Trucks and Buses

These truck and bus designs were found in patents from the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s.

 
Van body
A body design for a windowless van. 1936
Observation car
An observation car with external seating. 1945
Brent mobile building design
A 1920's design for a mobile building. 1926
Fire pump truck
A pump truck for fighting fires. John Grybos designed a number of fire-fighting vehicles. 1939
Selzer truck
A truck with the face of a plump bug. 1951
Vehicular tank
This tank vehicle was designed by Brooks Stevens, whose Milwaukee design firm was also responsible for the Harley-Davidson Hydra-glide motorcycle and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. 1949
Tank vehicle
Tank vehicle. Delivering fuel with style. 1937
Motor coach
Motor coach. A piece by influential industrial designer Raymond Loewy, whose works include the 1947 Studebaker Starliner Coupe and a locomotive for the Pennsylvania Railroad. 1938