AA Truck Photos

[lookin-backtexas]

I came across several photos of AA's taken "back in the day" and thought I'd share them with my "Big Iron Buddies".
Fred Carlton

[lookin-backtexas]

And a few more (can't attach more than three photos at a time on the forum). The first one is a new Gulf Oil Tanker taken in front of the Gulf distributor's office. I would guess the truck is Gulf Orange in color. You can see the Gulf gas globes on the clockface gas pumps on the sidewalk behind it. Great looking tanker! The second is a Fourth of July float using what appears to be a '30-'31 Model AA platform bed and the door reads, "Ford U-Drive-It Rent a Truck". Love the expression on the little girl in front of the truck wearing her depression era feedsack fabric dress. Note the NRA poster and Uncle Sam in the bed. Also the nice Model A Sport Coupe behind the truck.
Fred

[spectria]

Thank You!

[fdohnke]

The last one is well camouflaged!

[Drew Mashburn]

Fred:

Pretty cool photos.

Thanks, Buddy!
-- Drew

[gunmetal 2]

Thank you for sharing the pictures. I'm trying to make a big collection of pics A and AA

[1crosscut]

This is a link to a higher definition picture of the milk trucks. Zoom into it and check out the wear on the tires. (If it works)
http://kdl.kyvl.org/catalog/xt702v2c8t1s_1266_1

Dave

[spectria]

it worked, whoa, look as bad as some of mine.

[SHELBY MESSER]

Looking at the license plates dating '32 would be the reason the tires were so worn. That was in the middle of the " GREAT DEPRESSION" dating "29-"39 It was impossible to get new tires. The only tires that were available was only for the U.S. MAIL carriers. I had two of those tires for years. They were 19" knobbies on the back of a "29 Roadster pickup I bought from a retired postal man!

[Hayslip]

I think the Mays Country Store truck is a BB; note the more complex belt molding. The wheels are the later type; the cutouts have been moved to the edge of the rim, a great photo example of this feature.