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He is my father. It’s his fault. I could have collected stamps.

I had the wheel cylinders for the left side rebuilt, but I could never convince my father to put them on. It’s not like it’s the only project we have. I bought a B 85 tractor from the city of Reading, but two guys wanted to restore it so I traded them for one from Lowell Massachusetts. That’s another long-term project Mike.

My parents bought a 1955 B85 tractor in 1997. It had pulled a ladder for Harrisburg then Camp Hill PA. It was great fun to ride around in but a very rough ride. It has hydraulic brakes. They went out about 15 years and it has never been fixed. You have a great advantage if yours has air brakes. I’m sure you can find a B85 with a canvas top to copy. My father’s had a top at one time because it has snaps on the back of the cab. It would be a lot of work to make it a 4 door. Might as well play with it the way it is. Mike

That’s some great family history.

I set an alarm to bid but set it for PM instead of AM. I didn’t need it anyway.

My father has a 1941 Type 45 if you need photos of anything. His has the open cab. The drive train would be identical. I can’t imagine Mack ever made a Type 45 with air brakes.

The B model was introduced in 1953 and the LTL was discontinued in 1956 so if you wanted the L cab after that you had to get it on a B chassis.

Who bought it? Looked like a deal.

I have used Arthur Gould. I’d recommend rebuilding. I tried to paste the site but was unsuccessful. Anything you’d buy might need rebuilt anyway.

It looks great and your helper looks proud. Did you find your door panels or did you have extras?

These are photos that were in an album in my Fleetstar. He cut The Fleetstar down to a single axle at some point.

I’d drag it home if it weren’t 8 hours away.

The dash plaques made me suspicious that this was one of Jimmy Wood’s trucks so I looked through all your photos which confirmed it. I always loved that truck. I bought one of Jimmy’s fleetstars earlier in the year. Have fun with it.

Where is it?

That’s beautiful. I have not seen it before.