Re: Nevada Central RR 107-C. The original type of truck used to build the 107-C .
| December 17, 2018 10:30AM |
nedsn3 Wrote:
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> Neat. '28-'29 Ford Model A closed cab pickup cab!
> It's one of the better looking hi-rail trucks.
> Nice work.
It's a neat looking truck with some interesting metal fabrication. The replica looks so good it's like they found the original railtruck in a barn after 80 years. The truck that the rail vehicle was built from was a 1929 Ford Model AA flatbed which was a 1.5 ton truck. Here's an original '29 Ford Model AA truck to show what they started with:
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/17/2018 10:57AM by Stewart Rhine.
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> Neat. '28-'29 Ford Model A closed cab pickup cab!
> It's one of the better looking hi-rail trucks.
> Nice work.
It's a neat looking truck with some interesting metal fabrication. The replica looks so good it's like they found the original railtruck in a barn after 80 years. The truck that the rail vehicle was built from was a 1929 Ford Model AA flatbed which was a 1.5 ton truck. Here's an original '29 Ford Model AA truck to show what they started with:
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/17/2018 10:57AM by Stewart Rhine.
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