Category Archives: Famous Trucks

The New Brockways In Town

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Eric

This weekend I spent sometime at the Brockway Truck Museum as the new exhibit truck for the year were put in place. Many hard working and talented individuals volunteer countless hours of their time to make this home for Brockway Trucks … Continue reading →

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Mack DM812 Missing and Presumed Rusted

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Eric

Along with the beautiful 1973 Autocar DC another classic member of the Cortese fleet was this 1980 Mack DM812SX1041. Reading the specs on this truck will make any Mack purist salivate. Hauling power was generated by a Mack 300 Plus … Continue reading →

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Over The Top

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Eric

I spent some time the other day watching the movie classic Over The Top staring Sylvester Stallone. To be fair calling this movie a classic is a bit of stretch and if I want to be brutally honest (which I … Continue reading →

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The R-Model

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Eric

Back in the mid 60’s Mack Trucks found themselves in an interesting position regarding the future. After 13 years their B-Model line of trucks was near the end of an extremely successful existence. While the B was tried and true … Continue reading →

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GMC General with Set Back Axle

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Eric

Ahh, auctions. It feels like I haven’t been to one in a really long time. RTI Auctions holds a two day extravaganza in conjunction with the Empire Farm Days show that usually contains a few gems worth nothing. Remember that huge … Continue reading →

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LeTourneau Sno-Freighter

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Eric

They say necessity is the mother of all invention. When the particular necessity happens to be the detection of Soviet Union bombers carrying nuclear warheads old mother invention is bound to have some outrageous children of her own. Remember those awesome … Continue reading →

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Transit Mix Concrete

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Eric

We all know that Hollywood likes to recycle ideas what with reboots, sequels, prequels, and shared universes. If a movie made money in the past in certainly can do it again. While that train of thought is great for studio … Continue reading →

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On the Road

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Eric

Hopefully by the time you read this I am well on my to York, PA for the ATHS National Meet. If you’re really late to the party I may even be back from the show! Current talk around the show … Continue reading →

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Great American Truck Racing

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Eric

Great American Truck Racing, the sport of kings. I joined a facebook group some time ago devoted to the history of the GATR series and while it started off slow the page is really starting to come to life with … Continue reading →

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The Hess Truck

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Eric

Chess. The Rubber Duck. Dominoes. Hot Wheels. All past inductees of the National Toy Hall of Fame. Nominations for the 2014 induction are now being considered and I can think of no better candidate than the Hess Truck. Unlike baseball, … Continue reading →

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