Finally, after clearing a traffic obstacle and moving right, I noticed an interesting sight. Camera in hand, there was just enough time to snap a few photos before passing, as I did so I was wondering what exactly I had bagged.
Ooh, it’s a White truck! In white. Being towed by a white truck. I know you all can tell me way more about this than I can tell you but it looks to still be in regular use.
Here’s a closer, perhaps too close, look. Do those chains really look large enough to hold this? They look a but wimpy now that I’m looking at them.
And if the white White’s not your thing, perhaps I can direct your attention to the little Nash riding point on the trailer….Somewhat ruined by whatever paper was on my dash but you can ignore that.
And if that also fails to excite you, at the same time I was being passed by an absolutely sublime little Karmann-Ghia on the left. Although someone here will likely remark on the Dodge Caravan as well…
In the Ghia picture, all the vehicles in the oncoming lane seem to be pickups. What is it with you Coloradans and trucks? Just kidding, that white White is a pretty awesome sight (the Metropolitan is icing on the cake) and a good riposte to those who complain about trucks being used as status symbols not for work. Though I’m sure a ‘66 F100 could pull the same load just fine.
Well, maybe the sliver of roofs you can see over the very high center divider…:-)
Really, you think Paul’s truck could safely pull that trailer and the White and the Nash at 5000 feet for any distance and do so for years on end? Maybe on the downhill but I wouldn’t want to be in front of it when the traffic stops.
It’s pure coincidence that the truck towing it is an older RAM dually after yesterday’s RAM post. This is a very common use case and these trucks haul these loads not just locally but all over the US (as you know). I know some on here think that a cabover box truck that can’t match the posted speed limit is better suited for the purpose of driving for days on end but the market appears to have spoken. The last time I drove a large diesel box truck (A Penske rental 26footer) halfway across the country I distinctly recall getting maybe 8mpg if I took it very easy. And it sucked in more ways than one even though it was less than a year old. It’d be a crappy way to earn a living to have to drive that all day, every day.
Yeah I regularly drive those 26′ rental trucks locally and 7mpg is what I typically get and it is not fun. The little Cabovers I occasionally use makes the big trucks seem like luxury cars and I think I get about 8 with those and a really light load.
The popularity of the traditional pickup cab layout has grown so much that Ford has reintroduced the F-600 name plate, which shares the low set back cab design of the F-450/F-550 with the capability of the F-650 with the high forward cab configuration.
Also I wouldn’t say it is pure coincidence that the truck earning its keep moving cars is a Ram. They own that market hands down. I see set ups like this many times a day, either on Hwy 18 the short cut to where the auction and rail yards are and points east. There is also a smaller yard just down the street from the non-profit I work with and certain days there is a stream of these types of rigs in and out of there. 95% or better have to be Rams. And yes a lot of them are older.
The truck pulling the ramp trailer with the white truck is a GM 1 ton, notice the mirror brackets at the a pillar and the wheel design
Reminds me of this White truck I photographed in my hometown decades ago:
A mate of mine who collects strange mechanical devices has an early White radiator front chassis section and engine, (it was a saw bench when he found it) however it has resisted identification as to which model it is the radiator is almost the same as the one pictured but the frame rails are either a 1 ton or from a very hefty car, searching internet resources has yet to produce results. Cool sighting.
I know of a business that has been in business for over 100 years. In their early days, White trucks were their vehicle of choice. Here’s the kicker, they never got rid of them when they retired them. They parked them in a shed and left them. They have many like our featured truck. The shed is still sound and the trucks are still there as far as I know. I haven’t been there for 10 years but have no reason to believe anything has changed. The only clue I’ll give out is that they are in Maine, on a busy road completely sheltered from view. They are easily accessible, but to protect them from vandals, my lips are sealed.
There must still be places like that in the US, the museum I visited last year transport world in Invercargill has several as found early trucks sourced from the US, brought back to running and driving condition but displayed unrestored, they are constantly buying and shipping vehicles from all over the world photos are on the cohort.
I’ve seen a place like that old business around town here in Cairo, GA. They have about two or three similar trucks that haven’t been touched for years. They aren’t exactly easily accesible, as there’s a barber wire fence around the place, but I’m sure you could find some one to ask about them. Check it out if you ever go to Cairo.
I would love to hear it run – White noise?
I’m always happy to see an older truck like that which has been restored (or kept in good original condition). They’re a rolling piece of history.
Judging by the cowl, the radiator and the wheels, I’d say that’s a 1926 White. The cab looks a bit home made or refashioned from factory. Cool truck, tho’
http://www.remarkablecars.com/for-sale/data/381/1926-white-tank-truck-00340.jpg
Regarding the wimpy chains, they’re probably plenty strong for the slack nothing they are doing in the picture. I hope the white truck didn’t have to stop fast, the Nash could’ve had an unhappy day.
Neat pictures anyway, thanks for posting! Is that a wooden cab on the white White?