Customs Cars made into Pick-ups

thank you both--just slightly clearer now!

 

Nah, look at the "teeth" and the Desoto logo.....I'm pretty sure it's Canuk!

 

posted by jeepsterhemi in the Vintage pics thread;

 

Very kool but I bet there’s a pucker factor while idling in traffic.

 

1935 Renault Primaquatre with late '35/early'36 license plate, cut down to obtain gas ration tickets, with a wood gasifier and blackout headlight. Typical WWII mods.
For the history buff : The main regional city of that license plate is La Rochelle France which was a main nazi naval base with a huge submarine bunker that is still standing despite being a frequent bombing target but with a 7 meter (almost 10 feet) thick concrete roof it was literally indestructible.

 

Good history, thanks. 7 meters is actually 22.96 feet according to Google. Take a lot of bomb to penetrate that.

 

Reed point Montana shepherds camp wagon 1942 the car was now classified as a truck farm use for the war effort got more gasoline ration cards

 

I had a brain fart I know that 1ft is 33cm...

 

Notice the wood stove behind the cab I think that’s what it is . But I could be mistaken . Gas engines can run off the smoke from burning wood. There was a significant loss of HP but when there is no gasoline a person could still get around.

 

1 foot is 30.48cm................... and the other one is usually a bit longer or shorter.

 

Would say you are on the right track there. Somewhere in Continental Europe, WW11 when gasoline was in short supply.

 

The wood is gasified, then that gas is injected in the engine via a special carburetor there may have been some kind of injection also to be burned by the engine. It's not the smoke. No engine runs on smoke, some produce more than others though.