FWD Model B WWI 3-ton Lorry.

1917 type production. American truck of Great War period, created by the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company in 1912. Like all machines of that time, it had quite a primitive design, but one particular innovation, namely the engine over the frame and the driver's cabin shifted forward, revolutionised the automotive industry. The FWD Model B was widely used in World War I. Of the total of 17,555 built, the vast majority (14,473) went to the US Army, while another 3,000 were s