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Standard dump truck practice back then was to stand outside the cab or operators station and look backwards when backing up. Offsetting the cab allowed the operator to see past the dump box and still reach the steering wheel. I think it was the Boulder Dam Macks that had a platform to stand on with a throttle just for that use.

The U was the evolution of the C model - and short B models.

Yes it looks like it is tracking straight behind the tractor before the turn, but the beam turned on the dolly when it was pulled around the corner.

What does the state DMV say?

Mount it on a nice wooden base and put it in the living room.

You might have to chase after this one - Road Trip !!

Wow - would I love to be on that sled.

Google the part number and see what happens, next select "shopping" from the top. Try it on eBay too. May be nothing - but you might find one cheaper.

That is what I was going to suggest. I like "and daughters", but it could be - "O'Donnell Family Trucking" or "The O'Donnell's", and below that, in a line, maybe angled upwards, Jack (wifes name) (daughters names).

If they are 1966 models, it would be a rare year. Possibly the horizontal shutters were used on the last of the B-61's. I knew of a 1966 B-61, but there were probably few built after the R model came out in 1965.

Normally a milk truck would run 7 days a week, 365 a year - thinking it was milk pick up - not delivery. 50 miles a day is probably below average. They usually had to hit a lot of farms to get a load back then. Does the odometer have a 100,000 mile digit? Wouldn't it be better just to fix the starter? It will have to be done anyway.

Another was the 830. There were two of those too.

Budd to Dayton converters?

If there were people that wanted to buy it, hopefully it got sold to someone that wanted to save it and use it. It could be lurking around somewhere yet. You guys might have to settle for a Super Freighter. There seems to be a few of those around yet - the two axle type anyway.

Sure hope you can get back and find out if the thing still exists.....and hopefully find out the history of it.

Try this link: http://www.newspapers.com/clip/654125// Almost everything on these trucks was probably sourced from other companies. But that was not unusual with many other companies that made trucks. They were most likely bus windshields. The Road King had the engine in the rear, so it was probably a bus powertrain.

You are probably correct in that 41chevy. Fageol also used Fruehauf trailers and I wonder if there was some connection between Fageol and the Road King. Fageol quit production in 1954 and it looks like the Road King was started in 1956. Possibly someone involved in Fageol started the McCullogh Motor Co? Many of the Fageol's were lighter and smaller than the Road King, but they did have a similar model, except instead of two front axles, it had a single with dual wheels. The Fageol was called a "Super Freighter". Found this. http://www.newspapers.com/clip/654125/the_gazette_and_daily/? It appears Road King's may have been made in the Fredericksburg/Lebanon area. A good truck for a company dealing in "Poultry Parts".

It probably belonged to a County highway department !

The location point of the hitch looks to be further back and possibly higher than is normal with the fifth wheel mounted setup that is usually used - which also gives an advantage.

Anybody have an issue of Overdrive magazine from November 1966? There are unusual trucks on the cover. The one that looks like a Road King appears to have a reefer unit on front.

Possibly a McCullogh Road King. There was a discussion about this one on the ATHS forum some time back. Fageol/Twin Coach made trucks like that, some of them were made out of Fruehauf semi trailers, but it does not appear to be a Fageol. The highway post offices I have seen had some windows in the sides, and it looks like it has a higher weight capacity than would be needed for that. Very little information exists on the Road King - and it might not be one, but it would be good if you (or someone else in that area) could get back and see if it is still there and possibly dig up some info .

That might be the answer. There could be ice on the road and the rear end slid sideways into a curb. It could have happened some distance away and that is where it ended up. That is a lot of weight on two axles (too much?).

Keep leaning I say.

The cops will be celebrating !

A Detroit 6-110 in it? Wow - unusual. Would like to know the story behind that.