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I am attempting to identify a truck located at Bodie, California


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The truck frame and engine are about all that is left. It is in the state park at Bodie. It has a straight cylinder arrangment and I see ten push rods. Could this be a five or ten cyclinder engine? The wheels have wooden spokes. I have several photos which I can email. Here are a few more images up to the limit. I have been assuming it is a truck, but it could be a car that was used for hauling.

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Did a google search and found that the Stutz cars had steel spoke wheels. Found some Stutz fire engines with wooden

spoke wheels. Is this in fact a Stutz truck ? I noticed that the front wheels have eleven spokes. Can't tell on the rear spokes, but every other spoke is bolted to what appears to be a brake drum and the spoke is wider where the bolt goes through it.

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Stutz car, fire trucks are much larger. Wood wheels were standard equipment with wires available at extra cost. 12 spokes front and rear (even number always)on Timken axles, 6 bolts thru every other rear spoke to the drum was very common at the time. Gemmer brand steering.

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