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Truckin: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 8:35pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1937. "Repairing government trucks at the Treasury procurement section." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Procurers of ...
Submitted by arnnmann on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 4:01am.
What do you think the Treasury was procuring there in the "fuel yard," way back yonder? Nudge, nudge, wink wink, say no more.
By the way, it's easy to see here the origin of the term "well-heeled," which is what these guys were not, even if their shoes were Buicks.
Straightforward
Submitted by GMH in SC on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 11:27pm.
Don't you just love the simplicity of that engine? Pre-regulation power and performance -- and yes, pre-regulation pollution -- but it didn't take a rocket surgeon to keep one running either.
Carb Query
Submitted by GeezerNYC on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 10:17pm.
Is it possible to get a close up of the carburetor? There a word stamped on it, and I can't quite read it.
[It's a Carter carburetor. Or "Carbureter," as the company spelled it. - Dave]
Vented
Submitted by rattandson on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 10:07pm.
I noticed that they are both wearing the same types of shoes with vent holes in the side.
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