Vintage Big Rig Fever............

[dartnabout]

I LOVE big trucks! I wish I had the money to restore one. I started driving them when I was 14-15. I worked at unloading them and was moving them around in the construction yard. (an old 1961 White) When I was older (17)my boss realized I was doing it. I thought I was in trouble when he asked if I thought I could drive one. Instead he sent me to pick up an empty trailer and I was in one the rest of the time I worked for him. 13 years!

 

[j-miller]

Digging around for more pics.

 

[nothingbutdarts]

Love this thread, keep it coming guys!!!!

 

[tiltsix]

In post #2 love the pointers er headlights errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...................................Jeff

 

[j-miller]

Found more.:burnout:

 

[j-miller]

:cheers::cheers:

 

[j-miller]

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[j-miller]

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[j-miller]

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[j-miller]

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[j-miller]

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[j-miller]

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[cudavert]

Geez, excellent thread!!

 

[Frankie]

If I had the money, time, and inclination, I think I'd like to restore either an AutoCar, or a Brockway conventional.

Here's a Brockway tow rig...

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/...8-vQ6xFxiCmbtKVCUUVasGSACEaFT3PHasfiC0byMTXRw


Here's an Autocar tractor...
http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/mark_redman/marino_64_autocar.jpg

These are more "industrial rigs", Heavy duty short haulers, than long haulers.

 

[Frankie]

More Autocars.....

 

[Frankie]

More Brockways......

 

[pauly v.100]

unusual..

 

[LocuMob]

My uncle took me on a ride along 30 years ago and I've loved Big Rigs ever since. Never drove one but I have around 75 model kits, most still needing to be built. I should get working on those come winter time. I know where an on Dodge is sitting in a guys yard that I'd love to get and restore. He thinks it is worth a lot because it has a hemi.

 

[YY1]

Could be yours-
http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/4603778401.html

I once saw what I perceived to be about a 5/6 scale Peterbuilt conventional, pulling a 5th wheel RV style trailer. It was in the vendor aisle of a corvette sponsored car show.
Kind of a double/multiple take, as it wasn't that much smaller, but I had to keep looking at it to figure out what wasn't quite right about it.

 

[66340SEDAN]

:cheers:

 

[66340SEDAN]

lol

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[66340SEDAN]

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[66340SEDAN]

:glasses7:

 

[66340SEDAN]

:banghead:

 

[66340SEDAN]

:cheers: