The set includes Standard B “Liberty” series 1 truck kit and 2 figures (WWI US Army driver and officer)
The US Army Liberty trucks produced at the end of the First World War were the first attempt in the world to create a standardized range of military vehicles, serially produced by several firms from standardized units.
The most famous were cars of category B (series 1) with a capacity of 3 tons, which from the beginning of 1918 produced 15 American companies. They were hood trucks with an open cab equipped with a 4-cylinder engine, a cardan drive of the rear axle with a worm gear and cast tires.
Before the end of the war, 9,452 Liberty trucks were assembled, of which 7,600 were sent to Europe.
ITEM NUMBER 35653 SCALE 1:35 DATE 16.03.2020 TIME PERIOD WW1 MARKINGS Standard 'Liberty» truck, US Army, 1918. Standard 'Liberty» truck, US Army, France, 1918. MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X HEIGHT) 195 x 88 mm BOX SIZE 294 x 230 x 58 mm NUMBER OF DETAILS 192+14 FIGURES AVAILABILITY Yes FIGURES COUNT 2