1916 FWD Model B

1916 FWD Model B in The Last Train from Madrid, Movie, 1937

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

00:08:28 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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s13a ◊ 2022-09-29 00:12	The script on the radiator shell would be visible if it wasn't for that plate... well, it starts with "The" at least.. Nevermind, it's FWD and the script says "The Four Wheel Drive Auto Co." Quote The Four Wheel Drive Auto Company had been formed in 1912, and production of the Model B began, though very slowly at first, only 18 trucks being delivered in 1913. However the US Army had tested one of the very first F.W.D.s, and in 1916 they ordered 38 Model Bs for General Pershing's Mexican campaign against Pancho Villa. Meanwhile, with the outbreak of war in Europe, Model Bs were ordered by the British (for whom Peerless built 500) and Russian governments. In 1917 America entered the war, and US Army orders were so great that production had to be farmed out to three other companies. http://www.landships.info/landships/softskin_articles/FWD_Model_B.html So, I suppose the first batch of FWD's were manufactured in 1916 for the Mexican campaign, but in 1917, during the WWI, they began to mass-produce it. Also, maybe they should all be renamed Model B instead? -- Last edit: 2022-09-29 00:40:53

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◊ 2022-09-29 00:12

The script on the radiator shell would be visible if it wasn't for that plate... well, it starts with "The" at least..

Nevermind, it's FWD and the script says "The Four Wheel Drive Auto Co."

Quote The Four Wheel Drive Auto Company had been formed in 1912, and production of the Model B began, though very slowly at first, only 18 trucks being delivered in 1913. However the US Army had tested one of the very first F.W.D.s, and in 1916 they ordered 38 Model Bs for General Pershing's Mexican campaign against Pancho Villa. Meanwhile, with the outbreak of war in Europe, Model Bs were ordered by the British (for whom Peerless built 500) and Russian governments. In 1917 America entered the war, and US Army orders were so great that production had to be farmed out to three other companies.

http://www.landships.info/landships/softskin_articles/FWD_Model_B.html

So, I suppose the first batch of FWD's were manufactured in 1916 for the Mexican campaign, but in 1917, during the WWI, they began to mass-produce it.

Also, maybe they should all be renamed Model B instead?

-- Last edit: 2022-09-29 00:40:53

1916 FWD Model B

1916 FWD Model B in The Last Train from Madrid, Movie, 1937

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