1958 F.W.D.

A Philly cheese steak in Macungie?? I was born and raised and lived most of my life in Philly. I moved "up north" about 10 years ago, and let me tell you something, I have been searching for a cheese steak that even comes CLOSE to what you get in Philly- these Dutchies (derogatory term for Pa. Dutch folks) wouldnt know a proper cheese steak if it slapped them across the face. One time I ordered one and got pickles on it......You could get your ass kicked in Philly for that!!!!

Fire Sale!!!

Ummmm......aint so great any more.......the three sides of the fire triangle came together there a few weeks ago.

On Saturday evening I and my father usually have dinner with Robert Gabrick (a good friend, he has written about a dozen books on trucks of varying Mfr's) and his Sterling buddies over at the Fogelsville Inn which has fantastic food and good views.

Macungie is located on Route 100 about 10 miles south of I-78 (100 is exit 49.) I dont know the street address of Macungie Memorial Park, so use the street address of the firehouse which is right across the street- 31 S. Walnut Street, Macungie Pa. 18062.

YES. You can come in Thurs OR Fri and leave on Saturday- which is when most folks take up- But I recommend timing it so that you dont depart Sat until late, say after 4-5pm, any earlier it's a tight zoo. Also recommend pre-registration, because the wait times to get in Thurs/Fri (and especially Sat AM) can be a while- if you pre-register you usually drive right in and maybe wait 2-3 trucks deep and no more than 5 mins.

Yes, please- for the love of god- Macungie is a day not to be mired by those who have no love of trucks. If you dont think she'll have a good time, she wont. Leave her at home. My wife and I have an understanding- I dont make HER go to any truck/firetruck/car shows and she doesnt make me go to any of her Longaberger Basket Shows. (although I will give her credit- she usually brings the kids over to Macungie later in the afternoon because she knows both myself and my father enjoy having them there for the fathers day aspect of it.....)Be prepared for a long, hot day. Dress comfy, wear a good hat and sunscreen. There is food and drinks for sale, but you might want to pack a small cooler with drinks- I always have a large cooler with bottles of water for BMT and other friends who stop by- as long as they stop telling people I put a Detroit under the hood of the FWD.

I have a friend that comes from Yonkers every year, with his buddy and the buddy's father who is a retired supervising mechanic for NYC Dept of Sanitation. They come every year on Saturday. It's an easy ride from the NYC area, however you would get to Interstate 78, into Pennsylvania past Allentown to the exit for Route 100. From the NYC area I would say 2.5hrs in early Saturday AM traffic. Yes the flea market is huge, you can buy almost anything truck related from brochures to spare parts to hats/tshirts to memoriabilia. You can hop a bus from the show ground in Macungie (free) which takes you to Mack's Macungie Plant and do your own "walking" tour of the assembly line which is shut down- wear comfy shoes it's over a mile walk. Then the bus will take you to the Mack Museum, and back to the show grounds. For you, if you want to save time, come to the show and then drive your car to the plant, then the museum as you have to pass them to leave. Oh and the show usually has 600+ trucks. If thats not good enough for you I dont know what is!!!!

Green Dash you need to put that bottle down and step away.........

I have the bulldog off my Father's Hayward F-Model, but didn't want to insult Mack by doing that!!!!!!

Carl if you need any storage, I know people!!! LMAO!!!!

I'm really thinking twice about having this group over to the house.....LOL!!! When I'm not looking, someone will install a Detroit in the FWD, all my beer will dissappear, Hooters girls and Tilted Kilt girls will show up (not that I have a problem with that, but Momma might if they dont bring buffalo wings with them.....) The neighbors will get pissed from all the bobtails doing burn-outs in the street........

Folks, the 2013 SPAAMFAA Summer Meet/Muster is being hosted by our chapter (The Cradle of Liberty Chapter- Penn/Jersey/Delaware) in Cherry Hill, NJ just across the river from Philadelphia. Here is a link to the program/brochure/schedule of events for those interested. http://yourfirstdue.com/manager/data/1230172226/File/2013_spaamfaa_national_packet.pdf

Even though I live only 20 miles from Macungie I am tossing around the idea of tenting it this year on Friday night, just for the hell of it. Depends on how hot and humid it is......Can't sleep in humidity in my old age...lol

Special Vehicles used Cereal Numbers.

Two axles vs. three not to mention no GVWR aint exactly "little typos." I would fix it now before potential heartache in the future.

When the chips get small, and the dip level gets low in the jar, you say "Bitch, fetch me a new bag of chips and a new jar of dip!" Then, when she smashes the current jar over your head, you just use the small pieces of chip to scoop off the pieces of glass. I find also, that when you grind up the small chip pieces into a dough-like consistency and stuff them into the head wound that you now have, they stop the bleeding pretty well. Just dont let the dog start licking your now tasty head when she throws you outside.

Call Joe Bertino at Vineland Auto Electric in Vineland NJ. (They have a website, too.....google it...) They specialize in unique/antique automotive electrical systems. Joe himself has restored several Macks including an absolutely gorgeous 1937 Mack Firetruck. He can lead you in the right direction and may even be able to rebuild yours or might have an exchange unit in stock, obviously you would have to ship it to him. If/When you call or email him make sure you have the make/model/sn off the alternator.

My wife is a nurse at a major hospital system in Bethlehem Pa. They are so kind and considerate to their employees that they told them "you are required to report to work regardless of weather conditions. If you need to come in early or stay late you may use available hospital facilties (empty rooms, lounges etc) to sleep. Overtime will not be provided if you remain on site." yeah, right......28 inches and a State of Emergency later banning road traffic except to emergency personnel threw that whole "we aint paying overtime if you get fucked and have to stay" thing out the window because no one could get in, and even if they could they weren't ALLOWED!!! Nurses dont count as emergency traffic!!! Wife stayed for an extra 18 hours.

Wolfdaddy whatchoo talking about? They run shuttle buses from the show over to the plant and then over to the museum........??????

Dont laugh.....No Hooters around Macungie, but there IS a Tilted Kilt about ONE mile from the Mack Museum (closer if you didnt have to go AROUND the dang airport in the way!!!) Ken and I keep threatening to take our trucks there one day for a photo op.......

Yeah we need to talk.......the odometer on the FWD had 30 more miles on it from the previous day.........

Right now it's a mixed bag here in Pa, just north of Philly......rain right now, but was snow and sleet a while ago. Expected to switch to all snow mid-afternoon and snow like hell all night long with 12"+ expected where I live close to Bethlehem Pa. Momma, who is a home-visit nurse has to work tomorrow, her Kia van is pretty good in slop but I'm thinking I may just allow her to take the 4WD Chevy Silverado tomorrow for her visits. Here's a pic of Mother Toro sitting next to Father FWD in the garage with Momma's van, one less vehicle for me to clean off. And if the snow gets too deep for the Chevy I can always take Father FWD on a B-Double-E-Double-R-U-N if I have to.....Snow has to be REAL deep to stop Father FWD.

I only live 20 miles from the show....There are a ton of events there however I may consider having a "BMT-Only" gathering at my house one of the evenings- maybe we can cook some animal flesh on my grill and consume mass quantities of barley and hoppes and howl at the moon. But no one goes into the garage....no one.

There was an article in a recent (within the last 2 years maybe??) edition of WOT about Allis-Chalmers road engines.....They were painted purple if I remember correctly????