WWII USAAF Crash Truck Prototype

[41chevy]

NM-3  So I'm told. Any info Vlad or Rob?

 

Edited April 9, 2019 by 41chevy

[Vladislav]

It was a prototype, rebuilt from NM8D1195 and took its special model name NN-1. Together with a renumbered chassis # NN8D1001.

Equipped with Cardox carbone dioxide firefighting unit to be used as airport firetruck.

Bart's book, page 71.

Getting deeper in reading you can find that NM-2 series (straight front bumper) had chassis numbered NM8D1088-1194 and NM-3 (curved bumper to clear the front towing hitch) were NM8D1196-1299. There's a note that a "missing" chassis 1195 was belonged to that converted truck. But no pointing out it was related to NM-2 or NM-3 series.

Actually NM-2, NM-3 etc. series just meant a lot of trucks purchased by some sertain contract. So probably that firetruck was not included in either of those. And if so it's not correct to call it as NM-2 or NM-3.