vision386 Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 My wife and mother were going through a big box of old pictures at our family get-together last night and came across this one! i had forgotten about,its me when i was about 16,standing in front of my grandads R-685,if memory serves i was spotting apple trailers that day to bring up to the packing house to be eventually loaded on outbound owner-operator trucks......aaahhhh the good old days LOL! no gut,no gray hair,no glasses!...but on the otherhand, no power steering,no A/C, no radio!......just had to laugh when my wife asked my mom "is there a picture of him where he is NOT standing in front of some damn old truck?"......does'nt seem to be! LOL! funny how and old picture can take you back to a simpler,less complicated time...........just a thought anyway Mark aka R-685? Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgallamore Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 My wife and mother were going through a big box of old pictures at our family get-together last night and came across this one! i had forgotten about,its me when i was about 16,standing in front of my grandads R-685,if memory serves i was spotting apple trailers that day to bring up to the packing house to be eventually loaded on outbound owner-operator trucks......aaahhhh the good old days LOL! no gut,no gray hair,no glasses!...but on the otherhand, no power steering,no A/C, no radio!......just had to laugh when my wife asked my mom "is there a picture of him where he is NOT standing in front of some damn old truck?"......does'nt seem to be! LOL! funny how and old picture can take you back to a simpler,less complicated time...........just a thought anyway Mark aka R-685?wish it was easy as giving those things up to back..... Quote http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/uploads/1272400769/gallery_4852_794_314995.jpg Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 My wife and mother were going through a big box of old pictures at our family get-together last night and came across this one! i had forgotten about,its me when i was about 16,standing in front of my grandads R-685,if memory serves i was spotting apple trailers that day to bring up to the packing house to be eventually loaded on outbound owner-operator trucks......aaahhhh the good old days LOL! no gut,no gray hair,no glasses!...but on the otherhand, no power steering,no A/C, no radio!......just had to laugh when my wife asked my mom "is there a picture of him where he is NOT standing in front of some damn old truck?"......does'nt seem to be! LOL! funny how and old picture can take you back to a simpler,less complicated time...........just a thought anyway Mark aka R-685?Here is another old photo but not of me. This is my grandma with grandpa's brand new either 1947 "EH", or 49 "EQ" at the St. Louis Mack Dealership. This photo was not in my personal files but published on the ATHS website several years ago. My jaw about hit the floor when I seen it. I sent the photo to my uncles, and aunts who verified it was grandma.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhasler Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Here is another old photo but not of me. This is my grandma with grandpa's brand new either 1947 "EH", or 49 "EQ" at the St. Louis Mack Dealership. This photo was not in my personal files but published on the ATHS website several years ago. My jaw about hit the floor when I seen it. I sent the photo to my uncles, and aunts who verified it was grandma.RobRob, I'm pretty sure I've seen that picture published somewhere else before but can't place where I saw it. Quote "Mebbe I'm too ugly and stupid to give up!" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Rob, I'm pretty sure I've seen that picture published somewhere else before but can't place where I saw it.Yup, it's out of some book on antique trucks. I don't know what book as I've never seen it or knew it existed. This photo was posted during an "E" and "A" series discussion is how it came to me. Most unfortunate that both grandparents had passed before I'd seen the photo. My cousin remembered both trucks as he was a young man then. Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 Here is another old photo but not of me. This is my grandma with grandpa's brand new either 1947 "EH", or 49 "EQ" at the St. Louis Mack Dealership. This photo was not in my personal files but published on the ATHS website several years ago. My jaw about hit the floor when I seen it. I sent the photo to my uncles, and aunts who verified it was grandma.RobTo me something like that is a real treasure! i have a picture of my grandfather standing in front of his AK-6,but it is so worn-faded/folded -up it is almost un-recogniseable and sadly not a good candidate for restoration....earliest one i have of my dad standing in front of his new 1965 IH CO-4070 is not in too gooda' shape either,but the memories are there non-theless......Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 To me something like that is a real treasure! i have a picture of my grandfather standing in front of his AK-6,but it is so worn-faded/folded -up it is almost un-recogniseable and sadly not a good candidate for restoration....earliest one i have of my dad standing in front of his new 1965 IH CO-4070 is not in too gooda' shape either,but the memories are there non-theless......MarkCertainly agree. I have boxes of old photos, bill of ladings, receipts from the late 40's to mid 50's in the basement that I've got to get situated someday. Since the basement flooded several boxes of photos are stuck together and I'm sure unsalvagable, but someone may be able to unstick the celluloid.I have a photo of my grandpa's dad and his mule team in full harness just before the turn of the century, (1900) in the St. Louis area, but I don't know where the photo was taken. If I could find the book that photo is from, I'd have a copy. Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 is that a old sanding box infront of the drives on the R model? Havent seen one of those in years. thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joydsilva6987 Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 It was really fun watching all the old photos, and reading the stuffthanks for sharing the pics.Really interesting. I will also find some pics and post it later Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 is that a old sanding box infront of the drives on the R model? Havent seen one of those in years. thanks for sharingYup,those are sanders, they actually worked pretty good,my grandad liked them,we had them on all our trucks back then.........Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I found one baby picture of myself,but I had to censor it and i'm not around a truck.I'll post it anyway-think I was about 4 months old when this was taken. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I found one baby picture of myself,but I had to censor it and i'm not around a truck.I'll post it anyway-think I was about 4 months old when this was taken.I've seen the uncensored version and must say I was impressed. Would have passed for me hadn't I married Momma.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyp Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I found one baby picture of myself,but I had to censor it and i'm not around a truck.I'll post it anyway-think I was about 4 months old when this was taken.heh,,you sure that wasnt "overkill" on the censor ink and a lot of waste? randypee Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/16638-a-much-younger-vision/#findComment-67547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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