Vladislav

We gethered near the point where IH was for sale. The paper work was done relatively quick. IH of 2003 with Cat 14 under the hood was of triple price as I must to pay for Mack. The guy had a problem to collect the value he need to. In the end I gave him the Mack price plus extra 50% price as the debt. He promised to give me it back during a year ... Let's see By the word, we discuss it some monthes and spent monthes also to find relatively good truck for the money. Next 50 kilometers were done to the point of Mack parking. Here are shots from that local road. Note the bridge ower the big river of Don and the burned forest.

Next morning I covered extra 60 km and met a guy I was going to meet. He was a Mack owner. He was a Mack owner for last some years. He is a former Mack owner now because we bought International for him. But not so quick.

...I started the engine of my Honda bike on Friday evening 7 pm after the end of the work and went direction South. The weather was nice although I met hard traffic on a Moscow ring I have 15 km gone. Next traffic was also 15 km on the highway I headed. Just a Friday evening. I spent 30 minutes for 15 kilometers, probably must to spend 2 hours as by a car. You can see that highway at the point of near 100 km from Moscow. It's a very good road here in Russian, some parts are under constraction because it goes to Sochy, the Olimpic city 2014. I covered 500 km in 5 houres including traffic and 30 minutes fuel stop. Came in a little motel near 0.00 am. There was dark and lots of moscits jamed onto my jacket. Voked up next morning and ...

The work is going, it means everything is good. Keep moving!

Your trailer could carry 3 Firebirds. Or one plus 2 Camaro's. It wasn't probably easy to went through the forest with. Somebody told you to keep woods. Plancs are usefull loading low cars. Glad you have it home. Are lots of cars at the pictures in waiting for a road pay? Spent 20 minues the same way just yesterday. Vlad

Impressive sweem pool !!! Sorry, can't iderntify that driver's door form. Shure it's not B 61 and probably not Mack. Vlad

Does anybody have a contact of the owner? I haven't ebay registry and don't want it to. Vlad

Have looked photos with an interest. It's good that you posted many of them cause I haven't a lot of chances to look good water piping, pump e t.c. I noted also the front frame end of a straight kind as you have spoken about Western R's. V8 requires no comments. I think you probably need to apply some amount of polish wax to make up a shine of paint. Or is it painted matt? And you haven't post the door art work you described Congrats with a new toy! Vlad

Are dry liners easy to pull out? I have experience of relining old Mercedes car diesels and we had to bore them out. Vlad

I'm in interest for high speed rears these probanly are. So if anybody looking for a parts LT I'll be glad to deal with. Vlad

Great pictures, the sunlight and the truck makes just super look. Photographer is a real artist. Going to see the calendar. Congrats ! Vlad

Yea, the time is a great value. Although it's good when we move keeping a progress. Vlad

God damn it! I'm afraid to use this old fashion sticky cruise-control. Vlad

Here are pictures of NM and NO in action.

Glad to see it saved. I have my NM in a similar condition although she runs. That one is probably European re-export truck. Too interesting to know the chassis number. And... are there any other NM's around ?

Awesome V8 machine, What's the L model cab on the front of the trailer? Vlad

Good shots of the new camera. But you probably had parked that truck for making pictures. I enjoy them although kept them as a color scheme. Vlad

I found the only cat, black'n white. It's the nice business instead to go asleep. So I'll count electric motors next time. Vlad

Nice Olive, it's too funny ! I'm shure Russians are so lazy today so they don't want to make any apart or copy. Most people owerhere prefere to buy ready merchandize. Made mostly in China, as my Mack's tyres. It's easy to do having good oil money. The people who have authority provide politic of not-developing of production but consuming mostly. So don't be afraid for your high quality body. And if you'll be here I promise you to not tell everybody about your intelligence and high qualification. P.S. To everybody: you have no chances to see bears on a street, they aren't walking owerhere. More than it, you have no chances to see bears anywhere, in zoo only !

... and fit them with new stainless bolts. And send them better when they'll be free. And paint separately

Great looking rare truck.

I have looked all the tread now, and want to say: Nice trucks guys, I like them all !

Awesome truck ! Tandem looks good. Maybe the truck looks strange with spokes in front / Budd's in rear. Seeing the picture I'm for spokes. The wheel base is relatively shot so single axle would be also good. Although I like tandems. Best wishes to keep her moving ! Vlad

Thank you guys, It's a big pleasure for me to have so many invitations. And I'm really glad to know there are many good people in our world. I'll probably not too quick and can only add now of if anybody of you have a plan to visit Russia I'd be also glad to spend a time to keep your best owerhere. David, if I'll come one day I'll be ready to help you to organize Vlad

Well, you can keep your body clean now ! Sorry, it isn't a shampoo. Nice piece of Mack Vinnie, glad you have it