Vintage Delivery Trucks On Main Street U.S.A.: A Pictorial

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

International Trucks led the way in Art Deco.

Streamlining was the way to go in the 1930's & 1940's.

All photos from the web.

Edited January 26, 2013 by xp-300 (see edit history)

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Here's a proposed Sedan Delivery.

Appears to be Cadillac Based.

Very Art Deco.

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

A couple of streamliners.

From the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Dr. Pepper

From the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Some trucks on Main Street.

From the web.

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[Dave Mellor NJ]

Here are a few I saved from previous posts, mostly "vintage shots from days gone by" on HAMB and others. Some of them might not have been posted here yet.

[Dave Mellor NJ]

A few more

[Dave Mellor NJ]

next to last

[Dave Mellor NJ]

THe last

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Nice photos Dave.

My two favorites Debes Bakery truck and the Browns flower truck.

[GARY F]

LOVE THOSE OLD PICS

[nzcarnerd]

By request...

A early 1900's Carry's Ice Cream Truck.

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This one is a Walker - Walker Electric Truck

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Here is a link to a cool video on Metro vans.

It will take you back.

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

From my personal collection.

White COE Coca Cola Truck

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Soda trucks from Main Street were not to be out done by beer trucks.

From the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

....and a 7UP truck rolling down Main Street.

From the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

With beer & soda you need potato chips. Plenty of those were on Main Street too.

all photos from the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

This Potato Chip truck makes a statement on its own.

from the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Ice Cream and Dairy trucks were everywhere.

All photos from the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

People were always moving.

All photos from the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

On Main Street there was a truck for everything.

From the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

....and still more trucks on Main Street.

All photos from the web.

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[Dave Mellor NJ]

A few more from"Vintage shots" on HAMB

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Awesome potato chip truck (restored)

From the web.

Edited January 26, 2013 by xp-300 (see edit history)

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

A few more delivery trucks from main Street.

All photos from the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Grocery stores did their own trucking on Main Street.

All photos from the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Still in business today.

Cheerwine Cola.

all photos from the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

A lonely dairy truck.

From the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

....and just a few more.

From the web.

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[Argyll]

Thank you so much for sharing Dave, I absolutely love streamliners and really appreciate you taking to time to post them.

Obviously a personal preference, however they've got to be black & white photographs for me as colour just doesn't have the atmosphere or tone of the period - after all history is always 'black & white'.

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Argyll wrote.... they've got to be black & white photographs for me as colour just doesn't have the atmosphere or tone of the period - after all history is always 'black & white'.

I agree.

Edited January 5, 2013 by xp-300 (see edit history)

[smithbrother]

I'm sure you are aware of what SOME call the DROP OUT PROCESS.

Seldom seen, I have a photo of our daughter in BLACK & WHITE done with his process.

Not being a photo expert I am not aware of this being used often, any comments on this are most welcome.

I can send to you Dave a picture of our picture with the process.

Just wondering,

Dale in Indy

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Dale.

I'm unaware of that process.

I'd like to see it.

[Steve Braverman]

Dale.

I'm unaware of that process.

I'd like to see it.

almost every photo editing software has a "convert to grayscale" function.

Love the old truck photos. Keep them coming!

Thanks.

[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Another beer truck from Main Street.

From the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

Gardner's Delivery Service.

From the web.

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[Dave Mellor NJ]

Here are a few more from HAMB's Vintage shots of days gone by. I think that 33-34 Ford creamery truck was from Yellerspirit of NH. Catch those utes?

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

From the web.

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[Dave Gelinas (XP-300)]

From the web.

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[ak]

Lou's Flower Shop.

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Here are some nice bodies on Dodge chassis;

http://www.dodgepilothouseclub.org/know/special_equipment/refrigerated.pdf