I was searching in my e-bay files when i came acros this picture of a mercedes truck type ???????.
Picture comes from a long expired E bay sale.
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Sander
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Bill Murray
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Wow, Sander, that is a stumper.
A bit of book searching would indicate it is not built on a normal truck chassis, unless the whole thing is a sort of umbau wagen built from scratch on an older chassis. None of the normal trucks had a split windscreen, for example.
I have a theory that it is an umbau wagen built off of a bus or fire appliance chassis.
The guys on the Wermacht Awards Forum might know. It would seem to be a 2000 or 2600 series if my hunch is correct..
Bill
A bit of book searching would indicate it is not built on a normal truck chassis, unless the whole thing is a sort of umbau wagen built from scratch on an older chassis. None of the normal trucks had a split windscreen, for example.
I have a theory that it is an umbau wagen built off of a bus or fire appliance chassis.
The guys on the Wermacht Awards Forum might know. It would seem to be a 2000 or 2600 series if my hunch is correct..
Bill
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My, Sander, You do come up with some hard ones.
Well, in the first photo I can say that the vehicle in the rear is a 1935 Ford, very Dutch looking.
The vehicle in question seems to be based on a fairly small 6X4 commercial chassis which was, I think, not very common in Holland. It could then be a DAF Ford or Chev. I am assuming the vehicle was used by the Police or Fire departments. As far as I can tell, the vehicle is more camouflaged than armoured which would fit with your atrappe theory. Do you have any other information or supporting photos to give us more clues?
Cheers
Bill
Well, in the first photo I can say that the vehicle in the rear is a 1935 Ford, very Dutch looking.
The vehicle in question seems to be based on a fairly small 6X4 commercial chassis which was, I think, not very common in Holland. It could then be a DAF Ford or Chev. I am assuming the vehicle was used by the Police or Fire departments. As far as I can tell, the vehicle is more camouflaged than armoured which would fit with your atrappe theory. Do you have any other information or supporting photos to give us more clues?
Cheers
Bill
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The question for today is actually a part of a vehicle. A friend on another forum site is trying to find an original photo of a German Kubel with this unusual type of side window wind deflector. Several of us have searched extensive data bases and all of the vehicles we have found with side wind deflectors have basically the same totally rectangular piece of glass. Note that this one is slightly curved or slanted and is definitely not rectangular in shape.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Bill
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Bill
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One more bill
The firts picture was posted some years a go on an other forum ,it was said that it was a mobile comando centre !!!!!
Last night i came a cros the second picture,the vehicles look the same they don't have the windows on uper side of the trucks.
Like the last picture said they used the trucks for a exhibition of the four years plan ,where these truck rebuild as a mobile comando centre !!!
Cheers
Sander
The firts picture was posted some years a go on an other forum ,it was said that it was a mobile comando centre !!!!!
Last night i came a cros the second picture,the vehicles look the same they don't have the windows on uper side of the trucks.
Like the last picture said they used the trucks for a exhibition of the four years plan ,where these truck rebuild as a mobile comando centre !!!
Cheers
Sander
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Morning liki:
Your photo is of the production version of the Austrian ADMK manufactured by Steyr 1935-1938.
Total production 334 according to Bart Vanderveen's books. It was used as a platform for a machine gun with 5,000 rounds of ammunition or to transport troops. Could also tow a fair amount.
Saludos
Bill
Your photo is of the production version of the Austrian ADMK manufactured by Steyr 1935-1938.
Total production 334 according to Bart Vanderveen's books. It was used as a platform for a machine gun with 5,000 rounds of ammunition or to transport troops. Could also tow a fair amount.
Saludos
Bill
What for truck is visible on the right side of this photo,e-bay pic of some years a go
If you look at the unit marking of that truck it look like a man sitting on a rocket?????,
but i cant connect the unit marking it with the mecanisim that's on the back of the truck.
Regards
Sander
If you look at the unit marking of that truck it look like a man sitting on a rocket?????,
but i cant connect the unit marking it with the mecanisim that's on the back of the truck.
Regards
Sander
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