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Thank you, I found some hood springs , Universal works just fine as long as the length is close, I’m closer on finishing this project, Hopefully get the bull bar on in a couple days, Then the biggest thing left is to polish the fuel tanks and install, I found some NOS tank strap insulation .

It would be great to keep it original if you were not going to work it hard! Can’t wait to see more pictures when you get it home.

Congratulations, that’s a great find! That’s a unique truck. Send your vin number to the Mack Museum and they can tell you how many were made , and where it was sent to when it was delivered new . Good luck and I’m excited to see a 19 year old interested in old trucks. I’m sure there are many people on this site that will help you out with your questions,, just keep posting pictures, I have met a lot of great people on this site, exchanged parts , ideas, visits and mostly gave me a LOT of encouragement when times were tough! Thanks for sharing,, keep moving forward.

This one has a few scars on the lower corners but not too bad overall,, it was used hauling coal in West Virginia when we got it so it has some pretty good pitting, I’ve been sanding with 120, 220,320 ,400, 600, I’m slowly getting there. Yes 2026 will be here quickly!

I’m still plugging with the RW753, The summer weekend shows will wind down before long and hopefully I can get this one done, I’m down to a lot of aluminum polishing now,,, I remember Paul’s picture after the Bull Bar polish! Same here,, Dirty Job.

A lot of us would have loved to have our families old truck in that condition,, especially being kept dry for 50 years! I would start by pressure washing everything, they’re is not that much to the interior that’s probably damaged, headliner and seats are easy to fix . Put some batteries in and see if the engine will turn over, ( can’t tell if it’s air start , it does have a big tank ) might pull it and see . If it does, drain the old fuel, check the tanks for rust. You might be surprised it might not be to bad of a project.

3rd stick is (next to the fuel pedal) a auxiliary transmission mounted in the frame about 3 feet from the main, with a short drive shaft between, it’s a 3 speed Brown-Lipe “Browny “ Auxiliary transmission, low ,direct,overdrive. A lot were put in the west coast log trucks back in the day. The other is a regular 10 speed Duplex. Now that I’m pretty much finished with the LJ except door lettering and maybe rear fenders I might start a tread on the LTH , I’ve posted a few pictures from time to time but haven’t really shared any of the history of it,,, it’s taken a wild ride though life, ( unlike her sister who came down the line behind her who never left home ) . And how it got the name 10Tucky.

You both are correct! But the couple dozen antiques made it worth it and probably 1/2 them were Mack’s , and All the proceeds went to the Children’s Hospital. I had a steady stream of those young truckers scratching their heads at my 3 sticks so that was good entertainment.

Yes lots of Chrome and fancy paint, but it’s open for any model and year , that just makes the old Mack’s more popular there, The 55 LTH was a hit because it was customized in 1973 , It was fun giving a history lesson.

It was a good show, I’m glad there were some older trucks in the mix, The Blue R700 belongs to Rick Sowers , he’s in the grading business. I don’t think he uses it , maybe at one point though, it has a drop axle. A machine co bought it new in Marion NC . Yes he also has a Big Horn and the yellow 55 GMC with a Detroit . Here’s a few more pictures, there were about 300 trucks, lots of custom,Pete’s and KWs .

It’s definitely difficult to find time to make all the shows, it’s been a busy summer and we have had something every weekend for a month, The Colfax show is the same weekend as the Cherokee show ( 10-25 ) I’ll probably go to Cherokee if weather permits it’s a lot closer for me. And yes I missed you at Spencer it was a good show also.

Yes it is very smooth!

Oh I forgot the most important picture,, remember where we were!

Took the LTH to the Mayberry truck show in Mt Airy NC , Great Weather and it was for a good cause Brenner Children's Hospital. There were a lot of newer trucks and very nice custom trucks ,But the few old Mack’s were still a draw with the crowd. Dawson answered questions for hours about the LTH , surrounded by Peterbilts! Several B Models, 3 Superliners and a R700 with a factory V12 Detroit.

Great Stuff! Looks like great weather also, It’s good to bring out and show off all the hard work!

Thanks for the comments! It was a great turnout for a local community event, plus they were having a C10 show in Cherokee. I started to bring my 55 Chevrolet but I thought it was fitting to bring the LJ since it was in the flood.

Took the LJ to our Church car Show today It was the one year anniversary of the hurricane, a lot of progress has been made and a lot has to be done . The LJ got 2nd place in the truck category, not bad since half the people have no clue what it was!

I’m going to try to bring the LJ over there,, I haven’t heard from you lately, hope you’re doing well.

It would be a great project,,, but as of now,, unless I win a lottery ( which I never play ) I’ll have to make it to 90 years old with what I have on my plate,, I keep telling myself the Freedom will be my last project.

Just saw this on Facebook marketplace, something different, interesting looking hood

I’ll take it off this week and measure when it’s relaxed, I’ll find a CH or RD and compare , I would say the hood on the Superliner is longer and uses a slightly different spring,, Probably just enough to have a different part number

I’m sure there are something out there that would work, Just a matter of finding the correct tension and mounting hooks, if they are close it would definitely be better than only one as it is now.

Great explanation Mark ! Thank You

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I remembered this older post,, I’m at a dirt track race below Charlotte NC ,,, I heard the water truck sounds different,, I went and looked,,, Factory 3208 !!!