Dodge Airflow Tanker Trucks

[Vietnam Vet67]

[Ace-Garageguy]

Great pix. Thanx.   

[espo]

A lot of style for a work truck in the era. Aero dynamic looking.  

[Tom Geiger]

Joe Cavorley scratch built that Texaco tanker many years ago. It was a commission build so he did two of them to have one for himself.  Wish I had photos.

[Brian Austin]

Special Interest Autos had an article on these:   https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2011/09/11/sia-flashback-1939-dodge-airflow-truck-streamlining-goes-heavy-duty

 

These were low-production specialty vehicles.  Different style tanker bodies were offered by various manufacturers, as well as were other types of bodies.

 

Here's a discussion showing a well-known digital modeler working on an Airflow tanker.  I helped out some with reference:

http://www.smcars.net/threads/dodge-airflow-1934-36.22150/

Edited May 17, 2021 by Brian Austin

[Richard Bartrop]

Some of those streamliner trucks would make great kit subjects.

[Brian Austin]

There have been various models in the smaller scales.

[Richard Bartrop]

On 5/15/2021 at 8:27 PM, espo said:

A lot of style for a work truck in the era. Aero dynamic looking.  

The idea was that they were a rolling billboard for the company.  Labatt's commissioned a fleet of streamlined beer trucks for the same reason.

 

One of my personal favourites, the Texaco Diamond T Doodlebug

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, Richard Bartrop said:

The idea was that they were a rolling billboard for the company.  Labatt's commissioned a fleet of streamlined beer trucks for the same reason...

And Pico Elgin built a stunning model of one...

Edited May 18, 2021 by Ace-Garageguy

[Brian Austin]

 

Edited May 18, 2021 by Brian Austin

[Brian Austin]

Here's an interesting combo, streamlined Texaco tanker body on Diamond T chassis.

 

https://texacotankerproject.com/diamond-t-texaco-tanker/