1961H67 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 Yep There’s really no way to set a price on NOS ,, just depends on how much you need it . I’ve been fortunate with several things on the LJ and LTH,, I bought stuff from 3 or 4 different people and they always treated me fair,, They know I’m going to use it and not resell, and I’m the same way, I have given a lot of parts away knowing that they are going to use it on a project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 right???????? i used to deal with 55 chevys in the 70s i had 4 of them ,,,,,lotsa scalpers i got tired of them and started buying nothing but fords around 1980 i remember having to pay an extra 25 bucks for a quarter panel molding because it was in original wrapper....like really???????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 its alway a pleasure when you have enjoyable buying experiences ,,,,especially when your expecting the worse....bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 thankfully my truck just need a bunch of little stuff all available parts except for all ten tires and rebuilt steering box im ready for big $$$$$$ for both..bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1961H67 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 Unfortunately you are correct! I have a 55 Chevrolet Gasser and. 68 Chevelle SS and restored both,,, Big truck people are Much better to deal with, NOS or reproduction or used ,, 90 % of us grew up around these things or use them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 yeah most times if the guy wants to shoot the shit right off the bat,before you do business is a good sign...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 5 hours ago, 1961H67 said: Unfortunately you are correct! I have a 55 Chevrolet Gasser and. 68 Chevelle SS and restored both,,, Big truck people are Much better to deal with, NOS or reproduction or used ,, 90 % of us grew up around these things or use them . 55 Gasser, sounds interesting, do tell us more, probably already have and I can't remember lol Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1961H67 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2023 I don’t think I have mentioned it, I got it from a guy that my Son knows, he started building it , put Nomad 1/4s on it , had it running, then had other projects, I bought it and finished the body and interior, used the paint code off my Western Start ( Black Cherry) . It’s been fun to take to shows , plus it has a pretty hot motor,firewall set back about 4 inches , it’s set up to drag, he was starting to make a roll cage when I bought it, I’m not messing up the inside now. I did this about 2 years ago,, Now you know why it has taken me 35 years to restore a LJ ,, too many detours ! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Very cool stuff and further along than my gasser Not many 55 Chev's out in Australia and I doubt any 2 doors were sold And looking heaps more like a drag car than my old Holden Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Bring me back old memories was that originally 210 or 150 looks like the one my pop had in the 60s no side chrome 6 banger 3 speed column shift … kind of wierd back in those days it was just a beat up old back n forth work car wasn’t worth anything He sold it in 1966 for 50 bucks when my mom got her brand new Chevy nova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1961H67 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 It was probably a 150 or 210 ,, I’m sure I could find it with the vin ,, it’s a cool car but it kinda goes back to the comments I made about truck parts vs car parts . Take for instance my Grandson, he likes the 55 Gasser ,,, But when you mention one of this old Mack’s he will give you a history lesson,, because they all have done something, been somewhere. From the LJ that was the first local Diesel Coke truck, to the C Model my Dad drove new , H Model that hauled furniture new , The LTH was a log truck new . Trucks are just different, they have a Story to tell . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 That '55 looks great. Even looks like period correct Fenton Gyros on there. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I was trying to figure out what you were talking about nomad panels then when I saw the wheel opening, I got it yes, I had a lot of fun with them but the macks are definitely more fun.I’m considering this is just a big maybe selling my 2014 mustang when I retire and pickup my dream car 64 galaxy …. They have been falling down hard on them prices were crazy high . All of a sudden they took a dump. Almost overnight. Somethings running doesn’t use too much expensive chrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I about gave up on them. They were too expensive now I’m starting to take another look again and I have to think how long am I going to be here and another thing my wife has to give away try to get rid of ha ha…. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 (edited) Still trying to figure out what Coca Cola LJ Mack colors has to do with this popular thread. This thread has gone far afield. But thats ok Edited February 19, 2023 by james j neiweem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I suppose it’s wondering off like everything else look what we did to the guys drop deck tread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 But we’re still on vehicle restoration 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1961H67 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 Yes Im prone to chase rabbits! I’ve been restoring the Cocoa Cola LJ half my life,, and a lot of topics came along with it , thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 General conversations in person ordinarily Swing all around that’s why you bump into someone you haven’t seen in while your there a long time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1961H67 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 Heck about 25 years ago a fellow called me wondering if I was interested in a old H Model Mack for parts because he knew I had a LJ ,,( doors were about all I could use) I remember his Dad pulling a lowboy with it when I was young , needless to say, I didn’t part it out,, that put the LJ on the back burner another of probably 10 times in 30 years. Plus I changed it from a tandem (dead axle ) to single axle, stretched it to now a rollback. Rabbit chasing ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mechohaulic Posted February 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2023 6 hours ago, james j neiweem said: Still trying to figure out what Coca Cola LJ Mack colors has to do with this popular thread. This thread has gone far afield. But thats ok And it's NOT my fault THIS TIME ! think I've been much better with off topic this yr; new yrs resolution LOL 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1961H67 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2023 Hey James,,, if you will notice,, some of these guys bait me and lead me down a rabbit hole, lol 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 9 minutes ago, 1961H67 said: Hey James,,, if you will notice,, some of these guys bait me and lead me down a rabbit hole, lol Don't change a thing you're doing. I think I speak for many here, simply put.... we love it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1961H67 Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 It’s all fun,, I’ve been around these trucks ALL my life,, ( and about 3 months before , Dad had a run hauling eggs from a hatchery about a mile from here in 1958,59 to Miami, bringing watermelon back to New York City, with a trailer he put ice in a hooper on the front with a 1 cylinder gas motor pulling a fan, my Mom rode down to Miami and back a couple times when she was pregnant with me in his H63 ) I still learn something from all y’all every day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Me too … I probably mentioned this before,,, back in the 80s allied van lines we’re running some cleaned up H models around the San Francisco Bay Area bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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