Guest Nancy DeWitt Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Here's another old photo I came across and can't identify. It was taken in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1913. Any idea what kind of car or truck this is? The radiator emblem appears to be some sort of triangle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I think the "triangle" is actually the letter "A" inside a circle. It looks a lot like a Mercedes three-pointed star, but it's not one.(While I was typing that Peter posted the larger picture. Now I'm almost certain it's a letter "A".) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 It looks like a truck or open bus to me. Going by the heavy duty wheels and solid tyres. People at the back may be standing on the seats.Manuel in Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Noel Adams Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Hi Guys, It is a SAURER Truck made in Switzerland about 1910..........NOEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintman Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Good one ! This type of rad seems only to have been on cars between 1909 and 1910. Possibly longer on lorries.Vintman (UK)www.svvs.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintman Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Could have been a charabanc, and yes, standing on seats.Vintman (UK)www.svvs.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nancy DeWitt Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I'd given up on getting an ID on this truck months ago, but I'm glad I just checked this old post! Many thanks to Noel and Vintman for your comments. Noel, I'd say you're right, as an old Fairbanks newspaper says there were two Saurer trucks in Alaska prior to 1922. There's a fun story behind the photo. All the people in it were headed to the Fairbanks ballpark to see the first airplane flight in Alaska. Some promoters had paid to have an airplane in Seattle taken apart, shipped by boat to Fairbanks, reassembled and flown. The promoters lost their shirts on the venture, however. Turns out the spectators didn't have to actually pay admission to go in the ballpark to see an airplane fly over the town (duh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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