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1945 White WA 20 Super Power

1945 White WA 20 in White Heat, Movie, 1949

Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin:

1945 White WA 20 Super Power

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Comments about this vehicle

Author	Message
firebird86 ◊ 2006-11-26 17:39	1945 White WA-20 link
antp ◊ 2007-05-06 12:10	Pictures sent by Roland:
fleetwood75 ◊ 2011-11-02 03:53	Did White build their own gas engines for a while? Or did they purchase engines from companies like Buda and Continental and rebadge them as White engines? Would greatly appreciate finding the answer to this?
vilero ◊ 2012-03-01 14:04
SN95 ◊ 2013-03-09 16:45	Two characters discuss dragging a chain from the trailer to prevent the buildup of static electricity. I don't believe I have ever seen that in real life. What do modern tankers do to control static electricity?
truckface ◊ 2013-12-11 11:15	Incredible! It`s the same type of tanker trailer, used in the 1971 movie "Duel". -- Last edit: 2013-12-11 11:16:33
Cycolac Fan ◊ 2015-12-16 17:59	I've seen cars in the 1970s and 80s in the Uk with lines dragging from the back bumper to supposedly cure motion sickness, would think a chain if anything would cause sparks although maybe not a problem since the tanker is empty. If the truck was owned by the studio then it's possible it WAS one of the tankers used in Duel, especially when they shot extra scenes for the cinema release. This one has jockey wheels allowing it to be removed from the cab unit while the trucks used in Duel didn't, but they would be easy enough to remove.
Pierre ◊ 2016-05-21 23:17	Certainly, having a length of loo handle chain dangling from the underside rear supposedly to earth static electricity, was quite popular in the 1950s. I remember Father experimented with this motion sickness placebo measure for a short while, removing it from the Minor after one or two other road users helpfully asked: 'Do you know, there's a little chain hanging down underneath your car?' The Peterbilt prime mover, at least, in 'Duel' is well documented on imcdb.
chicomarx ◊ 2017-02-18 03:37	Pierre wrote Certainly, having a length of loo handle chain dangling from the underside rear supposedly to earth static electricity, was quite popular in the 1950s. I remember Father experimented with this motion sickness placebo measure for a short while, removing it from the Minor after one or two other road users helpfully asked: 'Do you know, there's a little chain hanging down underneath your car?' Not a loo chain but this sort of thing I used to see quite regularly: until 10-15 years ago, and then they disappeared.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2017-02-18 17:10	What do modern tankers do to control static electricity? Modern tyres have a higher proportion of carbon in the rubber which improves its conductivity. Some years ago I was involved in the manufacture of some armoured personnel carriers for which the customer required to have electrified hulls, to prevent people climbing on the vehicles during riots. His previous vehicles, built early sixties, had to have a chain lowered from the hull to earth away the charge when the system was switched off after use. The system wouldn't work on the new vehicles because the charge leaked away through the tyres, so we had to design a rail, stood away from the hull on insulators, to which the charge would be applied when entering riot conditions. It worked OK but the rails could be broken away from the vehicles using an insulated pole. The charge was created using a modified ignition coil, generating some 20,000 volts, albeit at a very low current. You wouldn't hold on for long! By the way, the vehicles were diesel powered so sparks wouldn't be a problem. -- Last edit: 2017-02-18 17:15:14
rjluna2 ◊ 2017-02-18 18:12	SN95 wrote Two characters discuss dragging a chain from the trailer to prevent the buildup of static electricity. I don't believe I have ever seen that in real life. What do modern tankers do to control static electricity? They still do that to the day with these tankers, now they are using the conductive strip that needed to replace after they wear out.
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2020-08-07 15:52	truckface wrote Incredible! It`s the same type of tanker trailer, used in the 1971 movie "Duel". Not even close. This truck is a 1945 White WA 40 Super Power, the truck in Duel is a 1955 Peterbilt 281 which looks not at all like this one. /vehicle_5148-Peterbilt-281-1955.html
midnight ◊ 2020-08-07 16:38	@GodzillaFan54 He was referring to the look of the trailer which is very similar not the truck carrying it.
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2020-08-08 13:06	midnight wrote @GodzillaFan54 He was referring to the look of the trailer which is very similar not the truck carrying it. Ooohh. Where I live, "tanker trailer" also refers to the truck pulling it.
GodzillaFan54 ◊ 2020-08-08 15:55	Also, it doesn't seem to exactly match. The tanker on this one has a straight-up vertical back while the back of the Duel truck's tanker was sloped towards the front. Both tanker trailers were possibly made by the same company because they do look very similar.

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