Fiat unknown

Fiat unknown in Non me lo dire!, Movie, 1940 IMDB

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: IT

Fiat unknown

[*][*] Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene 

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Alessandro58 CH

2020-06-19 15:28

Fiat 634 N wit N2 Grille?

aquila CN

2020-06-19 16:49

Why is a white line across the grille on Italian trucks can someone let me know? :beer:

s13a LT

2020-06-19 18:05

That's a very good question. Maybe it was an old way to indicate your license category and who was allowed to drive on certain roads: whetever you're allowed to drive on urban roads, main roads, highway etc?

I've noticed some of these old italian trucks have a different colored stripe as well. I've seen some in red or blue. An old Alfa Romeo truck for instance with a diagonal stripe either in red or blue:
Link to "www.romasparita.eu"

Any one knows for sure what it means? That would be really interesting to know.

Alessandro58 CH

2020-06-19 22:14

I know only, why the line and the fenders are white: in Italy the fenders and parts of the grille/hood of civil vehicles were painted with white lead (mandatory after darkening begins, which means that in the dark it should not be driven with lights on). After WW II a lot of vehicles were not repainted immediately (which is ducumented in a lot of pictures on our DB.

fred1969 FR

2020-06-19 22:14

aquila wrote Why is a white line across the grille on Italian trucks can someone let me know? :beer:


it was because there were no white lines on the roads, they carried it with them so they always drove well to the right :D

more seriously : it remind me some military truck... ?

umbe21

2020-06-19 22:45

A red stripe mean a truck for goods transportation on own account (own business), a white stripe with red borders mean a truck for goods transportation for third parties or lease, a blue stripe (very rare) it's for scheduled service goods transportation. Nowadays they are mandatory only over 6 tons, until the 80s circa you found it also on vans or smaller trucks. Sorry for my English, I hope it's understandable!

fred1969 FR

2020-06-19 23:00

grazie mille. Interessante ! :)

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