Vanderbilt Cup Races

The Cradle of Aviation again challenged you to identify this truck and its location.

Identify;

• The vehicle

A 3.5 Ton (possibly a K-40) Truck from the Kelly-Springfield Motor Truck Company.

• Approximate year

As per the Cradle of Aviation the year of the photo is 1918.

• The location that is adjacent to the Motor Parkway

Mitchel Field, note the men in uniform.

• What is slightly odd about this vehicle being in this location?

When the photo and truck were being identified, the original thoughts were it was the very similar looking 5-ton Renault EG, slightly odd to be at a United States military base. The Renault was used by the American Expeditionary Forces in WW1, so not completely unheard of. However, after closer examination, the truck was correctly identified as a Kelly-Springfield.

Comments (3)

Congrats to Denis Ryan, Steve Lucas and AL Velocci for correctly identifying the truck.

Greg O.