Brocky

We spent 3 days in Alice springs. The Truckie's Hall of Fame consists of several buildings and sheds containing trucks, pictures of the men and women with their biographies, outdoor exhibits, Kenworth museum, the Gahn railroad museum, boneyard, food court (with Beer!!) / picnic area, and show grounds. On Red Sand!! On Saturday there was a 5 hour parade on the Main road with traffic interspersed. From Alice Springs we flew to Cairns, Took a big boat out to a rafted platform on the Great Barrier Reef snorkeled and rode in glass bottom boats. From there we took a bus down the eastern mountains and coast. We had a wonderful 50ish lady driver, who by the end of the trip had Tired Iron Fever. We visited a fig tree, a billabong (zoo), a mini sugar mill with antique equipment, A KW Dealer and had morning tea with them, and other sights. Along the way an alternator bracket broke and we had an engine compartment fire. Finally ending up at Tony Champions large Mack collection in Rockhamapton.

Looks like it will have to do this in parts!! While at Alice Springs we took a side trip thru the adjacent McDonnell mountains. The Flicker album posted my pictures in reverse order so you will have to figure some of them out. This first album is of ALL the tourist activities so you will have to refer back to it later. Click on the picture and it will open the whole album.

IN 2013 the ATHS started planning the "Down Under Tour" to take place in 2015. ATHS past president, John Vannata, and his daughter, Stephanie, who is a part time (hobby job) travel agent for an outfit called Cruise Planners. John, with his truck connections, and Stephanie built a two week tour that was a good mix of normal tourist activities and Antique / Historical trucks and the people that owned them. The Primary destination was the Truckies Reunion in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. This roughly 1000 truck event takes place every 5 years on the 0 and 5. Some of the tourist activities were built in so the truck people could get home from Alice Springs before we could visit their private collections. We all flew into Sydney, met at our hotel, got over jet lag, and were on our own. The next day we flew to Ayers Rock, A huge (approximately 5 mile by 10 mile) red stone monolith with an Aboriginal sacred background and had both a sunset dinner and sunrise tour. We then took a bus to Alice Springs, stopping at a self contained, general store, fuel stop, restaurant, air strip, apartment house for help, laundry, and electric generation, cattle station (Ranch) for lunch where the owner stated the had over one million acres of land to run 4000 head of beef. Then continued on to the show in Alice Springs.

Another rumor about the series 60, is that Roger Penske's racing division was instrumental in perfecting the electronic injectors system for the 4 cycle Detroits.

I will start a new Topic soon.

The door SHOULD hit him in the A$$ on the way out!!!!!

Paul, Start saving your Pennys!!!! I spent 2 weeks in 2015 on the ATHS Down Under Tour.. Would go back in a heartbeat!!! Rent a car, eat in pubs, and stay in normal motels and do my own tour at my own speed. I have 4 Flicker Albums of pictures that I can post the link to if anybody is interested. Also a travel agent with antique truck connections.

No Cancer, just sugar and blood pressure.. Now it would take popcycle sticks and duct tape!!!!

Yes, Mother Nature has screwed me for the third year in a row!!!! Had to cancel the trip to the Snowbird Macungie in Bushnell FL. They are calling for a large amount (1/2 to 3/4 inch) of freezing rain / ICE here south of Greenville SC on Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. Snow I do not mind, BUT I hate ICE!! Have to be here to get out and fire up the generator when the power goes out.

Both the 200 and 300 series used the cab with the 3 piece windshield. I believe there was a name or number for it, BUT I do not remember what it was.

You may be right as Brockway started using the Mack cab in 1975 or 76??

James, That is a good question.. Both cabs were made by Sheller Globe in Ohio.. The BIG difference in the Mack and Brockway cabs is that the cowls were different because Brockway was still using the butterfly hood and Mack a tilt hood. I do not know if there was a difference in the Mack hardnosed trucks????

What is the status of your other fuel tank. I gave Aaron Tipton of Burnsville NC the spare 75 gal (??) I had when I sold him my 71 358.

Not going to that bad here.. Besides I am heading for the Snowbird Macungie in Bushnell FL!!

Tom, You lucky SOB!! I never get to see something that nice walking around Macungie????

Along with your You Tube videos, Please post stills here so all of the BMT members can share your experience.

Like the old Jeeps!!!!! My Scout only had 2 sticks with 4 low in a position beyond 4 high..

I did not like the electric 4X4 controls on my 2006 F-250.. After 70-90k miles I do not think the automatic front hubs ever unlocked????

Neither do I !!!!!!!! Mother Nature put it there, She will take it away.....

Joey, all he does is make sure the tortillas are made from CORN, not flour..

That much snow will NOT bother a professional like you!!! We are supposed to get a dusting Sunday here in the midlands of South Carolina.. The news channels are calling it a blizzard!!! First time in 4 years it has snowed here.

Same here!! Been down here 35+ years. DO NOT miss the cold a bit.. I have seen -35 on the bank in Mars Hill ME when I got out of the truck to get the loading slip for my potatoes.. BUT I think the coldest I ever was, was top Loading fuel oil in Odgensburg NY when the thermometer on the rack said -26F and Lord only knows what the wind chill factor was coming across the frozen St Lawrence river!!

It was probably a lot colder in upper Vermont>> And Maine and upstate New York!!

On your push / pull cables have you tried to take them out of the truck, coil them up in a coffee can and filled it with your favorite Panther Pi$$?????? And let set a week or so. They may be just rusted internally???? After you get them free add some graphite lube???

And a good excuse for keeping it inside out of North Carolina's salt and brine!!! I hope you and your family survive this weekend. Was just out and there is some wind blowing, just enough to push the chill thru you.. Have the kitchen faucets dripping.