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1932 Ford Tri-Coach articulated bus.
https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...s_fullsize.jpg
Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...166#post134584
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...814#post183273
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...583#post162746
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...791#post152291
Here's the patent
https://patents.google.com/patent/US1964778A/
For those of you who are wondering I posted it on another forum, a guy asked how the steering was done so I posted that I thought it would have been the steering shaft being passed through the articulation pivot, so another guy found the patent,
More research brought up this
Tricoach Corp., Tri-coach history, bus bodies, Pacific-Tricoach, Richard B. Newell, Robert L. Newell, George W. Yost, Tricoach Company, Seattle, Washington - CoachBuilt.com
I like rabbit holes
Rabbit holes?
That's a prairie dog town!!!
Look forward to diving in.
At first I thought 'wow, be hard to drive', but comparing wheel base to supposed position of driver seat, a lot lower, visibility couldn't be so hot. Narrow hood and space to fenders might help. Not much different than a conventional semi, except sitting over the axle, any bets some got motion sickness?