Classic truck snapped in Palestine

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Is this some sort of ingenious tipping mechanism or is the truck simply knackered? According to the scribblings on the back of this photograph it was taken in Palestine in the 1920s.

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And thanks to Mat Ireland for sending me this equally shagged Pegaso.

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This is a now-forgotten technique for easing access for daily checks for oil/water etc.

Peter Lynch

The Pegaso seems to have cracked just forward of the second spring hanger, common on trucks where the double rail ended at this point. A good idea to inspect trucks carefully here.

Vic Hungerford

A bit late for this one, Pete, but it's probably easy to inspect it now

Neil Temple

On the theme of the 20's truck I remember seeing some pictures a while back of a Ford Transit car transporter that pivoted just behind the cab in a similar way to this in order to load the cars. I'm sure someone will know more about it.

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