ChadLRyan I too lived near a sand pit, one summer when I was around 13, they set up an asphault rig there. Other than the dust (gravel road at home) I was in heaven. Wish I could go back in time & get pictures that I need now!! They used to drag line it before the barge suckers in the 80's on.. Yeah, it's funny how many folks think rig in Duel is a Mack, I think due to the chain drive.. She's a Pete!
I too lived near a sand pit, one summer when I was around 13, they set up an asphault rig there. Other than the dust (gravel road at home) I was in heaven. Wish I could go back in time & get pictures that I need now!! They used to drag line it before the barge suckers in the 80's on..
Yeah, it's funny how many folks think rig in Duel is a Mack, I think due to the chain drive.. She's a Pete!
Sand pits are great!!! Ours is now depleted, they are now quarrying the granit there, but back then, I remember playing in the pit with my Tonka while they were digging about 100 ft from me. Man, security was inexistant! My brother who was quite a craftman himself bashed our ten-wheeler in a semi-trailer dumper... It was our favorite toy, I still have it.
How can someone mistake a Pete for a Mack? Those are probably the most easier trucks to identify on the market. What I like about old trucks is the front. Each model had a lot of personnality. I miss high hoods with large front grill... The low nose, now standard, just don't feel right to me.
One of my friend is married to a French girl. When her family toured Eastern Canada and Unites States, all they talked about were the trucks. They were not watching the scenery, but trucks on the highway!!! I understand them, French freight trains and trucks are SO disappointing!
Anyway, I'm planning a little shelf layout and I will make place for trucks to appear.
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Mike,
What size/scale model?, I 'was' in the industry once & may know some folks, please share more, & a few reference pix... Seriously, it might be out there..
My apologies, if we are straying off topic..
There used to be a guy that had a 61 GMC Crakerbox that ran past my house with a dump trailer. You could hear it coming from a mile away. Still one of my favorite trucks, too bad I can't find a decent model of one.....Mike
Maxman,
Thanks! That was a great read too!
Yeah some think it is also an early AutoCar (A64B) from the grille & fenders, & so, so many other opinions..
It took a lot of reading & conversing on my part to find out what it was too, because I'm no expert..I just like to know what I am modelling!!!
In my heyday of 1/24 modelling I made a nice early 70's Aussie SAR, but after that I was working on an uncompleted US Diamond Reo. I eventually began scratchbuilding all the hood & nose parts, & I so still have all of that somewhere!! Perhaps I will revive that one & hope to match or exceed my SAR in modelling talent since I focused on the more challening aspects of HO in scale & 'modelable' details!! Who knows??
http://media.photobucket.com/image/diamond%20reo%20truck/trucker1993/Truck%20pictures/AcmeRemanufacturedAutoPartsDiamondReothesummerof78.jpg?o=7
Thanks Again, Enjoy!
ChadLRyan Yeah, it's funny how many folks think rig in Duel is a Mack, I think due to the chain drive.. She's a Pete!
According to this site, you are correct: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duel_(1971_film)
Me too.In the Air Force in the 70s some of the trucks were from the 50s.White's Reo's etc and had no miles on them.My favorite was a IHC fire truck,just like the CMW R model.
Boy, this thread reminds me of some of the old trucks I've driven. A Mack B61, a couple of IH Tran-stars, some Kaisers and some REO's. The Kaisers and REO's were 60's vintage and the Mack was 50's vintage. The Tran-stars were from the 70's. One was a COE, the other a conventional.
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ChadLRyan Thanks! That's a flashback! I used to look at Hank's site quite a bit when modeling in 1/24, a great site!
Thanks!
That's a flashback! I used to look at Hank's site quite a bit when modeling in 1/24, a great site!
Yes, a lot of stuff. And really inspiring. Everytime I see an old truck, mainly a Peterbilt, I just think about Duel!!
I grew up near a country road wit a lot of quarry, gravel and sand pits. There used to be a truck running in front of the house every 5 minutes. Hearing the Jacob brake, I would jump outside and wait for them to pass me by. A guy used to have an old ten-wheeler from the fifties, painted in bright orange. Must have been a Peterbilt from the 50's. He kept it until the late 1990's when it fell from a cliff. (no worry, the guy was a real stunt man, he has seen much than this!).
Hi,
I've found this site when I was searching for British-American logos. It may interested many of you who model the 50's.
http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/martin_phippard_macks.htm
There are trucks, tank, semi-trailer and other vehicle. You'll also see interesting buildings, particularly the loading system for truck, which would be a nice feature on any layout.