Tumbleweed378

Of course check out White Line Fever, and Steel Cowboy, with James Brolin. I grew up around trucking in the 70's and it was great! Cabovers ruled the roads then and I loved 'em all. Dad had a powerful F model Mack w/a twin turbo V8, but I didn't start driving until he'd bought his new 84 CruiseLiner. The whole culture was different, better, more enjoyable and still fun! Cheap fuel, good rates, and money. A man could get a decent truck, his own authority and support his family. I eventually bought 2 of my own. One was a late 80's KW. K100 Aerodyne. With a Cummins KT450/15sp. O.D. She may have been old but it was fast! I miss trucking all the time. We're it not for all the recent dumb laws (ELD'S etc) I'd still be doing it.

It's definitely late 60's (67-69) F model, but those double headlights & their qtr panels look added. Like the Australian models. The Cummins and tranny aren't factory. Typically they'd have came with one of the "Maxi" series combinations. As Mack was still making their own engines, and at that time had introduced the 5sp. The horsepower & torque was enough to handle that type of ratio spread it had in the last 2 gears. With less down shifting while climbing, and enough speed in 5th. That you weren't in the way. My dad's was an F model w/a twin turbo V8/5sp. Back then 80-85mph was fast for a truck with 411 rears. Also typical for the time. Growing up in the 70's in trucking was great!