Memories for us old truckers

[DMiller]

Heavy being the Key word!

 

[Truck Shop]

A New England Mack Super Liner

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[RZucker]

Some fine work there. I got to drive an early 80's Superliner for a bit. Pretty truck, but it still had that ugly green interior. Go figure.

 

[Junkyard]

Those Italians like that guinea green interior. Goes all the way back to the B models.

 

[RZucker]

Those Italians like that guinea green interior. Goes all the way back to the B models.

I'm more curious when they stopped using it. Way back I had an A-53 Mack built in 1950 ? that was green inside.

 

[Junkyard]

Maybe they finally just used up all the green paint! I figured it pre-dated the B model. Come to think of it I'm not sure what's in the LTL. It's not a bone stock interior so it may not be true to form color wise.

According to the Mack guru Tocci around 69-70 they went to tan interior with the advent of plastic parts. From that point plastic was tan, metal was green. Another fun fact is almost all employees of Kirker Paint in NJ died of lead poising.

 

[Truck Shop]

Well those people at the paint factory were probably eating it thinking it was guacamole.

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[Junkyard]

Well those people at the paint factory were probably eating it thinking it was guacamole.

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Haha yeah or to hide the occurrence of a workplace shooting they marked cause of death lead poisoning!

 

[DMiller]

I like it!

 

[Truck Shop]

There are things you just associate or remember about trucks. Mack's ugly green interior, KW's straight up throttle pedal in the A model's, Pete's wiper mounts that crack,
Freightliner you freeze or fry in the cab, Volvo or GMC you shread your hands working in the sharp dash. Corn Queen door latches and window regulator's fall apart .
But for some reason Freightliner cab overs seamed to leak oil from the dash no mater what engine or compressor was between the rails.

You could always tell what the driver was herding down the road by the oil on top of his boots and the cuff of his jeans. LOL.

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[DMiller]

Damned if that don't bring back memories.

I still remember the Freightliner warning, if headed into an accident, lift you feet, will cut you off at the knees! Fought the KW fall apart dash assemblies, the Corn Binder all black with EVER so tiny numbers and wiring diagrams on the heater box.

International defined; Too fast for the Field, too slow for the Road, if it don't run paint it red and if still won't run chrome it!

 

[old-iron-habit]

Those Italians like that guinea green interior. Goes all the way back to the B models.

I think they were trying to make people think they were as good as a Detroit.

 

[Junkyard]

I think they were trying to make people think they were as good as a Detroit.

You know I never considered that. Could be!

 

[Paystar]

Why does he yank it out and in every time he splits the same gear?

He should just learn to shift and maybe then he won't prematurely wear his synchro's out. But the shifter explains it all, LOL.

 

[Paystar]

An old White Freightliner sitting in a friends yard. And no he won't part with it......I tried.

Has a KT 450 Cummins with a brand new rebuild kit still in the box.

 

[Paystar]

A couple more pics.

 

[Truck Shop]

It's literally a dog house with a 60" spread and Minnesota Mag wheels aaaannnddd 4" stacks.

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[crane operator]

White- Western Star anyone? How many companies did white have?

https://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/hvo/d/1976-white-western-star-semi/6473268946.html

1976 western star semi. Recent rebuild on cummins engine and all good rubber starts and runs good. 13speed. $5950

 

[RZucker]

Kind of odd with left hand single exhaust.

 

[Paystar]

It's literally a dog house with a 60" spread and Minnesota Mag wheels aaaannnddd 4" stacks.

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But back in the day that was some truck! look at the interior even....pretty classy for back then. Back when a Freightliner was a real truck.