Old historical photo, what is the vehicle?
 

http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfa...history_06.jpg
Nagasaki, 20 minutes after the atomic bombing in 1945

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20 minutes and those guys are still standing out there???? plus 1 behind the pole...

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I doubt its an 'A' ! I know the fall-out can cause deformities, but.

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Maybe what WAS the vehicle? I'm kinda like Big John; would have thought the ground swell would have moved on thru and devastated ????

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The distance may be deceptive and they had know idea what had just happened. They had no idea about an atomic bomb or its effects.

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Citroen maybe?

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I will just go with TOAST like the people in the pics soon after!

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It looks like a 1938 Datsun to me, possibly a Model 17 sedan. Look close at the grille.
Mike

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http://inapcache.boston.com/universa..._05/h19_35.jpg

Here's one from Hiroshima...row od toasted fire trucks.

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The Nagasaki bomb missed the target spot, but still did a lot of damage. The photo might have been taken some distance away from where the bomb hit.

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Can you say "Photoshop"? Doubtful that the mushroom cloud would still be there after 20 min.

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I agree.
I wonder if it shouldn't have read 20 seconds, or even 2 minutes, but not 20 minutes.:confused:

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I think you are right. I wasn't sure if Datsun was even around back then.

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You guys got me wondering. How long can that cloud hang out? Depending on winds etc up to an hour or much longer. what I read says it takes about 10 minutes for the cloud to stabilize and it grows laterally. Nasty business.

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With all the dust that was kicked up, I bet it was there for much longer than 20 minutes.

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IN the photo with the fire trucks, are the two on the right 30 Model A's. Shell and bumpers look right.

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Japanese:rolleyes:

dusty