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jmhimmel

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Greetings the photo is my Great Grandfather next to his Ford truck dated 1923. Not sure if the date is right, but I am needing to identify the model and year if possible. Any guidance would be appreciated.
 

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Greetings, the photo is my Great Grandfather next to his Ford truck dated 1923. Not sure if the date is right, but I am needing to identify the model and year if possible. Any guidance would be appreciated. jmhimmel
 
The 8 holes in the front crossmember are typical of the Federal Motor Truck Company rig. I might guess 1918 to 1920 or so. Google images of 1918 Federal Trucks to see the similarities. The license plate looks more like a 1921 New York to me.
Cool photo.
 
15max said:
The 8 holes in the front crossmember are typical of the Federal Motor Truck Company rig. I might guess 1918 to 1920 or so. Google images of 1918 Federal Trucks to see the similarities. The license plate looks more like a 1921 New York to me.
Cool photo.
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I don’t know what year it is, but it sure is a cool looking truck
 
redmodelt said:
Bet they could have been unbuckled from the inside before loading. :)
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Could be, but how to roll them back up? Curtain appears to be tightly rolled under itself. Don't think it would work like a roman shade - maybe some sort of crank mechanism on the back of the truck?
 
LOL The question was how to unfurl, not roll back up! :) Maybe then you would need a ladder come next summer.
 
redmodelt said:
LOL The question was how to unfurl, not roll back up! :) Maybe then you would need a ladder come next summer.
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Actually, my question was how to roll back up as well as unfurl - note the bold:

CHuDWah said:
Yup, and so is gramps with his pipe, shades and flat-hat. But he must have needed a ladder to roll those side curtains up/down.
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It's winter in the pic and the curtains still are rolled up - maybe he didn't have a ladder. :D
 
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