The Ford Barn

M2M · 07-21-2019, 03:45 PM

M2M · 07-21-2019, 03:47 PM

M2M · 07-21-2019, 03:48 PM

M2M · 07-21-2019, 03:51 PM

Jeff/Illinois · 07-21-2019, 03:58 PM

Those are neat!

What is that guy doing in the last pictures?? Is he legally blind or something??

M2M · 07-21-2019, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

Those are neat!

What is that guy doing in the last pictures?? Is he legally blind or something??

See:

https://en.topwar.ru/117300-sovetski...wUF3TxN8FyiYLo

Gary WA · 07-21-2019, 04:32 PM

Very interesting-Night Vision Goggles for the Model A!!!!

barnstuf · 07-21-2019, 06:08 PM

After Germany surrendered in May 1945 to end WWII in Europe, the country was divided into occupation zones. As a member of the US Army I was in a part of Germany that was assigned as the Russian Army of Occupation area. The Russian soldiers arrived walking or riding in Model AA Ford stake body trucks. In the week I spent in the Russian zone, as the occupying forces moved in, I saw no motorized vehicles except Model AA Ford stake body trucks. The troops were friendly but I none I personally met spoke English. I had two Model A's waiting for my return home.

jb-ob · 07-21-2019, 06:15 PM

" Strong like Bull, Smart like Truck '

M2M · 07-21-2019, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by barnstuf

After Germany surrendered in May 1945 to end WWII in Europe, the country was divided into occupation zones. As a member of the US Army I was in a part of Germany that was assigned as the Russian Army of Occupation area. The Russian soldiers arrived walking or riding in Model AA Ford stake body trucks. In the week I spent in the Russian zone, as the occupying forces moved in, I saw no motorized vehicles except Model AA Ford stake body trucks. The troops were friendly but I none I personally met spoke English. I had two Model A's waiting for my return home.

Barnstuf, here's a photo for you. GAZ-AA Berlin 1945

77Birdman · 07-22-2019, 07:42 AM

Those are great photos! Are they technically Fords? I thought I read at one time that they were built in Russia with the same specs but were called something different.
Barnstuf, very interesting and on a related note my uncle was a pilot, he flew the Berlin Airlift.

CHuDWah · 07-22-2019, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by M2M

This looks like 30-31 style fenders, hood, cowl, etc. The roof and visor are more 28-29 but the windshield is shorter. The position of the door handles almost looks like suicide doors. Maybe a custom body?

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Originally Posted by M2M

The phaeton has a radiator shell like 30-31 AA without the "widow's peak". A peculiarity of Russian production?

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Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,973	Re: Old photo Those are neat! What is that guy doing in the last pictures?? Is he legally blind or something??

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Gary WA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Clinton,WA/Whidbey Island Posts: 4,457	Re: Old photo Very interesting-Night Vision Goggles for the Model A!!!! __________________ www.whidbeymodelaclub.com

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barnstuf Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cape Cod MA Posts: 2,840	Re: Old photo After Germany surrendered in May 1945 to end WWII in Europe, the country was divided into occupation zones. As a member of the US Army I was in a part of Germany that was assigned as the Russian Army of Occupation area. The Russian soldiers arrived walking or riding in Model AA Ford stake body trucks. In the week I spent in the Russian zone, as the occupying forces moved in, I saw no motorized vehicles except Model AA Ford stake body trucks. The troops were friendly but I none I personally met spoke English. I had two Model A's waiting for my return home.

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jb-ob Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 787	Re: Old photo " Strong like Bull, Smart like Truck '

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77Birdman Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: North Eastern MD Posts: 486	Re: Old photo Those are great photos! Are they technically Fords? I thought I read at one time that they were built in Russia with the same specs but were called something different. Barnstuf, very interesting and on a related note my uncle was a pilot, he flew the Berlin Airlift.