1939 Divco-Twin Model U

1939 Divco-Twin Model U in Dick Tracy, Movie, 1990

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin:

Background vehicle

Author	Message
Alexander ◊ 2005-11-23 01:05	The white van.
Medicar ◊ 2005-11-24 20:00	Quote The white van. The white van in the background is a Divco milk truck.
pilou ◊ 2005-11-25 16:50	It is a Divco Milk Truck ,but these are post ww II and it does therefore not completely fit into this late thirties actions.
Alexander ◊ 2005-11-25 21:30	I knew this van, but could not think of the name -- thank you! Now I found a nice page (http://www.divco.org/) which gives a lot of background information. This shape was designed in 1937, entered production in 1939 and stayed unchanged until 1986! Between 1936 and 1944 this company was known as Divco-Twin. If we assume that this is one of the first models then it is the 'Divco-Twin Model U' (1939). -- Last edit: 2005-11-25 21:31:14
antp ◊ 2005-11-25 21:44	That's annoying these companies that change their names. We only two Divco on IMCDB, and they do not even have the same make name By the way, the link that you posted allowed me to put a model name on this other Divco -- Last edit: 2005-11-25 21:47:04