nzcarnerd Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Any clues on the make of this one? Presumably American, but I guess it could also be English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gillingham Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I think that's a Federal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I really like the gas pump, I have never seen one like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdang Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Hawaii with that depot name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 We used "modern" pumps of that ilk in PNG in 1980. Put a 200 L drum beside it, open the top, shove the sucker pipe in and use a pump handle on the side to pump fuel up into the glass bowl. Then put the filler in the vehicle and open the valve. Right language group, Zipdang, wrong place. Waiuku is south-west of Auckland. I have a vague recollection of a locality Waiuku north of Christchurch. Wai = water. Pronounced wy-ookoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Craig Gillingham said: I think that's a Federal. Seems to have two words on the hood starting with capital letters? License plates looks like white on black with either a star = 1933-34, an escutcheon = '37-38 or a diamond = '41-46. Edited January 18, 2018 by Spinneyhill (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictator27 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Tough call, but to me the fenders and wheels look more British than American. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 5 hours ago, Spinneyhill said: We used "modern" pumps of that ilk in PNG in 1980. Put a 200 L drum beside it, open the top, shove the sucker pipe in and use a pump handle on the side to pump fuel up into the glass bowl. Then put the filler in the vehicle and open the valve. Right language group, Zipdang, wrong place. Waiuku is south-west of Auckland. I have a vague recollection of a locality Waiuku north of Christchurch. Wai = water. Pronounced wy-ookoo. North of Christchurch is Waikuku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 5 hours ago, Spinneyhill said: Seems to have two words on the hood starting with capital letters? License plates looks like white on black with either a star = 1933-34, an escutcheon = '37-38 or a diamond = '41-46. I have been informed the truck is a Buddy Stewart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 5 hours ago, dictator27 said: Tough call, but to me the fenders and wheels look more British than American. Terry It is possible that it has had fenders and wheels added locally - or maybe been in an accident and fixed with whatever was available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 2 hours ago, nzcarnerd said: North of Christchurch is Waikuku. Ah yes, of course it is. That was 35 years ago, so nearly right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictator27 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 8 hours ago, nzcarnerd said: I have been informed the truck is a Buddy Stewart. Wow! Yes, definitely an early 30's Stewart, but don't think it is a Buddy which was their smallest truck and usually aimed at the civilian rather than commercial market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, dictator27 said: Wow! Yes, definitely an early 30's Stewart, but don't think it is a Buddy which was their smallest truck and usually aimed at the civilian rather than commercial market. Don't know anything about them - just what I was told. Not yet researched it. One thing owners were good at here in NZ was taking something smaller and overloading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Reminds me of the 3 Stooges short with a '36 Ford truck overloaded with heaped up beer barrels, and of course with Curly teetering on top of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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