1942 Ford V3000

1942 Ford V3000 in Les honneurs de la guerre, Movie, 1960

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2010-05-17 13:18	I know that Ford had directly or undirectly supported german war efforts ( business is business ... !) but I suppose these Ford are post-war French SAF built?
chris40 ◊ 2010-05-17 14:42	This is apparently (according to Bart Vanderveen) a French Ford, similar to the one illustrated: http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/f/forF598TslashM-H.jpg ... but it's almost identical to some wartime Ford-Köln products shown on autogallery.org.ru, even to the simplified fenders, so it'll probably be difficult to say for sure.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2010-05-17 14:46	Actually the photo you linked to looks more like a German Ford V3000. See how the bonnet curves downwards above the radiator: /vehicle_183402-Ford-V3000-S-1942.html
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2010-05-18 11:15	Are these (the trucks in the film) V3000s? The nose is different from all the others. -- Last edit: 2010-05-18 11:15:48
eLMeR ◊ 2015-04-14 19:22	If these trucks are German military Ford V3000 / B3000 models, then their model year range is more likely 1942-45, not 1940+.