Vehicle ID Request

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by motto

Maybe there is no known answer but I wonder about such things.

Same here!

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

M1 Bomb service truck, 19-Y 1½-Ton, 4×4, Ford

Interestingly, according to Ford specs the model 19Y is a 1941 model-year 1-Ton Truck with 8-cyl 100hp engine and a 122" wb. chassis.

A picture of the same type as pictured in S.N.L. G-1 is listed in the ½-Ton section in Crismon's book, and it is a 4x2, not 4x4.

Bill's picture shows a 1942 model 1½-Ton 4×2 chassis, so clearly there was some evolution in Ford's 4x2 Bomb Truck.

Also did they switch to the 4x4 GTB version later on, or were the 4x2 and 4x4 versions produced concurrently?

H.

[Bill Murray]

Hi All:

I will come back in a few minutes with some observations about the various Bomb Service Trucks but for now, the bomb on the GMC is an M-34 2000 lb BlockBuster bomb.

One of many variations that were given that name.

Edit: I just noticed my photo was misidentified and I show a 10000 lb bomb. Anyway, same concept just a bit smaller, I will try to find the correct photo.

Correct photo now posted.

Bill