1910 Federal Truck
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Martin L. Pulcher left Oakland Motor Car Company to form Federal Motor Truck Company of Detroit in 1910. His rugged truck featured a double chain drive and solid rubber tires. The truck's top speed was just 20 miles per hour, but its payload capacity was 3,000 pounds. Federal built approximately 160,000 commercial and military vehicles before ending production in 1959.
Martin L. Pulcher left Oakland Motor Car Company to form Federal Motor Truck Company of Detroit in 1910. His rugged truck featured a double chain drive and solid rubber tires. The truck's top speed was just 20 miles per hour, but its payload capacity was 3,000 pounds. Federal built approximately 160,000 commercial and military vehicles before ending production in 1959.
Artifact
Truck
Date Made
1910
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
59.106.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Edward A. Skae.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Canvas
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Dark green
Black (Color)
Yellow
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 92 in
Width: 73 in
Length: 217 in
Wheelbase: 144 in
Inscriptions
Radiator, sides of seat, rear: FEDERAL Sides of body marked: FEDERAL / MOTOR TRUCK / CO. Plate on rear of body marked: MANUFACTURED BY / A. JOHN BRUNNER CO / DETROIT, MICH. Metal cab floor stamped: FEDERAL / CAPACITY / 3000LBS Plate on engine: CONTINENTAL MOTOR / NO. 10087 / TYPE C N DATE 7-17-13 / CONTINENTAL MOTOR MFG CO MUSKEGON, MICH. U.S.A. Plate on firewall: THE ORIGINAL CHASSIS WAS BUILT SHORTLY AFTER THE COMPANY WAS ORGANIZED IN 1910 / etc / THE CAB AND BODY HAVE BEEN REPRODUCED
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