Vacuum Oil truck, Sydney, 1937
Vacuum Oil truck, Sydney, 1937, by Baden Herbertson Mullaney, from film negative, presented by ACP Magazines Ltd, 2008, ON 388/Box 063/item 300.
This streamlined vehicle was designed to improve fuel efficiency and was introduced by the Vacuum Oil Company in 1937. The futuristic Australian body design was built on top of an REO Speedwagon chassis by Martin and King, Melbourne-based motor body builders. The photographer Baden Mullaney worked for many years as a photojournalist at the Sun newspaper, mainly covering sports events.
Vacuum Oil truck, Sydney, 1937
Vacuum Oil truck, Sydney, 1937, by Baden Herbertson Mullaney, from film negative, presented by ACP Magazines Ltd, 2008, ON 388/Box 063/item 300.
This streamlined vehicle was designed to improve fuel efficiency and was introduced by the Vacuum Oil Company in 1937. The futuristic Australian body design was built on top of an REO Speedwagon chassis by Martin and King, Melbourne-based motor body builders. The photographer Baden Mullaney worked for many years as a photojournalist at the Sun newspaper, mainly covering sports events.