White

[other dog]

I was browsing the channels the other day and came across one of those auto restoration shows. Seems like there's about a dozen of them now, and I don't even remember the name of the show. But I stopped when I saw them working on this '53 White truck and tanker trailer. It looked good at first, but the owners wanted to modernize it. They removed the old 150 HP gas engine and put a Cummins in it, out of a pickup I think, and replaced the transmission with an automatic. Took the 2 speed rear out and put in a single speed with air ride, and put an air ride suspension under the trailer too. I like the engine upgrade, but I would have left the transmission and rear end alone. Or maybe put a 10 speed Roadranger in it. But a very nice looking truck anyway.

[mowerman]

Excellent thanks for that looks excellent. I drove a 63 years ago when I was very young and it didn’t look much different 

[Bullheaded]

Cool looking truck. As for the mods, whatever floats their boat I guess.

Myself, I like stock. I just went out of my way finding new drums for Dayton spokes for my Louisville because I refuse to convert to budds.

Hard to believe how much stuff is going obsolete now for even trucks built in the 80's. Around here tire shops can't even get wheel spacers for Daytons. there used to be millions of them on the road here right up into the early 2000's.

[mowerman]

lol ya nice work on the white…  but I didn’t care for the wheels either…. Same thing in my area … they are very hard to find … but I did find one shop that deals with it all real close.. tube type tires, split rims, spacers , tubeless spoke rims … southern tire mart,,, I believe they are a chain store… bob