Autocar U-9064 navy tank truck - searching for information

[Goncalo Mendes]

Hi,

Terry, that's precisely my problem! lots of photos f things that float, little on things that roll!
From my research, the navy had a lot of vehicles in shore bases that weren't standard or mass produced as the ones to the army. They were mainly used in US and Hawaii naval bases, and probably put on service pre-war and early-wartime. Sterling , Autocars, Macks, with civilian type cabs appear many times as background elements in many wartime photos.

Phill, I'm searching for info and pictures in wich I could base the developement of drawings and plans to build a scale model. But as the subject is so rare and elusive, I woul like that this thread could become a reference point about the navy wartime use of a these trucks.

As an example:

Larger image: http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/689f8433212c01a9_large
source: http://images.google.com/hosted/life...3212c01a9.html

looking at the trucks, from right to left, looks to be a Diamond or International K (with civil cab and fire/crash truck body); a Autocar U-70 or U-90 (fuel truck, not sure about 4x2 or 6x4); a I-6 tractor (internationa Harvester IHC, I-6 or ID-6 industrial tractor); a Ford (G8T bomb service truck); last, a heavier truck, maybe a GMC T-46, or Mack L series (started in 1940, 4x2 that has a more "upright" windshield) semi-trailer tractor, about the semi-trailer type, no idea at all, maybe a hellium cannisters cargo trailer?. A better Identification is welcome!!!!i

The problem is that closer pictures are very dificult to appear. I'm only certain about the bomb truck and the tractor!

Cheers,
G_Mendes

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Goncalo

Well here is the cover and drawing for and Autocar U8144 that I know was used by the US Navy at White Sands New Mexico or China Lake California as a support and tow vehicle for Navy Ground Fire Control Radar. Was in with my fathers work stuff from his work on that equipment. There are more dimensional drawings if they would be of help.

I know I've seen the more info on the Autocars you are talking about. I'll have to do some thinking about where they might be. There are a couple of US Navy Links that might be of interest to you if I can find them. In particular one to navy flight magazines from the war years. First I've got to remember the name of the magazine.

Here is one link that might be of interest http://archives.aths.org/archives/default.aspx?aid=5 , had you found this one? Has 3475 Autocar photos



Cheers Phil

[Phil Waterman]

Hi

Found the link to the Naval Aviation News which has copies of the magazine on line back to January 1943 you might find some more photos of interest.

http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/back...backissues.htm

Cheers Phil

[Goncalo Mendes]

Hello Phil,

Many thanks for your reply!
The Autocar U-2044 I already know a few pictures, but I think it was more a army air corps truck. I'm sure that I see somewhere a Navy Autocar U-70 tank truck with 4x4 or 4x2 wheels.

Cheers,

G_Mendes

[Goncalo Mendes]

Just find this image:



source: http://www.gruzovikpress.ru/article/...nye-soyuzniki/

[Goncalo Mendes]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Goncalo

Well here is the cover and drawing for and Autocar U8144 that I know was used by the US Navy at White Sands New Mexico or China Lake California as a support and tow vehicle for Navy Ground Fire Control Radar. Was in with my fathers work stuff from his work on that equipment. There are more dimensional drawings if they would be of help.

I know I've seen the more info on the Autocars you are talking about. I'll have to do some thinking about where they might be. There are a couple of US Navy Links that might be of interest to you if I can find them. In particular one to navy flight magazines from the war years. First I've got to remember the name of the magazine.

Here is one link that might be of interest http://archives.aths.org/archives/default.aspx?aid=5 , had you found this one? Has 3475 Autocar photos



Cheers Phil

Hello Phil, a higher resolution of your drawing image:

source: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/45636212

[Goncalo Mendes]

Find the reference image about the U-type 4x2 or 4x6 navy autocar

source: https://forums.g503.com/viewtopic.php?t=224134

I also found also a image of the manual cover, anyone has one? :-D

It looks that it was based in the U-70, not U-90.

[Sergey Egorov]

This is Autocar 6x4UDF model. U-9064 is designation after 1939.

[Goncalo Mendes]

Hello Sergey,
Many thanks for sharing !

G_Mendes