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When we (me) were cleaning out the first truck i drove (1963 B-61T) i found an old green glass bottle that said "4U" on it......some type soft drink i imagine but i have never heard of it, there was also a piece of a newspaper with an ad for the new 1964 studebaker station wagon $995.00..........Mark

12K???? no wonder its been for sale 2 years! but i'm 80% sure this is the truck i remember,overdrive magazine used to sponsor the "diesel truck nationals" at englishtown back in the 80's,saw it there quite a few times,why they chose a 9000 white is beyond me,but i did look up engine city tech.,and they are still in existance,just renamed lincoln engine city tech. .................Mark

I believe you may have stumbled onto a piece of history here! if this is the same truck,it was built as a instructor/student project at ENGINE CITY TECH. which was a vocational/technical school in northern NJ. It was built with the pupose of exibition runs on a drag strip,to prove a diesel engine could be "hot rodded" i saw the truck myself many times at old bridge (englishtown) raceway park. If memory serves,this truck was powered by a supercharged VT-903 cummins engine,allison automatic trans.,could turn the quarter mile in 11.70 seconds at 117 mph. The truck was known as "shake rattle and roll". I am going to see if i can find the pictures i took of it in action back in the 1980's to show how it originally appeared. If BULLHUSK reads this, he may remember the truck as well,and may be able to shed some more light on the subject,but i'd bet my bottom dollar this is the same truck!...............Mark

I get a chance,i'll run down there this weekend,see if they are still there,maybe see what i can find out............Mark

Thats my opinion as well,i admire craftsmanship,but with better planning,some more research,this COULD have been an exemplary project,i'm sure there is plenty of time,money,and a lot of hard work involved but as stated,better planning and better fit/finish work would have improved this immensly. I personally would'nt have "butchered" a classic truck, but thats just me,my opinion........BTW, whats a "chasey" LOL.............Mark

Hey paul,just read your latest reply to rob concerning air brakes,i was very impressed with the adendum to that post,just my opinion but i think you should re-post that part for everyone to read. It is great to see someone so concerned with the safety aspect of our hobby! I thought about re-posting it myself,but surely don't want to take any un-due credt!.............Mark

Nah,you're not the only one! and rob's right "new" trucks are just not as dirty,but nonetheless frustrating! ask me about CX coolant tank replacement sometime!.....Mark

Hey rob,what are you going to school for? eaton drivetrain? electronics? glad to have you stop by here for dinner,we're about 2 hours west of raleigh (there will be NO chihauha on the menu however!).........Mark

Hey randy,rain? you should come on up to virginia,it has rained here everyday for a month! anybody says anything to me about a "drought" is gonna have a problem!....Mark

Tom, these are literally right down the street from me. When I get the time, I'll take a ride out and see if they're still there. See about taking some 'better' pics of them too. Thanks for posting these pics.....Mark

Hello evan, welcome to the site! if you are looking for great reference material,you have come to the right place!I have followed your articles in scale auto enthusiast mag. for many years some great work! and some very helpful tips/techniques as well! here are a few N-model pics.I will see what i can dig up on frame and interior etc.....mark

I do believe this is called the "snowball effect" LOL! anyone who's ever worked on an "older" truck has some expeience with this!........mark

Thanks guys! this is about as "fancy" a truck that i would have any interest in......mark

Thats a good deal! i get a lot of grief sometimes because i guess i am a "traditionalist", i just hate to see these trucks "goobered up" with so much junk that they are un-recognizeable! my compliments!...mark

Back to as original? stripes,magnum decals etc.????........mark

I would like to thank everybody involved from the begining of time, up till today for thanking everyone!....now wheres my points dammit?!!.........mark

75 chrome shop in wildwood FL just did my wheels,thought they did a pretty god job,just gotta put the hubcovers back on the drive axles......mark

Don't really know if the girls or the superliner is of more interest to me,but then again,my wife tells me theres something wrong with me anyway!!!!!......mark

Sorry bout'that,meant $100.00 per 100 gal.tank capacity!.....my bad!..........mark

I know thats right! if i was to bend like that,my next stop would be the hospital!!

Rob,i have a buddy of mine out in montebello,CA that owns/operates a polish shop, he does a lot of the truck/trailer tankers out there, he uses a product called "durashine" on them,guarantees the shine for a year. Of course he charges $100.00 per 100 gallons (tanker capacity) and it takes about 2 days per truck,but when done the shine is blinding!.......mark

MY MY!!!!! if only mama could bend like that,i'd never get any truckin done! ..........mark

funny you should mention that! i got a pint of fresh strawberries and some vannila ice cream made a pig outta' myself! LOL....tell you what,its QUIET here,best nights sleep i've had in a long while, pretty good seafood joint just up the street too...........mark

Got to layover at a customers location in brandon (tampa)FL pretty nice sunset through the windshield,now if only i had my fishing pole,some beer............mark

Welcome to the site! yeah, there's definately something to be said for MACK in the cars movie. My son is 8 years old,he loves this movie as well,first time we saw it together,he said watch this,that part when MACK is falling asleep,nodding off when the jake comes on...when they pass the truckstop and all the trucks are sleeping,snoring just cracks me up everytime i see it! i can't remember when i laughed so hard!.....mark