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54 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS 1944 ALMANAC EDITION FOR 1945 WHITE

20,000 Light Trucks OK'd For First Half of '45 Seven manufacturers have been authorized to build 20,000 light trucks under 9,000 pound rating, during the first six months of 1945. These have been allotted on a historical basis as follows: 6,719, 3,259, Ford 6,287, 2,457, Truck 1,097, Willys 112 and 99. Due to the small number of vehicles allotted each manufacturer, it is ex- pected that most of the trucks produced in this category will be one-half ton pick-up models, since these take less press work and set-up time. WHITE OFFERS four trucks and two but modolt for 1945 civilian uto. Modol WA-14, tho modium vehicle in tho lino carrios a GVW rating of 14,000-15,000 pounds with a 2SO cubic inch ongino, fivo-tpood transmission and whoolbatos from 136 inchos to 214 inches.

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MODEL WA 20 civilian 1945 White carrios an It .000 19,000 pound GVW rating, it standard with a 318 cubic inch ongino, fivo-tpood transmission and comes in whoolbatos from 136 inchos to 226 inchos.

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. ' ii •. v'*v -'^h-V'f’-yfS'if -i.i.iv?: /•£ - V- * .tji \» '%>¦ *• ¦» *Frwx.J5* «r* r* «J*>i. 3r i«mii*^-svS3ff^v ¦ - * 'v »•**¦’ a:'" ’, V- "**• *»" MAR MON HERRINGTON has boon to lOadod with war work that it hat not boon given any now truck allotmont for 1945, but is allowod to mako four and six-wheel drive conversions of Ford civilian truck*. Shown above it the four wheel drive Ford conversion for 1945 civilian use.

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MODEL WA 22 light-hoavy with a GVW rating of 21 £OO-22,000 pounds, comes with a 362 cubic inch ongino, fivo-tpood diroct or overdrive transmission and in wheel bases from 136 inchos to 226 inchos. : , 1 Jjjl +' I** i ’***''+*' '‘k* ''th?-**' i'z''”iri ,

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THE SIX WHEEL DRIVE conversion, shown above, it also shown on the Ford civilian truck chossis and gives a highor carrying capacity rating.

32,600 Heavies Authorized MODEL WA 26 hoavy-duty carrying a GVW rating of 24,000 pounds, comes standard with First Six Months a 362 cubic inch ongino, fivo-tpood diroct drive or overdrive transmission and doublo-roduc- For tion roar axlo. Whoolbatos from 136 inchos to 226 inchos. WPB has also authorized the production of 26,179 light-heavy and 6,425 heavy-heavy trucks for the first half of 1945. Light heavies are those of 16,000 to 24,000 pounds GVW, and heavy-heavies 24,000 pounds GVW and above. are the authorizations: Here company i¦¦TiiiafcM'—Ml Tlftftll Autocar Co., 936 light-heavies, 1,322 heavy-heavies; Available Truck Co., $1 111 I 17; Biederman Motor Corp., 8; Brockway Motor Co., 724, 483; Brown Equipment Co., none, 14; Corbitt Co., 193, 85; Dart Truck Co., 13, 8; De Martini Motor Truck Co., 5; Diamond T Motor Co., 1,027, 103; Dodge, 836; Duplex Truck Co., 4, 15; Federal Motor Truck Co., 851, 160; Four Wheel Drive Auto Co., 163, 260; Freightliner Corp., none, 5; GMC Truck & Coach, 3,351, 1,200; Hahn Motors, Inc., 34, 19; Hendrickson Motor Truck Co., none, 35; International Har- vester Co., 9,599, 563; Motor Truck Co., none, 120; Linn Mfg. Corp., none, 16; MacDonald Truck & Mfg. Co., 11, 4; Mack Mfg. Corp., 2,518, 1,310; Oshkosh Motor Truck, Inc., 18, 74; Motors Co., none, 97; Reo Motors, Inc., 219; Sterling Motor Truck Co., 26, 295; Walter Motor Truck Co., 62, 110; Div., 14, 27; White Co., 5,550, 100. Ward LaFrance Truck Motor MODEL 798 it one of fwo bus chossis offered for 1945 by Whife. It is a 45-pattongor city transit typo and it shown here comp/efe with body.