Whaddyacallit #196 - Solved! Gasporter (Crosley based fueling vehicle)

[Ray B.]

This is not truly a car, but it's based on one from a relatively well-known manufacturer. Another vehicle of this kind has already been the subject of a puzzle. So...
Ever seen this ?

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[Ray B.]

Goin' up

[Ray B.]

And up again!

[faksta]

Is it Italian?

[Anton]

Land Rover special, mybe an airport service car

[Ray B.]

Not italian, not Land Rover, but an airport service engine indeed.

[grobmotorix]

American with a Jeep chassis?

[Ray B.]

American: yes
Jeep: no

[Arunas]

50s?

[Ray B.]

50's?: no

[Arunas]

50's?: no

1960 - 1970?

[Otto Puzzell]

Studebaker?

[Ray B.]

1960 - 1970?

No

[Ray B.]

Studebaker?

No Studebaker

[Otto Puzzell]

Is this from a US auto manufacturer that is still in business?

[Ray B.]

Out of business fro quite some time now.

[Otto Puzzell]

Kaiser?

[Allemano]

1940s... made by a well known brand? (like ~ Kaiser, Willys or Nash for instance?)
Is/was it from an independent manufacurer at all?

[Ray B.]

This is not truly a car, but it's based on one from a relatively well-known manufacturer. Another vehicle of this kind has already been the subject of a puzzle. So...

Independent: yes

[Allemano]

Sorry, usually I overlook the content of the mostly standardised first posts....

[Allemano]

The "design" lets me think of Powell (PMC)

[Ray B.]

I didn't know Powell or PMC. I checked. Maybe. I honestly dont know, because I realize that I don't know what company made this. My question was "what is it based on?". I just didn't formulate it well.

So: what is it based on? If you find the maker's name, well, this will make a well deserved extra point.

[Allemano]

Based on a Crosley?

[Arunas]

Made  in 1940s

[Ray B.]

Based on a Crosley?

YES! So there is a Powel in this in the end. It was used in small airports.

Sorry, Arunas, it was made in the forties, but you arrive too late and there was no point for that anyway.