Monday, May 19, 2025

a UK Army mechanic from West Scotland was stationed in Greece during WW2, and after he traded a pack of cigarettes with a German soldier to get a Zeiss Ikon Maximar 207/3, he recorded a lot of moments with his Army buddies (thank you Andre!)

 

the guy above left, is below right


Strange front wheels... I never seen anything like these, but Andre knew what they were! 
https://www.autobelle.it/en/a/For_sale_TRATTORE_PAVESI_P4_100_332904.xhtml 


The spikes of the wheels are supposed to flip out to traverse muddy terrain, and then flip back when not needed. (genius!) 

https://fstoppers.com/documentary/ve80-war-mechanic-and-amateur-photographers-unseen-1940s-world-war-ii-700693

Thanks to Andre for showing me something I've never seen in wheels! 

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4 comments:

  1. Andre9:32 AM

    https://truck-encyclopedia.com/ww2/italy/italian-trucks.php
    https://warhistory.org/@msw/article/wwii-italian-trucks
    Greetings!
    Above are two great sites to dig in, but my guess for the last picture is the TRATTORE PAVESI P4 100.
    https://www.autobelle.it/en/a/For_sale_TRATTORE_PAVESI_P4_100_332904.xhtml shows some details.
    The spikes of the wheels are supose to flip upwards to traverse muddy terrain, and then flip back when not needed.

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  2. Andre9:36 AM

    And thank you very much for your work and effort in this blog, such great content.

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  3. Oldtom94:15 PM

    Great photos. Do you have more?

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  4. Oldtom94:16 PM

    Okay. I followed the link.

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