:31

Тhank you friends! Нappy New Year 2017!

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Post by ilfil » 31 Dec 2016, 09:35

Tomg44 wrote:The Laffly is Right Hand Drive. Was this normal for French military vehicles at that time?
I don't know how correct would be to describe such situation as "normal" but back then the French vehicles were a mix of LHD and RHD, not in the Army only.
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Post by kerryboo » 02 Jan 2017, 19:52

Happy New Year to all!
I think this may be a Mercedes, possibly 320? Probably wrong and it is Horch! What do you make of it? Factory Kubel or umbau? I cannot remember seeing it's like before, which usually means it is a simple id.
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Post by Sturm78 » 03 Jan 2017, 22:04

Markus wrote
Polish modified Vickers E with 47 mm main armament.
Thank you, Markus.. :wink:

I am not sure about this truck: Ford M1939 ??

Image from Ebay
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Post by peeved » 03 Jan 2017, 22:23

I'd say 1937-39 German Ford V8-51 with 1937 US V8 grille.

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Post by Bill Murray » 03 Jan 2017, 23:40

Kerry:

I would go with a series produced MB 320 Kubel.

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