1920 Samson Truck

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1920 Samson Truck

Be it in your front yard or a complete restoration project this is one cool truck ! This truck has been used and driven around during the world famous Sturgis motorcycle rally.

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Samson trucks were first built in Flint, Mich., in 1920 after General Motors Corp. bought out Samson Tractor Works. The M-15 model sold for $655 and the M-25 for $1,095. Both trucks were built for farm use, fitted with extension rims with plain cleats in front and shallow cleats in the rear for ease of driving over plowed fields. Samson truck production was halted in 1923. The City of Janesville (Wis.) Street Department continued use of its fleet of Samsons until the late 1940s.

Samson built tractors for a number of years, but trucks were only produced for a short time under GM ownership, from 1920 to 1923. GMbought the company in 1918 to have a tractor to compete with Ford’s Fordsom tractors. GM shut down Samson in 1923when that failed. Some of these trucks were still being used in the 1940s.

Samson Tractor Company of Janesville, Wisconsin was General Motors President William Durant's attempt to compete with Ford and International Harvester in the mechanized farm equipment market, building farm tractors as well as 3/4-ton and 1-1/4-ton farm trucks using the same engines and transmissions as Chevrolet cars.These trucks were built for farm use. The engine is a 26 horsepower Chevy.

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The highest winning bidder agrees to make a $500.00 deposit within48 hoursof auction end . Full payment mandatory within 7 days of auction end. Must be paid in full before we will release the bike, checks must clear before we release the bike. PAYPAL preferred.