Chuck P

Great pic Mark. I always liked the fleet that they ran.

You could tell them coming at you from a good distance. Also the unforgettable American flag on the shiny reefer trailer as well.

Great pics Mark! Keep 'em coming.

I like the R700 Western dump truck. What is the extra piece of chrome at the base of the dog? I've only seen that on a few of the early Hayward trucks.

I was in aurora again, saw a few R's

Is the blue truck with the red tub a 700? It looks like a stout setup.

I hope the driver of that KW is not claustrophobic.

I'm a sucker for historical stuff. A little backround on V. Ottilio & Sons.

http://www.nywf64.com/legacies04.html

Heard it's a 380HP Cummins with 80K rears.Wondering what Cummins that would be?

NT380

I used to see it on a regular basis at a lot of the north Jersey shows.....Adam Metals/Bentley in Ledgewood and the Metro Jersey show in Florham Park.

Not so much anymore. It was a beast of a truck and always spotless.

Maybe it's an illusion but that does look long to me.

Could be combination of the short-fender with battery box as opposed to the Western "step" makes it look longer.

presently im trying to research that phone number on the door. R15- 0307 , I haven't found a website or information to figure out if that is a NJ phone number or not. DOes anyone know how to research a old number? Thanks

Dig, I did a quick google search for that contractor and came up empty-handed.

The old phone number system would have used the first two letters of the exchange.

In your case RI would stand for (RI)verside or (RI)dgewood or a host of others.

There are a few resources on the web that translate that old info but I didn't find an exchange for North Jersey or New Jersey that would fit that number.

Exchange info here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_exchange_names

My old phone number growing up in Central New Jersey in the early '60s was MErcury 4-1966.

I found some more pics of the truck when it was 2-tone silver including stages of its restoration.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2390056/1973-mack-truck/

OK, now I'm really confused. I have pics of it when it was owned by Peter Coletta in NJ and it says it's a '73.

The Hetrick/Misterka pics I have from Macungie and Gerhart's says it's a '72.

The OP says it's a '74.

Beautiful truck none the less.

Excellent example!!

Got it, thanks!

http://www.terex.com/cranes/en/aboutus/LegacyBrands/Franna/index.htm

Interesting concept. No swivel boom, just drive in to load and unload, therefore no outriggers.

Great shots! What's up with the mini mobile cranes. I've never seen that style before.

Hey Mark, thanks for the link but I left their website with bitter feelings.

I should have suspected that Lynch-Gray was in the scrapping/exporting business because of the steady flow of trucks arriving at the yard. Alot of local iron there getting cut up and shipped overseas.

They were in the tow business a few years back but you can see what it evolved into.

I sure do Ernie! I had an Uncle (gone now) that drove for Public Service,he left there and went to work for Decamp Bus Lines in Patterson I think? I seen a picture of that wrecker one time,i'm pretty sure it went to one of the towing outfits in South Jersey.Two outfits around Bordentown had some heavy duty iron at one time Lynch's and i Cant remember the other one (right next to the Petro at exit 7) yellow trucks,they both had one of those ex-military Sterlings...........................................Mark

Mark, the two towing outfits in Bordentown are a stone's throw from each other and very close to my house.

Lynch-Gray (Yellow, RT206) and Haines (Orange, RT130). I do believe that Haines still has their huge Sterling.

I have to get over there and get permission to snap some pics one day.

I love the "high-mounts" with the filler panel below the cab.

I guess it afforded them enough room for an underhood breather rather than an external one.

"OLD" Mystic KW's? Like how "old"? 2 yrs-look pretty new to me. And Mystic is now "Anchor"-

Yeah, I probably should have omitted the "old" part. It seems like yesterday when they had gotten their first batch of T800's.