And I correct myself, the shifter handles are removable.

devnull knows exactly what they are. There's a list of the army trucks they were used in here:
http://www.g503.com/fo...iewtopic.php?t=46506

And here's the parts list:
https://www.logsa.army...ms/data/A/018424.pdf

And yes, I'm a wrench-head. ;o)

Good stuff there Motts! Very interesting to see. Lots of curious speculation about this room. I'll add more. :o) We can see they were pulled from vehicles. All the shifters had been cut off to make that easier, and hoses cut, etc.. Most of the generators were taken. Generators were replaced with alternators in the early 60s in civilian vehicles, but I cannot say that for these mil-spec looking units. And there they sit. I would guess they came from a government contract and developed a problem, were defective in some way, were improper, something like that. I would say this, the circumstances surrounding them were likely an embarrasment and had cost some company or the taxpayers ALOT of money to correct! I think there's some kind of snafu connected to them or they would have been discarded/scrapped/sold a long time ago. Perhaps they sit and hide in "government stockpile limbo"? But... it sure is cool to see them and speculate, you betcha! Love the photos!

Great stuff Motts! That's the funkiest materials handing scheme I've ever seen in a factory. It's the damndest thing. In the old/new photos a couple images back, one of the traversing cranes can still be seen on the top way off at the far end.