The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread

KartikeyaL · 30th March 2020, 10:22

From old Bombay FB page

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Ajit Kanbur · 30th March 2020, 10:33

There was a ideal maternity home at Khetwadi, Girgaon, in Mumbai.

travancore · 1st April 2020, 07:58

The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread-calcutta-1962.jpg

Calcutta, 1962. Currently on eBay.

karlosdeville · 1st April 2020, 15:02

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Originally Posted by travancore

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Calcutta, 1962. Currently on eBay.

The truck is Maharashtra registered, so I wonder if actually Calcutta.

wbd8779 · 1st April 2020, 15:21

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

The truck is Maharashtra registered, so I wonder if actually Calcutta.

The hand drawn rickshaw in the background points to Calcutta . I am not sure if Bombay had the same kind of risk.

karlosdeville · 1st April 2020, 15:58

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Originally Posted by wbd8779

The hand drawn rickshaw in the background points to Calcutta . I am not sure if Bombay had the same kind of risk.

True, probably a visiting truck then.

KartikeyaL · 3rd April 2020, 14:34

From old Bombay FB page

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KartikeyaL · 6th April 2020, 13:33

From old Bombay FB page

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KartikeyaL · 7th April 2020, 21:22

Leonard McComb's pictures via the Life collection.

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karlosdeville · 9th April 2020, 13:57

A facebook find showing municipal water tankers in Madras

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travancore · 11th April 2020, 06:51

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The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread-delhi-1961.jpg

New Delhi, ca 1960

KartikeyaL · 19th April 2020, 12:04

Gwalior, maybe early 1930's

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V.Narayan · 19th April 2020, 12:41

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Originally Posted by travancore

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Attachment 1991919

New Delhi, ca 1960

....and the aircraft is a Douglas DC-4, a 33-tonne machine powered by four P&W Twin Wasp Radials developing 1450 shp each for take-off. Each engine swept 32,800 cc. Many would know this - it was a Radial ie the cylinders were arranged around the shaft in a circle; it as a Twin was the pistons were arranged 7 in front and 7 just behind as this gave a smaller frontal area therefore lesser drag. It become one of the most produced engines of all time.

r_nairtvm · 19th April 2020, 13:14

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Originally Posted by V.Narayan

....and the aircraft is a Douglas DC-4, a 33-tonne machine powered by four P&W Twin Wasp Radials developing 1450 shp each for take-off. Each engine swept 32,800 cc. Many would know this - it was a Radial ie the cylinders were arranged around the shaft in a circle; it as a Twin was the pistons were arranged 7 in front and 7 just behind as this gave a smaller frontal area therefore lesser drag. It become one of the most produced engines of all time.

I think they had Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R2000 engines. I suppose a picture would be useful for those not familiar with the term Radial Engine

The Classic Commercial Vehicles (Bus, Trucks etc) Thread-dc4-radial.jpg

Source: https://hars.org.au/pratt-whitney-r1...n-aero-engine/

Incidentally the airline itself Seaboard & Western were Cargo specialists and one of the first to have 747 as a Freighter

KartikeyaL · 5th May 2020, 11:13

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