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Brocky

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  1. Thanks for the photos.. Was there from Thurs noon to Sat PM.. Walked all my old legs could take and then you show me pictures of trucks I did not see.. Thanks again for all your efforts..
  2. Your green machine is actually one big A$$ rototiller!!! When the state rebuilt our road they spread about 6 inches of dry cement on top of the asphalt then rototilled it into the existing asphalt with a water truck attached to it.. then a second one followed it doing the same thing.. probably down to about 18 inches, followed by a heavy vibrating roller creating a new base for the roadway.
  3. I would say Friday even thou a few more trucks come in Sat morning there is also a big exodus that starts about 3 PM on Saturday.. Sorta 6 of one and Half a dozen the other??
  4. I would NOT call that a "Rat Rod"!!!!!! It is a great pick up conversion!!!!
  5. Tom Thanks!!!!! I just bookmarked it!! Will go back and read when I have time later..
  6. Probably the governor.. I have "rebuilt" them along side the road by pulling the plunger and cleaning with starting fluid!!! Be sure to take the small air line OFF First.. Ask me how I know!!!
  7. Let's put it this way, The owner / builder has done a lot of creative engineering and body work to build this truck..Here are the spec boards displayed with it at Alice Springs. In the original I can blow up the print to be able to read them better. I hope the posted pictures you can do the same??
  8. Definitely an Aussie picture!!!!! I recognize the Diamond T behind it.. At the Truckie's Reunion in Alice Springs Northern Territory AU August 2015 At Tony Champion's Mack museum Rockhampton, QLD, AU Sept 2015.
  9. Great pictures as usual, THANKS!!! Was that an L model on the drop deck going around the corner??
  10. Paul, Do NOT quote me but I THINK it is about 50/50 maybe 70/30 in favor of loaner trucks??? Hopefully someone will have a better answer.. Maybe some year you and the Princess can make it up to the Macungie show.
  11. Harry All of the above plus it is an American thing due to our congested traffic and minor fender benders. Much the same as your "Roo Bars" are an Aussie thing.
  12. Thanks Jim, just part of my job as chapter newsletter editor.. Hope to see you at Watts tent at Macungie.. Do not know the history of the black R model.. Owned by the show host, he was so busy I did not get to visit with him. New to his fleet with Farm Plates on it??
  13. Some more maybe?? We also had about another dozen both antique and custom pickups.
  14. Here are a few overall pictures of the show to back up the Mack pictures I posted in the Mack section:
  15. Some of the Macks at the ATHS Palmetto Upstate Chapter show in Tigerville SC last Saturday:
  16. White Motor combined Diamond T and REO creating the name Diamond REO on May 1, 1967 and ended production at the REO plant in Lansing MI in mid 1975. I am not sure of the exact years but the Osterman Company of Carlisle PA built the Diamond REO Giant from about 1979 to the mid 90's. The word Giant was added after a court discussion with Volvo. The Deutz air cooled was factory installed engine until the late 80,s when it would no longer meet US emissions limits. When Osteman went out of business some of the Osterman people continued in Harrisburg as the T-Line trucks of today.
  17. I never knew Ford made a narrow cab steel hauler.. Must have a roof top escape hatch with the crane unit behind the cab???
  18. The bigger question is>>> Does Volvo even care??????
  19. Add some speakers and audio tape of a big machine gun and maybe the town council will listen to your words of wisdom!!
  20. With racing stripes in my pantyhose!!
  21. A few pictures of older Crispell Bros Brockways
  22. Here is an older picture taken at Dick Crispell's new shop on RT 79 east of Ithaca NY. At the time it was taken the orange 761 had a 12V71 which was later replaced with an 8V92T. This truck now resides in the Ed Edministon collection in Dubbo Queenslaqnd Australia. The blue 1948(?) 154(?) on the trailer still lives in the Cortland NY area, is at the Brockway Show each August, and is still used occasionally to bring home another project.
  23. Brocky

    GMC

    With the one piece windshield it is probably a 54 or 55???
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