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| Jeff, Thanks for maintaining this thread and I have to say you do keep finding them - in particular the Utopistan stuff As for the above, I'll stick my neck out and say this is an unknown Pierce-Arrow prototype, a last ditch attempt to overcome their financial troubles, maybe even with the V12 engine they used in the big sedans. Cheers, Tatra
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| Jeff A big THANK YOU for all the time and effort ya'all put into keeping this WAI forum up and working. I have learned so much and enjoy all the conversations with the other contributers. You sure picked a good one for #1000 Thanks again Brocky
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Jeff, I too would like to thank you for your commitment to WAI. I'm sure that there are many times when you have
more pressing things to spend your time on like, oh, I don't know--LAUNCHING THE SPACE SHUTTLE !!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for making time for the WAI Fanclub !
As for the truck-you got me!
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Jeff, congrats on #1,000. If you ever get a yen to change the name, have you considered making it, "TRUCKS, 101. I have learned a lot from it.
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OK, wag, Pierce Arrow fire truck front end....28 to 32,000 pound rears from a GMC frame cutoff....Look at the A on the winch rack for the ginpoles... Military issue? The A is used to "tie" the gin poles together and put the single shive snatch block on.... Maybe from Lufkin,Texas ? The trailer has a rounded front on the gooseneck... maybe Lufkin trailer....Just lookin at the bed reminds me of a duceandahalf gin pole rig I saw long ago........ Just my usual thinkin out loud stuff........
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Grille shell looks like 33 Lincoln to me.
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| Endeavour scrubbed due to weather with 10 minutes left before launch .... I'll be back on the runway early Monday morning for a 0414 am attempt. Thanks to everyone for all the nice comments about the WAI. I'm enjoying this as much as you are, maybe even more. The best part is not all the pictures I get, but all the friends I've made. As for our mystery truck, here is my take. The sheet metal is all '35-'36 Ford truck except for the hood. The cab has been modified in the cowl area, could be Dodge, could be ?? The grille shell is '35-'36 Ford, perhaps it can be seen better in the blowup below. The Lincoln "greyhound" hood ornament was a popular accessory on Ford cars and trucks in the '30's. I think the fenders are modified '35-'36 Ford, they have been sectioned and now have a larger radius to fit the larger tires. The headlight buckets have been grafted on, very nicely done I might add, as is the whole truck. As for the hood, I have no idea about what it came from. It could be completely shop built. I don't have any good idea about the chassis either, it could be a lot of things. I really wish we knew when this photo was taken. We can probably keep the dialogue going on this truck for quite a while. Interestingly, quite some time ago we ran a mid-'30's Indiana 6x6 oilfield truck which also had a Ford cab grafted on. I have to wonder if these 2 trucks were built in the same shop. We may never know. Thanks to Leroy Gurganus and Brocky for the photo. Below is a blowup, the entire article from Hemmings, a '35 & '36 Ford (the 4x4 is a modern conversion), and the Indiana. 
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| Jeff Thanks for running this truck. Sure did make a good one for #1000!!! I sent an email to Daniel Strohl, the editor of the Hemmings Classic Car lost and found column, so he can check out the WAI site. Brocky
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