glitchwrks Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Anyone know if these critters share a cab? I remember reading some time ago that the MB used a newly-designed (at the time) Budd cab, but I can't currently find anything to support that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Don't know about sharing but the Mack MB cab was done by Orrville Metal. The Budd style cab was the Mack N model. There are some N model pictures here. http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34495-1961-mack-n68p-tidewater-mack/#comment-229955 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 glitchwrks, Take a look at this older topic. lt may have the answers you are looking for. Hippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 The White Compact was the replacement for the White 3000. It was a White cab, but I do not know if they built it in house or has an outside source build it. I do not remember remember REO or Diamond T using it?? Diamond T came out with the "Trend" cab in the middle 60's, but it is entirely different per the attached photo. Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitchwrks Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 I've attached two pictures of the Diamond REO cab I'm talking about. This one is on a 1974 straight truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 That's the Diamond Reo version of the White Compact cab, looks like it might be the wider "Expeditor" version that White made to accommodate the big block diesels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 13 hours ago, 70mackMB said: glitchwrks, Take a look at this older topic. lt may have the answers you are looking for. Hippy The N cab was send to MACK by BUDD as raw stampings. MACK added their changes, up grades and floor and did their own assembly the cab in house. Ford purchased the BUDD cabs as a pre build assembly. As far as my info shows the MB was the same deal, assembled by MACK 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 20 hours ago, j hancock said: Don't know about sharing but the Mack MB cab was done by Orrville Metal. 7 hours ago, 41chevy said: As far as my info shows the MB was the same deal, assembled by MACK Thanks to j hancock and 41 chevy Rick and l are learning more about our little MB all the time. Thanks guys! Hippy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 11 hours ago, Brocky said: The White Compact was the replacement for the White 3000. It was a White cab, but I do not know if they built it in house or has an outside source build it. I do not remember remember REO or Diamond T using it?? Diamond T came out with the "Trend" cab in the middle 60's, but it is entirely different per the attached photo. I have seen the Trend cab badged as a White, also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Makes a cool one of a kind camper,I remember those cabs, don't think many were built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 (edited) 9 minutes ago, BillyT said: Makes a cool one of a kind camper,I remember those cabs, don't think many were built. The Diamond Reo Camper was not a popular factory option. Each dealer was forced to take one or two and they had great difficulty selling them. The idea from Diamond Reo was to use the camper on weekends, then switch the camper off and put a flatbed or 5th wheel back on the truck for use during the week. The problem was they were expensive, and the bodies were not easy to change over --it needed careful alignment, patience and help. Edited October 27, 2016 by 41chevy 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 The unit pictured was at ATHS York 2015 and is wonderful. Apparently worth more as a historical oddity than when it was new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyT Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Makes a cool one of a kind camper,I remember those cabs, don't think many were built.So that's an actual factory camper? Amazing I figured someone put the camper body on a truck chassis they restored! Thanks 41, for the response! I can actually visualize a camper with those outriggers like on a pickup camper, fitted with a kingpin toward the back that you could back a road tractor under with two tie downs to the tractor frame in the front! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Yup, you had to get one from a Diamond Reo dealer. Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaPatentman Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I think the Diamond Reo Camper shown above is now part of the Keystone Antique Truck & Tractor Museum, one was in their shop when I was there in the spring. The fellow in the shop I was talking to said they had recently acquired it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I took that picture of the Trend at Winchester in 2011 and at that time it was owned by Howard Fugatte. Dave/Maint1 may chime in that Keystone has now bought it. Paul/41Chevy is correct on the body swapping idea and no there were not that many made.. During the 60's and 70's White Motor did a lot of sheet metal and badge swapping utilizing the same cabs for all the "Makes" of trucks they produced. There are many identical trucks out there with different White Motor names on them. Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitchwrks Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Thanks for all the replies, interesting history! That Diamond REO I posted pictures of is for sale near Reading PA, I thought since the cab looked a lot like a MB cab they might share some or many components. Kind of interested in picking it up but I have no way to get it home, and as you can guess from the pictures it's not driveable on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 4 minutes ago, glitchwrks said: Thanks for all the replies, interesting history! That Diamond REO I posted pictures of is for sale near Reading PA, I thought since the cab looked a lot like a MB cab they might share some or many components. Kind of interested in picking it up but I have no way to get it home, and as you can guess from the pictures it's not driveable on the road. 4 minutes ago, glitchwrks said: Thanks for all the replies, interesting history! That Diamond REO I posted pictures of is for sale near Reading PA, I thought since the cab looked a lot like a MB cab they might share some or many components. Kind of interested in picking it up but I have no way to get it home, and as you can guess from the pictures it's not driveable on the road. where`s home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitchwrks Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 1 minute ago, carlotpilot said: where`s home? Central VA, near Lexington, but it'd have to go back to the farm in southern WV (nearest town is Flat Top, but it's out in the country). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 i`m just south of harrisonburg there( might) be a possibility that i could grab that rig for you at some time . don`t know when at the moment. what is flat top near? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitchwrks Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 It's off I-77 between Beckley and Princeton. Thanks for the offer, I will see if I can find out what kind of timeline the seller is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 10 hours ago, TeamsterGrrrl said: That's the Diamond Reo version of the White Compact cab, looks like it might be the wider "Expeditor" version that White made to accommodate the big block diesels. 10-4 on the big blocks! The Expeditor was the "6000". We were running a distribution network that used "Stricktainers"-which were two 20' containers that you would join into a 40 foot trailer thanks to a system that employed sliding axles and heavy cast locking devices that joined the two units together. Well Strick stopped making them and we were screwed. So we bought 20' doubles trailers that were built by Theuer of NJ. Problem was we had to meet 55' as this was way before the 65' law. To pull them we needed big power so we split the order between Maxidyne powered MB's and the Expeditors that had 855 Cummins power-don't remember the hp but I think they were NH-250's. Needless to say the doghouse in an Expeditor was a tad bigger than in a Compact! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 6 hours ago, carlotpilot said: i`m just south of harrisonburg there( might) be a possibility that i could grab that rig for you at some time . don`t know when at the moment. what is flat top near? Somebody has a new trailer they want to "play" with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 According to the literature that was near the Diamond Reo camper at the Winchester show the real sales pitch was to farmers and others who needed a medium duty truck for regular work, but still wanted to have a recreational vehicle. It was a predecessor to the quick change type bodies you see on so many local delivery trucks that leave one body at the warehouse to be filled while they use the other to make deliveries. I thought it was a brilliant marketing strategy since the chances are that the owner would wear out the chassis long before the RV and thus need to buy from Diamond Reo again to ensure compatibility. 1 Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitchwrks Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 5 hours ago, Hobert62 said: Somebody has a new trailer they want to "play" with. Nothing wrong with that -- if/when we've got either a big truck + trailer or a large rollback, I'm sure we'll be moving old equipment for people! That way you get to check it out but don't have to find a place for it to live, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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