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1921 Fageol 3½-Ton 
Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2008-08-22 17:00 |
The nearest I can come by here by the shape of the radiator cowl is a ca 1921 Gramm-Bernstein ( The Gramm-Bernstein Motor Truck Company , Lima,Ohio ) 2 1/2 ton (5000 pounds) model 25 .The heavy duty units of 5000 ( model 25), 7000 (model 35) and 10000 ( model 50) still had the plain rubber tires. |
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◊ 2008-08-22 19:41 |
I was thinking Fageol for some reason. |
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◊ 2008-08-22 20:49 |
Here's a 1919 Fageol for reference. It looks similar.![[Image: fageol1919rw8.4296.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is46/fageol1919rw8.4296.jpg) |
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◊ 2008-08-25 04:54 |
I just found somebody auctioning off a brochure for a 1920 Gramm-Bernstein truck on eBay. Link to "cgi.ebay.com" I also found this on the '21; http://www.mwth.net/trucks/index.htm http://www.mwth.net/trucks/1921_trucks_B.png |
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◊ 2008-08-25 05:40 |
I think it looks much more like the Fageol. |
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◊ 2008-08-25 08:01 |
All Gramm-Bernstein trucks I've seen look different than this one. But these old trucks are very hard to identify properly. There were well over 100 manufacturers of trucks back then. Heavy-duty trucks usually looked completely different to 1-ton and 2-ton models. So one manufacturer could have had several design styles for different payloads. I agree that this truck is a Fageol. You can see the Fageol sign on the radiator if you look close enough (compare to a picture I posted). For the last few weeks I have been collecting a database of vintage trucks. I hope someday it will be useful for identifying some of the unknown vintage trucks we have here. |
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◊ 2008-08-25 17:01 |
I'm glad you're collecting more old truck data Raul. I should do it more often. The point I was trying to make, was that those links to the Gramm-Bernstein trucks, as well as your pic convince me much more that this is a Fageol. So now you've got three people who think it is. |
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◊ 2008-08-25 17:25 |
Damn. I forgot that we already have one similar truck in our database: /vehicle_79984-Fageol-21-2--ton.html So let's name this also as Fageol 2 1/2-Ton |
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◊ 2008-09-07 00:55 |
The truck in the movie "The Strong Man" is probably from the early 20's say 21 or 22, where the other picture from "For Heavens Sake" is more likely a 1918-1920 model In both cases, my speculation is that the are both 3 1/2 ton models as that is was what was made in that time frame. |
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