1/35 ICM Standard B “Liberty” with WWI US Drivers 35653

Standard B “Liberty” with WWI US Drivers

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.

• 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