I met a man in Khartoum who took some photos of an old truck sitting in the street a couple of years ago.
Front tires off a dirt bike!
Looks like it has double Hassler shocks on the rear. Sudanese sure know how to fit out their T trucks!
If only that thing could talk...
Thanks for the pix, Constantine.
Think of the pix of you they'll be showing for years to come.
Totally cool.
It's got offroad motorcycle tires on the front. Looks real close to the tread I had on my last dirt bike. Don, PDX, OR.
Don, those tyres are also on what look like Cxxxy straight sided rims rather than Ford clinchers. Some cheapskates use those 23" motorcycle tubes in T tyres, but they are only 2.5" wide and you need a valve extension to be able to connect the air hose.
Allan from down under.
No Rust! Very nice pictures,thanks for posting.
Wick
Looks like it is still being used. Very interesting Constantine!
I wonder if it is being used as a truck due to necessity or is it a car guy that has an antique truck he drives around.
That is really cool Constantine. Being so arid, rust just doesn't happen. Nice shape.
Vince M
Just Perfect
Amazing considering the circumstances where it's been used in during the last 86 years..
BTW I think it has standard Ford 21" split rims on the front wheels.
Here's a photo with a Chxxy rim in front:
I'd love to own it. But I'd be tempted to find a radiator cap. lol
Roger, you could be right about the 21" Ford standard wheels on the front. I may have been missled by their narrow appearance. My brother-in-aw has a Honda off-road bike with that skinny 23" front tyre. Usually the 21"s go on the rear and are wider for traction. They certainly have changed those rear wheels. They are like the English Sankey wheels and are much fatter than T wheels. Should be better in sand and cheaper than vintage truck tyres.
Allan from down under.
Allan, I noticed those rear wheels also. They look like they have metal spokes. Are the English Sankey wheels an aftermarket wheel for the TT's, or have they been adapted from something else? Dave
It looks like the word "ARTFORD" on the lower arm of that friction shock. An original Model T era accessory from back in the day maybe?
Very nice and very interesting pictures Constantine! Thanks so much for posting them under which I'm sure are not the best of conditions!
Aaaaaah,..........shucks! I should have explored Google (BEFORE) posting a comment regarding the friction shocks!
It's "HARTFORD",....actually,....."Andre' HARTFORD" and it is indeed the name of an old company from as far back as the teens. Apparently available in various parts of the world, even back then.
Sure would like to run across a pair of those at a swap meet or flea market!
Aaaaaah,..........shucks! I should have explored Google (BEFORE) posting a comment regarding the friction shocks!
It's "HARTFORD",....actually,....."Andre' HARTFORD" and it is indeed the name of an old company from as far back as the teens. Apparently available in various parts of the world, even back then.
Sure would like to run across a pair of those at a swap meet or flea market!
Ooops,.....sorry about the double post!
Great truck with lots of details.....relatively unmolested. Good bed details. Interesting non-electric? Must be a good magneto...novel ignition wiring. Thanks
David, Sankey type wheels were used on many English makes. They are most likely adapted from another vehicle. Easy enough to do as the Sankey wheels usually had a plain hole through the centre and wheel stud holes as required.
Just a matter of drilling a new set of holes to suit the T hub, and possibly putting a sleeve in the holes to stop the centre of the wheel collapsing when the bolts were done up.
Allan from down under
Thanks Allan. Dave