Green Dash

When I arrived, Barry told me Farmer was wearing a straw hat. There were about half a dozen farmers at the show, or were they smart guys? or possibly both?....

Very Good.

I'm sick about this. So sick that I haven't been able to liver since it happened. What is he showing them?

That ain't me, that guy is much better looking

Good to see more pics. I would've walked around another 4-5 times if I didn't have somewhere I needed to be. Was that pic of the blue (KW?) truck shooting flames taken at this year's show? The weather looks a bit bleak.

Very nice. Good to see another Diamond Reo saved.

Great collection of Macks. I thought that first B model was going to be my favorite, then I saw the F model. It's good to see that pinstriping is alive and well!

That's pretty much what companies want you to do these days. If you're cut off by another vehicle, best of luck trying to prove it when you're sitting in a ditch and the culprit is long gone.

22 is the same way and you don't want to miss any turns. I would sometimes head south to deliver in Malta and then run 78 west. You'd feel right at home on that road.

It did the last time I shampooed it. I'm trying to talk her into switching to something smooth, like linoleum. No luck so far.

I never cared much for navigating a big truck through Zanesville. We had customers on both ends and it would sometimes take 30 minutes to get across town. But then it wouldn't be a mystery anymore. You wouldn't want to spoil it now, would you?.....

Nice. It appears to be in very good condition.

I thought a Polish festival was something that would be hosted by a chrome shop. I've never heard of Polish Town in Riverhead and didn't know what a pierogie was until I moved to Pittsburgh. Looks like fun, though. My Wife has gray roots.

Thanks. The R is listed incorrectly in the IMCdb web site as a 712 which I believe wasn't introduced until around '75-'76. There are some Overdrive scans online but not all pages are available. Nothing from 12/71 on the Moonfire trucks, but the R and the F were all over the covers back then. http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_magazines/truck-and-trucking-/1971-overdrive-magazine/

In doing an archive search on Google news, I've found newspaper articles on FASH as well as the Teamsters from that era. There was plenty of news coverage of both the progress (or lack of) and the resulting violence. Scary stuff to have to deal with on top of the dangers that come with the job. As Mrs Dash says, you can't take me anywhere. My punishment will be a variation of Chinese Water Torture. It's called "Detroit Oil Torture" and involves being strapped to a gurney and placed under a running 2 stroke. You'll hear my cries for mercy way up there in the Empire state.

oopsi-doodle

I just realized the captions are ABOVE the pictures.

Certainly cheaper than installing a dump mechanism for the bed. '67-'72 are my favorite years for the GM pickups.

I like how they based the year on GMC's intro of that particular motor.

I had forgotten about that. It's not easy to keep a 6V92 a secret once you turn the key.

A party bus loaded with teenagers was the site of underage drinking. I DID NOT see that coming.

Hi Ken, It was a pleasure to meet you but I do have to clarify something. I was listening, not talking. If I were the one sharing my knowledge and experience, it would have been a rather brief conversation.

I made it home to bed at 5:15 this morning so I was able to take a nap and get to the show around 11:45, introduced myself to Barry at the gate, and managed to miss the noon photo shoot. It was however, for a good reason. One of the first trucks I saw was one the most pristine B models you'll find at any show, restored by our very own "220 Cummins". Pat was there with his Dad so I introduced myself and figured we'd chat for a few minutes and I'd move on. A few minutes later, a gentlemen about the same age as Pat's Dad came over began a conversation that lasted the better part of an hour, touching on subjects such as coal hauling, steel hauling, threats, shutdowns, F.A.S.H., Macks, "mixing the sticks", Mexican overdrive, brake failures, lack of amenities and how they survived it all. I remember that era well because of the coverage in newspapers and in Overdrive magazine, but these guys were there. I was already pleased that I was able to make the show and to listen in on a couple of "old timers" swapping stories was the icing on the cake. I also had the pleasure of meeting Ben and Tim Jumper and Farmer52 but was only able to talk for a few minutes to them since the leisurely pace I was enjoying was now a mad rush to take some photos, get my wife's car to the dealer, and make it back to town to watch some competition between local fire departments. It was a good day. Because of the time constraints, I only took pictures of Macks and the Jumper's awesome sounding Detroit powered IH 4200. I would imagine that complete coverage will be posted here soon. Kudo's to Barry and the folks at Watt's Mack for hosting another great show that continues to outdo itself every year. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v240/Ragman517/Watts%20Mack%20Show%202012/?start=all

Good times. Smart phones, I-pods, hot and horny teachers...kids these days don't know how good they have it.

712 was the designation for the 300+ which hadn't been introduced yet, but it looks like a 6. A 673 maybe??