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Title: Year and make of this old farm truck
Post by: Bertsbees on Wednesday 18 March 20 21:03 GMT (UK)
Here is a photo of my grandfather, Richard French (standing on ground) and my father William ( only the top of his head is showing)   They are unloading a shipment of grain feed in Western Massachusetts.   I am sorry the front of the truck is so dark, I know it makes it much more difficult to identify.   Anybody out there have any idea what the make and year of this truck would be.  The photo was taken in approximately 1924.
    Thanks for your help.  Bert
Title: Photo of The French farm truck
Post by: Bertsbees on Wednesday 18 March 20 21:06 GMT (UK)
Id of the truck in this pix
Title: Re: Year and make of this old farm truck
Post by: japeflakes on Thursday 19 March 20 15:34 GMT (UK)
Thought it might be a Ford Model T but not sure
Title: Re: Year and make of this old farm truck
Post by: DanNC on Thursday 19 March 20 16:44 GMT (UK)
I'm not a car guy, but it looks similar to what REO was making in the 1920s. They made a lot of different kinds of trucks.
Title: Re: Year and make of this old farm truck
Post by: Bertsbees on Thursday 19 March 20 17:04 GMT (UK)
Thanks so much for helping me try and figure out the make of the farm truck...they both look pretty close.   I’m gonna try and get a better copy of the front of the truck....thanks so much to DanNC, and Japeflakes.....Bert
Title: Re: Year and make of this old farm truck
Post by: DanNC on Thursday 19 March 20 17:13 GMT (UK)
Another quick internet search brought up a 1920 REO truck that looks similar, too, even though one is designed as a delivery truck and one is a farm truck.
Title: Re: Year and make of this old farm truck
Post by: DanNC on Thursday 19 March 20 17:20 GMT (UK)
This looks as close as any other truck I've seen. It's a 1923 REO. The cab looks virtually identical with the three windows and the bed would just need to be modified to use as a farm truck.
Title: Re: Year and make of this old farm truck
Post by: DanNC on Thursday 19 March 20 17:32 GMT (UK)
Just reading about that particular truck in the picture and the owner says it orginally had the three-foot sideboards on the bed like in the truck in your photo. He just prefers how it looks without them.
Title: Re: Year and make of this old farm truck
Post by: Bertsbees on Thursday 19 March 20 21:07 GMT (UK)
Wow, thank you all for helping me figure out what the truck make is,   I wish I had a better view of the front of the truck.....thx all, stay healthy and keep on “Rooting “ around.....Bert
Title: Re: Year and make of this old farm truck
Post by: Bertsbees on Thursday 19 March 20 21:57 GMT (UK)
Bert again,   I looked at the original copy of the picture with a magnifying glass and sure enough, under the rear window,( just like in the picture that Dan found) is the work Speedwagon.  So it seems that it would be an early 1920s REO Speedwagon.   You guys are the best,  Thanks a million,  Bert