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As we know, Old Bill has been having some difficulties lately. He told me a while back that he was downsizing- getting rid of some stuff, that is- because he's planning to move from Elliot Lake to Blind River at some point. He asked me if i'd be interested in having any of it and I said "hell yeah, i'd be honored to have anything". He already sent me some pictures, some license plates, a cap, calendars, the carved wooden Peterbilt, etc.

But yesterday when Jo picked me up at the shop she said "you got a great big box from Old Bill". Came home and opened it and found these pictures, in nice frames, not the dollar store frames like I always use.

These pictures are all on his website. The dates on the back of them are 1965 on the B-model picture, 1954 on the cbe KW and Freightliner, and 1970 on the R-model.

That's Bill himself by the Autocar. Neat stuff, eh?

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Nice! i sure enjoy seeing stuff like this,especially when there's a what,where,why etc. that goes with them,a part of trucking history for sure. I wish i had more pictures of my familys equipment from the "good ol'days" but,seems nobody took all that many,the few that i do have are all real treasures (to me)............................Mark

Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate.

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Nice! i sure enjoy seeing stuff like this,especially when there's a what,where,why etc. that goes with them,a part of trucking history for sure. I wish i had more pictures of my familys equipment from the "good ol'days" but,seems nobody took all that many,the few that i do have are all real treasures (to me)............................Mark

I lost boxes when the basement flooded nearly four feet deep several years ago. Those old cellulose photos didn't hold up well to getting wet.

Rob

Dog.jpg.487f03da076af0150d2376dbd16843ed.jpgPlodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke.

 

 

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Great photos, wish I had pics of my families and my stuff. Paul

"OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK"  Thomas Edison

 “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’

P.T.CHESHIRE

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