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  1. cruiseliner64
    2MPG....what price was a gallon of gas back then? Id say it was smooth to drive.Id love to see one... Paul
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    I just cant think of a gas (petrol) powered semi truck.What was the gas mileage like? Im sure it was smooth to drive but would it have the same power as a diesel of the same size? Iv never seen one over here,in fact Iv never even heard talk of one here.There were small trucks of about 12 tons gross here years ago.Bedford was the only one I can think of selling them but not semis.... Paul
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    Never seen one but it is a beautiful truck.There is 2 White 3000 in Holland saw them last year at the Mack day.Lovely little trucks too.... Paul
  4. cruiseliner64
    Looks like a different dog for the hood......Id love a pair of half dogs for the cab sides...... Paul
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    The Dog on our Cruiseliner sits on his hind legs with front legs up.....
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    Heres a (bad) picture of it working the beams job.It was in a UK newspaper at the time and was sent to us by the owners son.. Paul
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    Yeah it must have made it look easy.Its a large spec for a Pig Pen truck but we didnt have a lot to choose from.As far as we know theres only 6 Cruiseliners in Europe......just gotta work with what you have.... Paul
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    Yeah it was a hell of a hitch Mark T.We wanted to return it to a standard road tractor unit as you know we are making a replica of Pig Pen's truck from Convoy.The first owners son told us the hitch was fitted to haul a single spine bolster trailer with a bolster on the fifth wheel to haul 100 foot long 120 ton beams for a motorway ( freeway) bridge project.Ironically from Ireland to the UK.He told us he was the rear steerman on the rear bogie.We found the frame was badly cut to fit it and rust had taken hold around the welds so removal was inevitable.... Paul
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    Yeah I understand that Mech but it still shouldnt be too difficult.It wont interfere with axle tracking or suspension fittings so should be easy fix... Paul
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    Adding a piece on the end of the frame is not difficult.We have removed a home made hitch from our Cruiseliner and are adding a piece to hold mudflaps/lights..... Paul
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    Our Cruiseliner has the heqdlight switch on the floor.It is the only vehicle I have ever owned with this set up.Takes a bit of getting use to but then we dont take it out much in the dark.It also has a stalk switch on the dash to flash the headlights.Being able to flash the lights is a leagle requirment over here...... Paul
  12. cruiseliner64
    Tell her you'll do all the work around the house in exchange for some booty.......I guarantee you will have all the time in the world to work on the DM🤣 Worked for me...... Paul
  13. cruiseliner64
    Now Bob your boasting!!!! Paul
  14. cruiseliner64
    Welcom to BMT Bradf.Yes restoration is a very expensive game.It really does depend on how far you want to go with it.Put up some pictures and some of the guys on here could guide you.Best of luck with your truck.It sounds like a very interesting piece of Mack history... Paul
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    The restored Leyland gas turbine is the yellow one in the picture on Paul's post.The 6 units were placed with oil companys for testing.The rumour was they thought diesel was doomed so the oil companys bought the units and patents and scrapped the idea.My own opinion is thats just rumour...... Paul
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    Great question Mark T....Id be interested to know what transmission is/was used...Think Iv read somewhere the big stacks were to get rid of excessive heat....so much heat they had to point upwards!!! Paul
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    Great history in this thred..The International Turbostar looked very well in those pictures.I never followed the gas turbine story much.The only Europian truck I ever heard doing gas turbine research was Leyland who built 6 units.One has been restored to full working order.There may have been others working on turbines in Europe but Iv never knew of any but Leyland... Paul
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    Send the pictures to someone on Whatsapp and have them send them back.. The file is then compressed enough to post here.Dont know how it works but its the only way I can post pictures...... Paul
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    Lucky sod if he is..... Paul
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    In truth its great being in Panama on holiday with temps that high but I'd say its hell trying to do a days work...... Paul
  21. cruiseliner64
    I'd like some of that heat over here..If it gets to the mid 60s everybodys talking about it.Air con in a vehicle is a waste here,be lucky if you would need it for a week every year.I visited Panama 2 years ago 90 degrees nearly 100% humidity....loved it. Paul
  22. cruiseliner64
    I can feel the wind from here!!! We have a weather alert for the next 24 hours with storm force 12 winds and up to 3inchs of rain.. Im blameing JoJo and his bid ass fan🤣🤣🤣 Paul
  23. cruiseliner64
    Every time I go through a toll booth in the Cruiseliner I have to get out to pay.Somebody put the steering wheel on the wrong side.........for over here🤣 Paul
  24. cruiseliner64
    Thats great I'd be interested in how it turns out... Paul
  25. cruiseliner64
    Lots of work done there.Did the axle just bolt up? The bull bar should look good.. great to see it coming together. Paul

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