Friday, June 17, 2011
Want to draw a crowd? Put a helicopter in the back of your truck with a VW engine
Posted by alex at 8:38 PM 0 comments
Labels: delivery truck, helicopter, VW, work truck
Monday, June 6, 2011
Helms Bakery Trucks, a fleet of single purpose delivery trucks like UPS trucks





The black and white images from the endless treasure trove at http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5807614&postcount=12474
the two color photos are ones I took at the Deerpark Winery and Auto collection, just North of Escondido in San Diego county
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Labels: delivery truck, van
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA) number 1 Highway Patrol Service (why don't they do this anymore?)
This old Dodge Brothers truck was a patrol, the electric car below? I bet strictly publicity event use. What possible emergancy roadside service could it possibly be that your smart cell phone can't do better?
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Labels: delivery truck, Dodge, truck
1957 Chevy delivery van dedicated to a Marine fallen in battle in Vietnam, Michael B Grimes, USMC, Vietnam 1967
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Labels: 57 Chevy, delivery truck, Military
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Most primitive of the mechanized flatbed tractor trailers, a 1910 Studebaker
Looks too unwieldy to be safe, maybe it's that the size of the car is as big in profile as the truck
Posted by alex at 6:23 AM 0 comments
Labels: 1910 Studebaker truck, delivery truck, hauler, semi, studebaker, tractor trailer, Transporter, work truck
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Model A's may be the most versatile vehicle ever made, nothing else was a delivery truck, railcar, firetruck, racecar... infinite variety
Posted by alex at 6:02 PM 0 comments
Labels: bus, caterpillar tracked vehicle, Coca Cola, delivery truck, Fordson tractor, Fuel Tanker, hearse, postal delivery, railcars, School bus
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Solid tire Mack trucks, building the Empire State
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Labels: antiques, delivery truck, Mack, truck, vintage, work truck
Monday, January 10, 2011
Unusual French parcel delivery vehicle
Very sensible design!
Found on http://www.roadtransport.com
Posted by alex at 9:55 PM 0 comments
Labels: delivery truck, french, postal delivery, unusual
Monday, December 27, 2010
two USPS (post office) mail carriers that weren't stopped by high water in the swamp

for more postal carrier vehicles, the variety was astounding! http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/postal-delivery-vehicles-from-vespa-to.html Posted by alex at 7:34 PM 0 comments
Labels: delivery truck, Model A, model T, postal delivery
Monday, December 20, 2010
Coca Cola advertised by displaying the name prominently, and with some unusual things like this '35 car with portable soda fountain
Posted by alex at 6:14 PM 0 comments
Labels: Coca Cola, delivery truck, International Harvester
Postal delivery vehicles from scooters, Vespas, up in size to Mack trucks
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Labels: delivery truck, Mack, postal delivery, Vespa




























