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Title: Solved: Allemano's № 752 - 1933-1938 Brockway 50-E Electric Truck
Post by: Allemano on January 13, 2012, 06:39:36 AM
I'd like to know the name of this vehicle and an approx. year.

As usual one point only for the complete answer.


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Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on January 20, 2012, 09:25:44 AM
moved upwards!
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on January 27, 2012, 03:56:41 AM
Quote from: Allemano on January 20, 2012, 09:25:44 AM
moved upwards!
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Wendax on January 27, 2012, 03:57:41 AM
Electric?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on January 27, 2012, 03:58:04 AM
Quote from: Wendax on January 27, 2012, 03:57:41 AM
Electric?
Yes.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Wendax on January 27, 2012, 04:00:59 AM
Walker?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on January 27, 2012, 04:03:50 AM
Quote from: Wendax on January 27, 2012, 04:00:59 AM
Walker?
Quote from: Allemano on January 27, 2012, 04:00:18 AM
Temporarily I do not have my database at hand, so, please be a little patient before I confirm your reply in every detail.
:-\
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: pguillem on January 27, 2012, 11:14:34 AM
White Horse from -say- 1935 ?

Ward circa 1935 ?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 02, 2012, 06:00:40 AM
Quote from: Wendax on January 27, 2012, 04:00:59 AM
Walker?
Quote from: pguillem on January 27, 2012, 11:14:34 AM
White Horse from -say- 1935 ?

Ward circa 1935 ?

Sorry for the late reply, but it's neither Walker nor White Horse nor Ward.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Oguerrerob on February 02, 2012, 06:52:58 AM
Excelsior Creamery milkman?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 02, 2012, 07:01:14 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on February 02, 2012, 06:52:58 AM
Excelsior Creamery milkman?
That's not the name I have.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: pguillem on February 02, 2012, 11:55:38 AM
Diamond T ?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 02, 2012, 12:03:19 PM
Quote from: pguillem on February 02, 2012, 11:55:38 AM
Diamond T ?
Neither.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: pguillem on February 02, 2012, 02:34:54 PM
Boyerstown ?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 01:15:24 AM
Quote from: pguillem on February 02, 2012, 02:34:54 PM
Boyerstown ?
:shakehead:
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: pnegyesi on February 03, 2012, 04:56:44 AM
American?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 05:14:26 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on February 03, 2012, 04:56:44 AM
American?
:nod:
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: pnegyesi on February 03, 2012, 05:25:51 AM
1950s?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 06:01:51 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on February 03, 2012, 05:25:51 AM
1950s?
< 1950.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 03, 2012, 09:13:58 AM
An early Divco?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 09:33:21 AM
No.


A clue: the company is much more known for other vehicles...
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Wendax on February 03, 2012, 09:38:48 AM
Quote from: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 09:33:21 AM
the company is much more known for other vehicles...
Sports cars?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 09:45:45 AM
Quote from: Wendax on February 03, 2012, 09:38:48 AM
Quote from: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 09:33:21 AM
the company is much more known for other vehicles...
Sports cars?
rather contrary to sportscars.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Wendax on February 03, 2012, 09:46:30 AM
Buses?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 09:47:31 AM
Quote from: Wendax on February 03, 2012, 09:46:30 AM
Buses?
No, but of similar size.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Wendax on February 03, 2012, 09:51:03 AM
Full-size trucks
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 09:51:43 AM
Quote from: Wendax on February 03, 2012, 09:51:03 AM
Full-size trucks
Yes.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: pnegyesi on February 03, 2012, 10:02:33 AM
Federal?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 10:08:47 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on February 03, 2012, 10:02:33 AM
Federal?
No.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Wendax on February 03, 2012, 10:11:26 AM
Brockway built electric trucks from 1 to 7 tons capacity from 1933 to 1938. Is it one of those?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 10:15:36 AM
Quote from: Wendax on February 03, 2012, 10:11:26 AM
Brockway built electric trucks from 1 to 7 tons capacity from 1933 to 1938. Is it one of those?
And we have (almost) a winner! :applause:
Name the (possible) model designation and the point is yours!
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Wendax on February 03, 2012, 10:20:27 AM
As this milk truck should have the lowest of the numbers I've found, I'll go for Brockway 50-E.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 752
Post by: Allemano on February 03, 2012, 10:36:23 AM
Quote from: Wendax on February 03, 2012, 10:20:27 AM
As this milk truck should have the lowest of the numbers I've found, I'll go for Brockway 50-E.

Yes, that's the one! I don't have the definite name for that model, but according to that...

"Brockway introduced 3 electric truck models, the 50-E, 100-E and 170-E in 1933. They were made to have interchangeable parts
with the same gasoline powered models that shared the same model number. The trucks were built in Cortland and an electric
truck division was set up in NY City headed by Hugh Forman. F. I. Starbuck worked under him as district manager in NY
and M. B. Curtain was the district manager in Chicago. Obviously Brockway focused on the large cities to market these trucks.
Dairies and bakeries used them within the cities. GE electric motors were used in the lighter models while Westinghouse was
used in the larger models. It is not clear how many were made, especially since these models do not seem to be mentioned
in the Brahams Automobile Reference book for Ins. Cos. until 1936. Those who visited NYC in the l950 recalled these still
used by bakeries."



.... you should be right!