Old Photo - United Parcel Service TT Delivery Truck

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 01:56 pm:






Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Wells on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 02:02 pm:

Interesting. I didn't know UPS went so far back. Let's see now, wooden truck body, Model T varnish fading to a brownish colour. Let's go with "brown" for corporate colours.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dick Lodge - St Louis MO on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 03:09 pm:

UPS celebrated its centennial a few years ago. I read an interesting book about the company around then. Several things I remember... UPS doesn't call the big brown trucks "trucks," they call them "package cars." Drivers' routes are calculated to avoid left turns whenever possible, since they generally cause more delay than right turns. And yes, when they went from bicycles to motorized vehicles, they started with Model Ts.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 05:29 pm:

A good friend, some years ago (he has long since left Califunny, smart fellow), had an original UPS model T. He had decided to restore it appropriately, and did the research. UPS had apparently used the same "patented" brown for a lo-ong time. The color codes were a secret, and this was before the modern optical color duplicating. At first, UPS was not cooperative. But after they finally went and looked at his truck, saw the original ID tags, they provided him with just enough correct paint. It was calculated to just paint the needed area. No extra.
When he had first bought the unrestored truck, he was told it was a US Mail truck. I understand that he still has it.
He drove it on one of the MTFCA Catalina Caper tours about forty years ago.
Great photos! Thanks for the memories.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 07:40 pm:

Well I wish someone would look in the back od that truck because I'm still waiting for a delivery.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 07:42 pm:

Well I wish someone would look in the back of that old truck because I'm still looking for a delivery


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial - Veneta OR US Earth Solar System on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 08:24 pm:

Dennis, I think USPS has it somewhere.


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