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Old 30-09-10, 10:25
Richard Coutts-Smith Richard Coutts-Smith is offline
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Default 1920's 4x4 trucks

This pic is doing the E-mail rounds at the moment, circa 1920's, looks like some brand new trucks with a choice of solid rubber tyres or pnuematic. Any ideas on make or country?
Who can afford 20cents a gallon.....
Not normally my field of interest, but I do like this piece of history.

Source is "Shorpy", marked in bottom corner.
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Old 30-09-10, 10:33
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They look like FWD model B's
left side one about 1912-1915 model right side one possibly after war upgrade version with pheumatic tyres and larger motor
Possibly it is a before and after advertisement ?
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Old 30-09-10, 11:06
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I agree they are FWD (Four Wheel Drive) motor Company vehicles.
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Old 30-09-10, 11:20
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Default Petrol price

You might find the petrol was 20 cents for a two gallon can, rather than per gallon.
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Old 30-09-10, 12:10
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Maybe the one with pneumatics ended up in Alice Springs.
This one is at the Road Transport Hall of Fame.
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Old 30-09-10, 13:07
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There's a few around, they must have been as popular as Model T's!

This one is in a museum in NSW:
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