Sterling DW (by default)
Sterling DW in Broadminded, Movie, 1931
Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: 
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◊ 2023-01-08 04:25 |
At first I thought this was a Sterling EB 18, like these: /vehicles.php?make=Sterling&model=EB+18&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on As it turns out the EB 18 isn't an actual Sterling model, or at least it's not one of the ones listed here. (The only reason they were listed as such is because of a now dead post on Hankstruckspictures.com) The models that have this type of look are the DW, DC, and EW models. Information about these trucks are very limited, but I think the DC was the heavier duty model, and the EW was the lighter version. With the DW being the medium duty version. ----------- DC Model --------------------------- DW Model ---------------------- EW Model ![[Image: sterlinglighthevyduty.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/30498/23/sterlinglighthevyduty.jpg) ![[Image: sterlinglightmediumduty.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/30498/23/sterlinglightmediumduty.jpg) ![[Image: sterlinglightduty.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/30498/23/sterlinglightduty.jpg) Note that in the truck brochures they have the chassis codes for each truck. I have yet to figure out how to identify them from one another. So this is a Sterling DW by default. -- Last edit: 2023-01-08 04:25:49 |
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◊ 2023-01-08 12:56 |
Same for all others in your link? Or do you prefer to check these one by one? -- Last edit: 2023-01-08 12:56:40 |
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◊ 2023-01-09 05:23 |
I'd probably just check them one by one when I get the chance. |
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◊ 2023-08-05 18:05 |
Bray7, thanks very much for you comment on the 1920's Sterlings. You are absolutely correct that there is no such thing as an "EB18" and it is a shame that someone has mis-identified so many Sterlings this way on this page. You are correct that the photo above is a DW-something. D means "D series", and W means worm drive. In "DC", the C means chain drive. The E series looks almost identical to the D series but the E model frame was 4" wider, 34" vs 38". The easiest way to tell the D series and E series apart is the radiator guard, the D series has 15 vertical bars (including the ends) while the E series has 17 bars. Both the D series and E series trucks were built from 1924 to 1931. r There are two good books about Sterling trucks, including one by Robert Gabrick that is still available. An earlier book published in 1993 by Ernest Sternberg, the son and nephew of Sterling's founders, was published in limited numbers and is very difficult to find today. While this is my first post on this page I have been occasionally identifying trucks here through a third party for several years. |
