Sorry OT....Old Semis

Not that old, just massive! Custom built to haul the big components for a new power plant across the desert in New Mexico -- none of the roads in the '70's were rated high enough, and it was about 150 miles shorter cross-county. Top speed was something like 15 mph. It had to cross dry washes, running streams, and climb some big hills. The generator shown weighs something like 150 tons (?). "Bertha" had a 4-cyl engine to start its main diesel...

 

Earlier, someone posted some pictures of LaBatt's Beer tractor/trailers with the swoopy styling. This looks like one of them.

 

From over on the Fordsix forums where there is a build thread by a fellow who logs on as Cool23:

First photo in the thread:



One of the last images in the thread ... He's close to getting the final paperwork to get it on the road.



Link to the thread itself. Very worth the time to read through it.

Fordsix.com Board index ‹ Inline Performance ‹ Orphan Inlines -- Diesel Inliner.

 

Some international r190s from the past. Doidges the Big Fleet of Inters were based in Tokoroa New Zealand, they still going with fleet of Kenworths

 

I'll see your flatbed, and raise you a locomotive! You guys down under have some amazing trucks.-MIKE

 

A couple that I drove in the '60's. The first is a '56 KW and the second is a '58.

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Josh, tell me you're getting the wheels off that thing! Those are kick-ass cool! Talk about big solids

Steve

 

Been thinking about picking up this '58 Mercury M-700 for sale here in town. The owner pulled the Y Block for another project and the rest of the truck is complete. It's soooo cheap I don't think I should pass it up but I don't know where I'd put it! Was thinking a car hauler would be a great direction to take it - maybe narrowed, set on a 1 ton chassis... could probably get my money out by just scrapping the rolling chassis and keeping the cab...

Steve

 

Has to be one of the longest running body styles built. Mine was a 63
C700 and you could still buy them in the mid 80's.(minus the solid liftered
312 of course)


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There was a time (60's I think) that MACK even bought the C-series cabover cab from Ford and put it on a Mack chassis with all-Mack running gear and diesel engines. I can't remember what the Mack model designation was.
I've only seen a couple of them.

JG

 

We had a '59 C-800. Had a 332 Y-block (lincoln?)and an Allison 6 speed auto.

When new, Dad bought the front trim piece that went between the headlights from Mack and installed it. Went right on, no extra holes even needed.

If I ever get a slide scanner I'll post a photo.

 

Guy here in council bluffs had a 366 truck motor from a c500 in his pickup. it was like the lincoln fe looking block but the heads were like 312 heads and the timing chain cover cast into the block was HUGE. double disc clutch and a clark 5 speed... pullin sumn beech

 

Awesome PIX on the Stude cab-overs, guys. JGMcGoo, THAT's osme great history on the whys/whos&wherfores of cab-overs. IT IS ALWAYS INTERESTING TO ME TO HEAR HOW STATE OR FED. LAWS IMPACTED CAR & TRUCK DESIGN IN SOME ERAS!

 

GO BACK TO PICTURE 133 bottom row middle & 177 top row middle
DO A CLOSEUP........the frame for the 'rack' is WOOD!
reckon that was a 'factory-made' rig?

proves that necessity is the mother of invention!

BTW B J POLLARD was one of US...his 'collecton of old vehicles'
was beyond belief. his grand son JIMDILLON here on the H.A.M.B.

red ryder

 

This one has a 5 speed and 2 speed rear - would that 5 speed be an Allison or?? Any value in it?

Steve

 

the pix are cool!

 

Clark 5 speed, perhaps?

 

Don't know - I don't know these old trucks and the owner doesn't either. Might have to take some pics, run some numbers. If it's usable behind a more modern engine maybe it's worth keeping.

Steve

 

Awesome thread, you guys. Not to hijack, anybody know a site where I can go see about Seagrave fire engines? They used the Pierce-Arrow GAS V-12 up until, I think, 1970 when everrybody else had gone diesel. When Pierce went out of bus., they SOLD the design rights outright to Seagrave.

 

Mine was a 5 speed/2 speed rear, Clark trans Iirc. Swapped in another 5 speed that had an overdriven high gear.

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Thinking this is a Pierce Arrow 6.





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love this thread! Great pictures! Thanks

 

Ramblur -- Thanks for that pic. I wouldn't know it on sight alone, but it looks like dual ignition and, if I'm not mistaken, that was one feature offered by Pierce (and which Seagrave retained in their versions of the Pierce engine.

I don't know much about the Pierce-Arrow mills or the version in the heavy firetrucks, so I thought maybe guys in HAMBland would know. Sorry to be OT, guys!

 

The Rubber Duck!

This thread kicks all forms of ass!

 

Lots of reasons the average person doesn't get involved restoring or preserving one of these. I have a lot of respect for anyone willing to commit to a project like this.

 

1939 Peterbilt Truck, this one fully restored on display at the Peterbilt factory. 70th anniversary this year.

 

Missed the show in Ohio this year but a buddy sent a few pics.
Hadn't seen this REO cabover before next to the crackerbox done
up like one of my dad's by one of his late friends.


The White? cabover on the right once belonged to the local Allis Chalmers
dealer and is Allis Chalmers powered. Cool to see it has survived.

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Actually a Freightliner. White was the dealership for Freightliner at the time. Also Westren Star.

 

Whatoff Motor Company's Toter - Expandable length House Trailer hauler.
To allow for differing State Reg's and a back saver on empty returns.

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