T truck in the Sudan

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:18 pm:

I met a man in Khartoum who took some photos of an old truck sitting in the street a couple of years ago.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:21 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:24 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:26 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Gruber- Spanaway, Wash. on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:29 pm:

Front tires off a dirt bike!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:35 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:39 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:45 pm:



Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:46 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:48 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:52 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 10:58 pm:

Looks like it has double Hassler shocks on the rear. Sudanese sure know how to fit out their T trucks!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 01:31 am:

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.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bernard Paulsen, San Buenaventura, Calif on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 01:31 am:

Totally cool.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Don Lyon, PDX, OR. on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 01:43 am:

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.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Richard Bennett on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 04:18 am:

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.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Wicker on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 06:20 am:

No Rust! Very nice pictures,thanks for posting.
Wick


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Royce in Dallas TX on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 06:34 am:

Looks like it is still being used. Very interesting Constantine!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Doug Money - Braidwood, IL on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 08:43 am:

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.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Vince M on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 09:34 am:

That is really cool Constantine. Being so arid, rust just doesn't happen. Nice shape.

Vince M


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 09:38 am:

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:
rims


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Garrison on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 09:41 am:

I'd love to own it. But I'd be tempted to find a radiator cap. lol


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Richard Bennett on Friday, June 15, 2012 - 09:08 pm:

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.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Stroud on Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 04:24 am:

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


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 05:38 am:

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!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 05:46 am:

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!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 05:51 am:

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!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 05:52 am:

Ooops,.....sorry about the double post!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John McGinnis in San Jose area, CA. on Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 08:50 am:

Great truck with lots of details.....relatively unmolested. Good bed details. Interesting non-electric? Must be a good magneto...novel ignition wiring. Thanks


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Richard Bennett on Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 10:45 pm:

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


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Stroud on Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 08:50 pm:

Thanks Allan. Dave


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