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Oh ok,then my next suggestion would be to seek out a painter with a good "eye" and see if he can match you up,shops that cater to custom cars/hot rods are usually the best at this (in my opinion) as most are painted custom mixed colors,so therefore hard to match,but not immpossible. i would try that and see what you come up with......Mark

Ernie,i was there once myself,at an ATHS function, thats some collection! we had a nice lunch there and everything The Brockway was about my favorite thing i saw.spent maybe 3-4 hours looking around his place.think his last name is Mahan? not sure,but a real nice guy!.........Mark

Hey Bob,hows it going? R-model treatin' ya ok so far? i agree with whats been said in this post,the Mack historical mueseum is a valuable resource to those of us in this hobby,and should be supported whenever possible. A great wealth of information is available to us,free of charge,but it takes time,effort,and man-hours to produce the info packages. No other truck maker has a service even close to this! or the loyal following Mack enjoys! so in my opinion,its well worth a donation.......i also believe a phone call and follow-up letter are the way to go (but i have been called "ancient" in the technology department) LOL!.........Mark

Matching existing paint is not as difficult as one might think,if possible,take a small part (that is the color you wish to match) to a reputable local bodyshop,or a paint jobber that deals with dupont products (dupont has one of the largest color catalogs available)..a GOOD painter Should be able to "eyeball" the paint,especially straight enamel. (though it does take an experienced person)It's not a bad idea to make friends with a talented painter/body-man,as sometimes small jobs (touch-up's,painting single parts seperately etc.) can be done on the side for a resonable price. And you must also take into consideration oxidation,age,sun fade,and general condition when matching paint,but believe me it can be done!.......and yes,primer will effect the final color outcome (to some degree) ie: lighter toned primer under light tone colors white,silver etc. darker under black dark blue etc. I hope this is of some help to you........Mark

Found this picture of a strange looking F-model,it's obviously the set-back axle european version,but has a W-series Cruiseliner grille,have no idea about the headlight configueration,also note the doorhandles....i have seen pictures of the set back axle version( mostly in europe),but this one has a California plate,just thought it looked "odd".............Mark

I personally have always had good luck with L-N products on heavy trucks,and have always specified them as a replacement when nessesary,and maybe its just me,but i have never had any problem getting the pulley off an L-N case,where in the past i did with a Delco ,on a different application (Detroit 60-series) but as far as light-duty applications,i have had the same Delco alt. on my 1970 chevy pickup for 20 plus years with absoulutely no problems!...........Mark

DAMN! wish id'a known! i only have the older coupons,which are basically useless at this point,unless you have ENORMOUS quanities!.......older coupon attached.........Mark

You're gettin' close! LOL! there will be only one more test on your supertrucker application,that will be chaining-up on the feather river canyon in january! and have you delivered at least one load of chicken???...........Mark

I agree,this guy(trump) does bring up some valid points/questions,and he is a WINDY bastard!....but to be perfectly honest,anymore its hard for me to believe ANYTHING that comes out of a polititians mouth,aspiring or otherwise! we've all been lied to,handed a bag of shit for so long,its just not funny anymore. We as a country have forgiven all sorts of international debts,but all the countries that hold paper on the U.S. expect their bill paid in full! and expect our help at the first sign of trouble,and we come a runnin'! bout' time we took care of us! Government shut-down? have no fear,congress will still get paid !(probly vote themselves a raise while their at it) meanwhile, obama bin laden is off making nice with al sharpton in NYC! why bother running the country?,which correct me if i'm wrong,YOU WERE ELECTED TO DO!!! god forbid we do ANYTHING to offend the oil producing countries! or muslims,or homos or treehuggers or anybody else,just so we can pay $150.00 a barrel for oil,happy to send jobs overseas,sure don't need em' here right? long as we have cheap shit to buy everythings just fine! on a personal note,i have'nt voted in YEARS, wasting my vote? my vote counts? bullshit! has'nt been any real leadership in this country since Ronald Reagan....IMHO,had the gipper still been running the show today,we would'nt be in the "situation" we are now.......sorry for the rant!....Mark

I talked to the owner/operator of the truck,and he told me the artist did the murals for the cost of materials just to get his work "out there" but figuered if he had to pay for the job,would have been in the neighborhood of about 10K! ( truck and trailer) he did everything but the flag and lettering in just under 2 weeks......Mark

In comemmoration of the obama administration, Ruger has announced sales of a new semi-auto 9mm. pistol...........It will be called the "union worker" because it Does'nt work,and you CAN'T fire it!............Mark

Great news Rob! my congrats,and best wishes to the family!...............Mark

The little guy? nah,that can't be! (well you was part-way right) i "bigenized" the picture,and there in the background,sure as sunset, i DID see you!.......Mark

I certainly agree with rhaslers suggestion to change to the one piece metal coolant tank,i went through a similar situation with my 2001 CX,went through 6 plastic replacements before the metal tank was even available as an option!.....it will sure save you a lot of aggravation/greif! since the change i have had 0 problems with the new set-up...................Mark

Lookin real good! kinda hard to tell in the pics,but what is the specific color of the paint?....sure nice to see another Huskypup brought back!.....Mark

Hey Ernie,i'm right there with you! its a real shame most kids today never have, or never will see a scene like this!..way back when,when the kids (and parents) actually cared about what was going on in school,the teacher was'nt to blame for little billys "anger issues" was no such thing as ADD, nobody brought a gun to school to deal with being picked on,no metal detectors (cept'maybe Newark? LOL!) and the kids still said the pledge of alliegiance,which nobody was "offended"by world has sure changed since i was i kid............Mark

Now all you need is a "brother" to the MH,and you'll be all set!...lookin'good!.................Mark

Actually,i was more impressed with the "EZ access" dash wiring harness,and air-line manifold......a mechanics dream come true,no?.......Mark

Mrs. Vision was ordering some sewing/crochet type junk on Ebay, when she came across this old ad,which she thought i would like,neat to see the B-model schoolbus,and the D-model in the background,now if i just had more wall space in my "office"...................Mark

A little known fact,Vulva introduced their new "world class all star" Cabover at the same event (just drove it right in the back door)..........Mark

I just read that congress has finally approved the official presidential portrait,to be put on display at both the White House and the Capitol building,very fitting,and a very good likeness.......................Mark

Heres a couple more from the house movers near me in jersey, JL Davis and sons......i saw the move with the green R-model before we moved,good outfit,have never used anything but Macks as prime movers!......Mark

Hey Tom,hope the roads treating you allright! could'nt be there in person,so i sent along a delicious cake! have a good one! and many more!..........Mark

Oh hell,here's all you need to move a house,nothin' to it! LOL!.....Mark

Hey Trent thats some neat stuff! i am sorta' getting back into building models after a LONG time! this is just the kinda stuff i've been looking for,i have a closet full of old model kits that i've accumulated over the years,just never seemed to have the time to do anything with them,my wife got me the re-release of the old snap-together R-model with a tanker for christmas,been fooling with it a little at a time,just for fun ,not much to it,but it sure looks like an R-model! maybe i will contact this guy,see what his deal is....would like to build a replica of my "dream truck" (that RL from up your way) the grille surround and the extra parts would sure make it easier!.............Mark