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Telecolor 3007 03-30-2017 09:26 AM

What truck/van is this?
 
What truck/van is this? I think is Made in the state of Ohio in 1969.

http://i65.tinypic.com/6z2068.jpg

Telecolor 3007 03-31-2017 03:23 AM

It's an "Gerstenslager"

zeno 03-31-2017 09:26 AM

Looks like European license plate so me thinks its not Ohio.
In fact nothing looks US to me.

73 Zeno:smoke:
LFOD !

Jon A. 03-31-2017 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Telecolor 3007 (Post 3181602)
It's an "Gerstenslager"

The first thing that came to mind was Yagenplutz, but then I realized "No, wait, the Yagenplutz is a Swedish hutch".

Telecolor 3007 03-31-2017 04:19 PM

Down, down, down: http://www.railnet.ro/viewtopic.php?t=1037&f=63

Chip Chester 03-31-2017 11:01 PM

Gerstenslager is an Ohio company, and that is one. Unique headlight/turn signal arrangement confirms. Lots of Googleable images and links.

They were big manufacturers of bookmobiles -- mobile libraries of books. See, books are these things that are like blogs or websites, except you don't need a computer or internet connection to look at them. They're always booted up, no batteries, and you can see 'em fine in direct sunlight. Hopefully they'll catch on.

But seriously, a land barge full of books is quite heavy. Specialty vehicle manufacturers noticed, and they served as chassis for mobile TV production and mobile audio recording studios as well. I've seen one of each in use on various jobs I've been on.

Now that digital has taken over, you can do the same thing with a laptop, running on batteries.

Chip

MadMan 04-01-2017 03:01 AM

A box truck made by a company - in Ohio - with a German name, that's actually being driven around in Europe. How about that?

If you want to know the actual chassis manufacturer, good luck.

Ed in Tx 04-01-2017 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MadMan (Post 3181663)
A box truck made by a company - in Ohio - with a German name, that's actually being driven around in Europe. How about that?

If you want to know the actual chassis manufacturer, good luck.

Looks like a GMC front end and probably the whole chassis. Like this old Bookmobile. (I remember back in the '60s when one of those would visit the shopping center near my house.)

http://www.videokarma.org/attachment...1&d=1491056900

Telecolor 3007 04-02-2017 02:41 AM

But with whom "Gerstenslager" colaborated in order the aquyre engines and gear boxes?

Ed in Tx 04-02-2017 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Telecolor 3007 (Post 3181748)
But with whom "Gerstenslager" colaborated in order the aquyre engines and gear boxes?

A GMC chassis would include the drive train (engine, transmission). Likewise with the Ford and Mercedes chassis they used.


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