Coca Cola LJ Mack colors

[mattb73lt]

Four generations....impressive!! Certainly is a family heirloom now!! And a beautiful restoration!!

[mowerman]

It would’ve been nice to have the cell phones a few years back where you could snap away like we do now

[mowerman]

I’ve had tons of old cars thru the years no pictures 

[Joseph Cummings]

14 hours ago, mattb73lt said:

Lots of great memories and three generations surrounding the LJ. A similar story with me but surrounding a '27 Model T. I was kind of raised around it and still own it. First picture is when my dad brought it home in 1966, that's me with the hat, then a few in the '70's playing around with it. Up through '80's. It survived my teenage years, for a little bit it was a daily driver. First restoration was really sticking it back together, I had no real money for it. Second restoration was late '80's early '90's. My dad helped me re-wood about half the body. I've been all over New England in it and hauled it to Colorado on the back of the B42 to go on a national T tour in the Rocky Mountain NP in 2005.

Nice car. My friend Charlie White had one like it only it was green. I really liked that car. The Whites had a farm near me in Bensalem, and they never got rid of anything, They kept a lot of it in beautiful condition. If you have been going to Macungie for a while there used to be a red 1913? IH 2 cylinder high wheeler there almost every year. That was his.

He also had a green 1911 Autocar 4 cylinder flatbed. I'm thinking it was maybe like 6 ton capacity. Charlie still used that in the early 60's to haul chickens down to Camden NJ. I asked him how the trip was. He said "Millie had to make dinner late those nights"

[1961H67]

Had a great time at the Tigerville SC show yesterday, good turnout. Probably my next project with the LJ will be some rear fenders of some sort, I’m not sure what will look good. I had some steel fenders on it years ago, but they were getting in bad shape. I’m definitely open to ideas. 

[mowerman]

No idea about the quarter fenders and keeping it era correct but I was gonna suggest something like that brand new Mack full fenders Especially if you’re trying to protect the back of the cab from rock Nicks

[Brocky]

Dean, Thank you for bringing your truck down to the 3rd Annual Dark Corner Charity Truck Show Yesterday sponsored in part by the ATHS Palmetto Chapter.. It was definitely the "Hit of the Show"!!!! We awarded Gary Poague his ATHS 50 year achievement award and he wanted to get his picture with your truck as part of the write up in a later Wheels of Time magazine.

 

Edited 10 hours ago by Brocky

[mrsmackpaul]

On 5/17/2025 at 2:57 AM, mowerman said:

It would’ve been nice to have the cell phones a few years back where you could snap away like we do now

I agree Bob

But the silly thing is we will end up with less photos as we never develop them past the bloody phone

If we pop our clogs tomorrow, will someone else be able to get them off our phones 

 

Paul

[Brocky]

33 minutes ago, mrsmackpaul said:

If we pop our clogs tomorrow, will someone else be able to get them off our phones

I am an "Old Fart" and all my pictures are on the computer where my kids can delete them after I pass!!!

[mrsmackpaul]

My Pa (my grandfather), the very person to blame for condition about trucks and Mack trucks in particular

Anyway, he had lot's and lot's of photos 

Most of them on slides

My brother has them now days, we keep on talking about having a slide night 

Pa travelled all over Australia in the 60's through until his passing in the 90's

Anyway, we aren't getting any younger  so I best put a rocket up our clackers before we get to old

And Brocky, you might be surprised just how much enjoyment people get from the photos and the stories behind them

These forums would be pretty dull if there was no photos and no story behind the photos 

 

Paul

[mowerman]

We both save shit we’re not going to use and don’t wanna throw out and I rethink most of it we’ll never even see it again why even save it  but I’m sure somebody will probably wind up with this place for free after were gone let them deal with it and old photos of me very small and parents very young probably won’t mean anything to anyone after I’m gone…kind of sad to think all the precious photographs will wind up in the trash someday … bob

 

[mowerman]

ha ha sorry matt I forgot where I was.

[Truckcrazy]

On 5/16/2025 at 1:24 PM, Joseph Cummings said:

Nice car. My friend Charlie White had one like it only it was green. I really liked that car. The Whites had a farm near me in Bensalem, and they never got rid of anything, They kept a lot of it in beautiful condition. If you have been going to Macungie for a while there used to be a red 1913? IH 2 cylinder high wheeler there almost every year. That was his.

He also had a green 1911 Autocar 4 cylinder flatbed. I'm thinking it was maybe like 6 ton capacity. Charlie still used that in the early 60's to haul chickens down to Camden NJ. I asked him how the trip was. He said "Millie had to make dinner late those nights"

Where are they now? 

[1961H67]

Thank you Brocky , That’s a Honor to see Gary with the LJ ! I’ll agree on the pictures ; luckily I have a printer that I printed a lot of these off and put them in a album, But there are 100s that will be deleted that will be on my phone when I’m gone. I see a lot of single axles with the fenders wrapped around the rear tires, I’m not sure what that would look like, I’ll keep messing with it. 

[mowerman]

Well, the more I thought it over  the painted fiberglass type would probably look better for what you have shoot them choice of paint  I wouldn’t put anything back there personally… bob

[1961H67]

Thanks Bob , I’ll try to find a picture of the old ones . 

[1961H67]

Buy the way,, I have a 1988 Superliner 2 , 700 , it originally had 2 steering boxes and the right side leaked so the original owner removed it, it’s did fine for us for the last 10 years, problem now is the front axle is worn out, ( not the king pins, the actual axle ends, )  would love to find a replacement axle with hub pilot hubs,, I would appreciate any advice,, First thought of mine was a CL 700 because they are newer , but I haven’t seen one to measure. 

[Brocky]

Dean, I do NOT know what to say about rear fenders???? Most trucks of  that era did not have rear fenders and I am not sure if they even had mud flaps???? Since you have your lights mounted on the rear cross member, about the only thing would be a half fender with flap bracket??? BUT that would not be period correct🤨.. Since you trailer it to shows do you really need the protection???

[1961H67]

I have a set of 1/2 fenders I may modify and hang flaps on the rear, I would love to drive it local shows, ( like yesterday) . I can always remove them if I need to, Thank you again for the help yesterday 

[mrsmackpaul]

We have rubber conveyor belt and a mud flap hanging on the rear on a lot of drive tyres and road train dollies etc out here

 

So a fella I hauled sugar cane for had this style on his trucks

But his were removable and were rolled up and the brackets and supports lifted out  once we were hauling cane

When running about with no bins on we were meant to put them in 

I'm thinking you could easily make something like this 

I reckon the brackets on the removable ones were only 3/4 box or maybe smaller and just dropped into slightly bigger box section on the chassis 

They wound up in a holder with a ratchet wheel on the end, bit like a window blind

Very light rubber belt 

It was a really neat deal and the whole lot got stowed behind the seat 

I think with a little though you could make a set of mud flaps that quickly lift out if you wanted as well 

 

Paul