Bethleham Truck???

[Guest JTFORD]

Ever hear of a Bethleham truck????

[Pontiac59]

Is that as you spelled it, or like the city in Pennsylvania (and in the middle east) - BethlehEm? I'm sure it's no wierder than a Guilder - they were built in Poughkeepsie NY, of all places. I used to have a nice old Defiance Spark Plug chart that listed all those odd makes, but it's in pieces now because I was a kid when I got it and didn't know enough to have it laminated -

[carbking]

Branham lists the Bethleham truck as being produced in Allentown, PA for the years 1917-1928.

Jon.

[George Rohrbach]

Sorry it took me so long to post this pic, but I couldn;t find where I had it. I live near Allentown, so I bought this advertisement a few years ago when I saw it. From what I had heard, it was one of many "assembled" trucks that were available in those days.

Enjoy.

[Guest tiredtruckrestorer]

Hello, I'm about a year late in answering you. I have a 1919 Model D Bethlehem truck. In fact I purchased it from Lloyd Van Horns truck museum in Mason City, Iowa. I know of 3 Bethlehem trucks in the country, including mine. All are different models. Bethlehem Motors also owned a foundry, formerly the North American Foundry, in Pottstown Pennsylvania and did make their own engines. Jack Mack, left his brothers and started Bethlehem Motors along with one of the vice presidents at Mack to build trucks for WWI. Keith.