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Brocky

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  1. Probably some "safety conscience" person speced it that way for volunteer firemen to get in and out, and for fire service did not need a large fuel capacity?
  2. Scotty Here is a link to Tom Millard's conversion from a gas 427 CI Continental to a 5.9 Cummins in his 1955 Brockway 155W. Tom is an electrical engineer by trade and a perfectionist restorer. If you search both the Brockway and the Just Old Trucks websites you can find more of his well documented restorations. I also know of a Brockway, with a small wood flatbed, in northeast PA with a Cummins L10 which is running on super single drives. Email me thru here and I can send you a picture and contact info. http://www.brockwaytrucks.org/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4952
  3. All the eastern Matlack trucks had Dayton wheels. Matlack bought out PIE Tank Lines in the later 60's early 70's. Possible they painted PIE Budd wheel trucks Green and yellow????
  4. Quick I just knew he had a lot of high temp engine paints.. I am Surprised he does not have the Mack Gold??
  5. For the paint contact Eddy Lucast for KBS Coatings:: Eddy.Lucast@remotedata.com or http://kbs.justoldtrucks.com/
  6. The ones you saw were the same teenagers who used to drive their horse and buggy up to the Wagon Wheel diner on RT 30 in Paradise PA and drop a dime in the pay phone to call their friends.
  7. Dumb Butt Question: Anybody got an idea what the silver gismo ahead of the oxygen tank on the cart is???
  8. Seed, Not a dumb question.. Actually interesting.. Beyond the Statue of Liberty decal IDK>> Will let the experts answer your question.. Was there also a special power train package???
  9. Both cabs were built by Sheller Globe in Ohio, But there were a lot of differences.. Besides what Green Giant said there was also a difference in the cowl as Brockway was still using the butterfly hood instead of a tilt hood.
  10. I remember seeing those covered wagons with a reefer unit on the PA Pike years ago, Thinking a 4 axle tractor also?? Never found out what they were hauling????
  11. G'Day Harry, Sort of off topic, but in September of 2015 I met Ian and toured his facility. What a fantastic man and place. Here is a link to some pictures of it. Scroll down to the bottom 1/3 of the page. http://forums.justoldtrucks.com/84264/Down-Under-Trip?PageIndex=7
  12. Red Horse, You are right on the Blank Look!!!! The Super Duty name replaced Big Job in 1958 with the introduction of the 401,477, and 534 Built for trucks engines.
  13. I agree with h67st on the Moving Van. They are a rare animal today.. Check with Jeff Lakaszcyck over on the Just Old Trucks website and he can give you more of the history and pictures of them. PM/Email me if you need his contact info..
  14. Also check with this website's sponsor WATTS MACK!!
  15. That looks Aikers Motor Lines Green. I sent you an email thru here.
  16. Agree, but at least that yellow one does NOT have the "Devil's Horns" spot mirrors sticking out of the middle of the hood.
  17. James, before the White buyout (1958) Diamond T used the IH Comfovision cab, like shown in the above picture. After that they used both the REO cab for vocational use and the Autocar cab for over the road trucks. After 1960 All Diamond T, REO and some special order HD Whites were built at the REO plant in Lansing Mich. Three identical trucks could come down the assembly line and drive out the door as three different makes!! On May 1st, 1967 White motor combined DT and REO and created the name Diamond REO.
  18. Steve, It all depends on the load.. Bob tailing or with an empty trailer you can get away with just the main, then slip in a few auxiliary gear changes to keep your speed/ RPM's comfortable. Then after you are used to both boxes then you can play with the progressive splitting especially with a load on the trailer.
  19. When we went to Alaska I reemember noticing the docks in the freight hauler terminals with the dock edge / plate sticking out about 6 foot so that this type of straight truck and B double lead trailers could back under the dock to be loaded / unloaded.. Noticed them as I drove by so sorry no pictures..
  20. He has participated in the South Carolina Special Olympics Convoy with that truck for several years now.
  21. Yes, More pictures of your car!!!! And the progress..
  22. Contact Tony Champion in Rockhampton NSW AU.. search his business name of Volvo Commercial Vehicles for phone#, or email contact..Although when I was there in 2015 he did NOT have a Volvo on the lot!!!! He is a Mack Guru and can possibly answer you question or at least can tell you where the info is..
  23. The R model Macks were used as road tractors pulling double 28 foot PUPS. also most were set up to take the converter dolly and make it into a "Clip On" tag axle for pulling 48 footers
  24. If you could cut NYS off at Interstate 84 and let the southern part drift out to sea and sink, The rest of the state might become a decent place to live in again.
  25. They are also stating that the BOD meetings and various speakers will be live on their Website?? But so far they have not got the new website working anywhere near right, So I will NOT hold my hand you know where!!!!
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