PMI0205A WWI LIBERTY TRUCK

Standard B Liberty (another designation: Class-B Standardized Military Truck) is the name for a series of American military trucks from the First World War. A single car of this type was powered by a 52 HP 4-cylinder engine. The length of the vehicle was 6.71 meters, with a width of 2.26 meters and a wheelbase of -4.08 meters. In total, about 9,500 vehicles of this type were manufactured in the course of production, of which about 7,600 went to American troops fighting in Europe. Standard B Liberty trucks were commissioned by a special division of the US Army Quartermaster, in collaboration with civilian car manufacturers. When creating the design of this car, the aim was to create a vehicle that is as simple and inexpensive to produce as possible, easy to use, but also with a relatively high load capacity and reliable. The first prototypes were built in 1917 and production started in January 1918. Overall, the Standard B Liberty cars were successful, with a rather low failure rate, despite the short R&D time. It is worth adding that Standard B Liberty trucks were manufactured in a dozen or so automotive companies in the USA.