ws721 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Has anybody seen the 81 Cruiseliner on Ebay? That's an interesting truck #200990873988 Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullfuel01 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Kw top mounted on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 There was an outfit in the late '70's that made an aerodyne roof for just about any current cabover of the day.I always remember the Bekins F-model (aerodyne roof) from Iowa that was featured in OVERDRIVE. Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry T Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 That's not one of the kits. That appears to be part of a conventional KW Aerodyne bunk grafted onto the Cruiseliner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I seen it now.Looks like somebody spent a lot of time for nothing! 1 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Why do you say "spent a lot of time for nothing"? I'll admit it isn't the prettiest thing but you got to admit it is intresting Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 That truck was posted on here some time ago,i remember seeing it, but could not find the original posts.....................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I don't know ws721,it looks like it was installed right.Just looks kinda funky to me( knowing it should be on a KW). But hey, if you like it and find it interesting,thats ok too! Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 LOL. I hear ya. It is rather funky. If it were closer id drive down to look. Itching to know what the inside looks like. Oh well. Good thing I don't win the lottery, cuz Id have the biggest collection of strange COE's ever assembled. 2 Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vision386 Posted November 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2013 Speaking of "strange C.O.E's" how bout this one?........................Mark 5 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 WOW!!! Now that is one strange looking COE. Thanks for the pic. What is it? My bother and I have around 22 COE's. But nothing like that one. Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Don't know what it is for certain,but best I can tell is that it may be a 1950's Fageol or International Moving van that has been turned into a tractor................Mark 2 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Here's yet another shot of that Cruise-Liner Aerodyne conversion. Looks like it just got out of the paint shop in this pic.... 2 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 That's funky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Would have liked to have it before they canablized it Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I seen it now.Looks like somebody spent a lot of time for nothing!How do you like that above below? 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAD DOG Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I'm not a big fan of any aerodyne trucks weather Cabover or conventional . So I'm gonna pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Almost looks like the roof of an old JB Hunt Navistar grafted to that MH,Vlad. 2 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 MarkFagoel did make a COE on the IH chassis for D-C trucking in the 50's with the 549 Gas burner in it. I do not have a picture in my collection to post of it.The picture you posted is not one of them due to the recessed windshield tops and door hinges being too far forward. But it still might have some Fagoel origins??? 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Almost looks like the roof of an old JB Hunt Navistar grafted to that MH,Vlad.Pretty shure, Al.There's alot of those sand-colored beasts overhere, they were the firsts who came on our roads from overseas. Most of them are bet to death now. 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry T Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Almost looks like the roof of an old JB Hunt Navistar grafted to that MH,Vlad.If I'm not mistaken, that is actually the prototype COE "Prosleeper" that was at IHC's design center on Meyer Rd in Ft Wayne/New Haven IN. The Prosleeper was the "flatfloor" COE. I had the opportunity to be in that truck during a benchmarking session. JB Hunt, at the time, had IHC wrapped around their little finger to the point that they could demand that certain IHC employees be relocated to Arkansas to be closer to Hunt's corporate HQ. This truck was almost completely assembled with cotter pins, duct tape & velcro because it was a prototype and they were moving and fitting everything where they could. It wasn't surprising at all that a prototype would be in Hunt livery at the time but it was only a year or so later that Freightliner got their foot in the door at both Hunt & Schneider and that pretty well spelled doom for IHC as they had put a lot of their eggs in those two baskets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry T Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I'm not a fan of the customized Cruiseliner but it does show some talent to make it look that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Im not a fan either but then again im a fan of unusual trucks anyway. That MH does look like an IH 9000 series top. Hopefully we will be adding another Cruiseliner to the ranks soon. Then we have to get the very rare Astro going. To many trucks not enough time/money Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 MarkYour picture in the earlier post is definitely of an early 50's Fageol - Twin Coach tractor confirmed by Jeff the What Am I guy on Just Old Trucks. If you look at the picture of the moving vans close you will see some of the inset windshields. Here is a picture of the Denver Chicago one from the mid 50's. Yes Fageol did use IH running gear in most of them. 2 Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 ws721, That is cool you and your brother are the "cabover kings" and are working to preserve that element of trucking history! Somebody has to do it! I commend you guys and understand totally the "too many trucks,not enough $$$$ aspect". Good luck with all your "no-hoods"! Al Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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