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I always seem to end up bring home a case of Straub. It is brewed in St Mary's PA which is about an hour from where I grew up.

That is good stuff. I've got family ties to Frenchville, PA, also not far from there. My grandfather used to have it in his fridge. Forgot about that; thanks for the memory.

Looks great, Josh.

Who is that yellow truck in the background?

been drinking local brew,,,Yuengling Lager

I also like the Yuengling. It's nothing special around here; not really considered a microbrew or "local". It runs with the Miller Lights and so on. I was pretty surprised when I was visiting Colorado, ordered Yuengling, and the bartender looked at me like I was crazy. They'd never heard of it.

I used to drink regular Keystone - it tasted just like regular Coors but much less expensive. Keystone Light still exists around here but not Keystone.

Fancy beer for me is when I drink one of my wife's Sierra Nevada Pale Ales. Maybe a Red Stripe. Ha.

Heineken

I always think of how Dennis Hopper's "Frank Booth" exclaims his preference of PBR over Heineken in the movie Blue Velvet. Classic.

Historic or antique plates are state regulated, and have a different set of rules for each state...Hope this helps.

Paul VS

Hey, Paul -

Yes, that's a nice summary! I knew the Historic tags regs were by state, but I assumed that they were similar enough to have the mileage cap that VA has. Glad to hear that VA is the exception (based on a small sample).

Interesting. My state (VA) has a 250 mile trip cap on antique tags. I assumed that other states had similar, but a very quick look shows that OH and PA does not have this restriction. That's good to know. I can get to most any state border in 250 miles; after that I might not have to worry.

I wanted to say "thanks" for the nice notes, folks. I'm going to pass on this Mack I was looking at, and just lay low for a little while. Tax time is coming, ya know.

I'll be lurking around, though!

2007 MACK CHN613 RAWHIDE

Serial # VA100655492

I've had many positive experiences with Virginia Truck Center in Roanoke (the seller) in the service shop and parts counter. But I've never dealt with their sales department. FWIW.

Hello, All -

Long time lurker here. Thinking about making a purchase, but I don't take such things lightly.

What I'm after is a B-61 or similar with a flat or stakebed on it. I'm not after, nor do I want to do, a total frame-off resto. My ideal B-61 (be it purchase or project) would be something that's mechanically sound, not a rustbucket, and perhaps gets a new coat of paint.

As for me, I drove for a few years in the 90's, but that's it. I owned a modern Freightliner with a warranty and a good relation with a shop, and only did a minimal about of maintenance and PMs on it myself. With a B series, I'm guessing that most mechanicals would have to be farmed out to someone other than me. Not that I have deep pockets, as I do not.

So, I'm going to look at a B-61 dump in the Raleigh area, about 200 miles from me. I'm interested in hearing about any kind of pitfalls, encouragement, discouragement, or other tales to keep in mind when looking at this machine.

I've always liked the looks of the B series. My grandfather and great-grandfather both worked at Mack in Allentown. The latter was supposedly a charter member of the UAW there, in the 30's.

I also own a '56 Chevy 3/4 ton dually. It's a pretty simplistic machine and I'm able to deal with that!

Thanks,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1960-Mack-N-model_W0QQitemZ370315492052QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCommercial_Trucks?hash=item563885fad4

Here's one for ya!

That eBayer has both a 1960 Mack N and a 1960 Ford. You can see the interior, sort of, in a few of the auction pics.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1960-ford-C850-cab-over-cab_W0QQitemZ370315491619QQcmdZViewItemQQptZOther_Vehicle_Parts?hash=item563885f923