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Looks like factory photos!!! Awesome job! Paul

"OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK"  Thomas Edison

 “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’

P.T.CHESHIRE

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In 1961 and '62 worked as the "store driver" for Alberta Mack in Calgary - that was before Hart Punt took it over and renamed it Western Mack. My job was demo'ing new and used trucks, I used to take a potential customer out in a new B-61, usually with a Triplex, occasionally a Quad. When I started down the Blackfoot Trail I moved my left foot under my right and pointed to it. "I won't use the clutch from now on." I was good on the sticks, up to 15 or 20 then back down, never touched a gear. I pulled to a wide spot on the road. "I'm going to let you take it, if you can't drive as good as me within a week we'll cancel the deal, refund your money and give you back your trade-in." NEVER HAPPENED. No one wanted to admit they couldn't drive as good as THE KID. Later I took a B-61 and a B833SX to Kitimat to haul logs for Crown Zellerbach. Never got a picture of either of them. Bob Dingsdale in Port Alberni B.C. is a pal of mine. I have pics of his 1955 LJSWX. Now retired I write truck-related novels. my website is www.truckerbooks.co

Neat stuff Ted, i'm going to check out "50 Years".

Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999.

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