1938 Fordson V8 3-Ton Tipper 'Barrel Nose' [E814T]

1938 Fordson V8 [E814T] in The First Days, Short Movie, 1939

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

00:05:48 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2016-03-18 18:20	Digging up sand from under park for making sandbags. If this is an International Harvester K-Series Gar Wood Tipper it's a couple of years earlier than our assumed group date of 1941 ....
Sunbar ◊ 2016-03-18 21:50	Not IH K-series I think, head-lights too high and cab window is the wrong shape. Something different from the US...
nzcarnerd ◊ 2016-03-19 09:29	Maybe a circa 1939 Ford barrelnose? The wheels are typical Ford. From the small size of the truck deck it has not got much power to move it. -- Last edit: 2016-03-19 09:30:13
Sunbar ◊ 2016-03-19 11:02	Does not I think match the Fordson model 79, which had a different front wing, slimmer, lower and longer -- Last edit: 2016-03-19 11:02:33
dsl ◊ 2016-03-27 01:47	@sunbar - have you also solved the one through your pic
jcb ◊ 2016-03-31 07:40	'Barrelnose' Fords were made in UK but as introduced in 1938 just before the war not that many.
Sunbar ◊ 2016-03-31 11:37	dsl & JCB Thanks nzcarnerd 1938 Fordson Barrel-nose 3-Ton 8-cyl 134" wheelbase Tipper [E814T], shape correct and oval badge seen on bonnet side! Short wheelbase truck and tipper introduced during or just before April 1938. -- Last edit: 2016-03-31 11:42:58