Liberty Truck

LIBERTY TRUCK , (Liberty) was not automatically officially a Marque of Camion, but the name adopted for a standard model of truck for the Armée with the the United States.

In 1917 the American Armée drew up the plans of a standard heavy truck from 3 to 5 tons with a Transmission to 4 Speed S, to avoid the problems of heteroclite spare parts which required considerable stocks. (The request was such during the First World War that more than 8000 Liberty were sent in France).

Model B was built mainly by:

Selden Motor of Rochester, New York,

Pierce-Arrow of Buffalo, New York,

Republic Trucks of Alma, Michigan,

Bethlehem Trucks,

Diamond T of Chicago, Illinois,

Brockway Motor of Cortland, New York,

Sterling Trucks,

White Motor of Cleveland, Ohio,

After the War, several companies in Europe convert the civil trucks with the life, of which Willème of Nanterre. In all more than 50000 military trucks was sent to the face.

References

Reference: The World Encyclopedia Of the Trucks, Manise, Marks Of the Minerva Editions,

External bond

site of museum of the war

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