vision386 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I spend some time on Hanks truck pictures,and always look for something familiar to me,or with a connection to my beloved home state,came across these and thought some of the guys in the northeast would get a kick out of them (Bullhusk,T-bone,etc.) for those un-familiar,Shop-Rite is a large grocery store chain based in Elizabeth,NJ and Two-Guys was a department store,no longer in business.I remember seeing trucks like these when i was a kid,and it brought a smile to my face seeing these!...................Mark 2 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I spend some time on Hanks truck pictures,and always look for something familiar to me,or with a connection to my beloved home state,came across these and thought some of the guys in the northeast would get a kick out of them (Bullhusk,T-bone,etc.) for those un-familiar,Shop-Rite is a large grocery store chain based in Elizabeth,NJ and Two-Guys was a department store,no longer in business.I remember seeing trucks like these when i was a kid,and it brought a smile to my face seeing these!...................MarkOh Yah! Leeds-Fox was the 2 Guys trucking CO name as well as Vornado (remember the fan's), also there was a co. in Harrison NJ Liquid- Carbonic blue&white tankers that had a fleet of those day cab Brockways with 318 V-8's! The tractors were leased through APA and they had there own sound to them! You could tell they were L-C's trucks a mile awayBULLHUSK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Oh Yah! Leeds-Fox was the 2 Guys trucking CO name as well as Vornado (remember the fan's), also there was a co. in Harrison NJ Liquid- Carbonic blue&white tankers that had a fleet of those day cab Brockways with 318 V-8's! The tractors were leased through APA and they had there own sound to them! You could tell they were L-C's trucks a mile awayBULLHUSKI remember seeing Liquid Carbonic tankers when I was little on rt. 66 in both IL, and MO.Rob 1 Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Oh Yah! Leeds-Fox was the 2 Guys trucking CO name as well as Vornado (remember the fan's), also there was a co. in Harrison NJ Liquid- Carbonic blue&white tankers that had a fleet of those day cab Brockways with 318 V-8's! The tractors were leased through APA and they had there own sound to them! You could tell they were L-C's trucks a mile awayBULLHUSKI remember the Vornado trucking company and the fans. Was that TwoGuys house brand? Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Two-Guys was the name of the store,kinda sota' like maybe sears? they did have some of their own "store brand" items coffee,tea,etc. we had two of them near us growing up,one in Vineland,NJ (now a super wal-mart) and another in Glassboro,NJ (now a K-mart) i still have a power drill from the tool department that works like new,and it has to be at least 40 years old...............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I'm pretty sure there was a Two Guys in Coram, LI in a location that also served as a WT Grant and later a Caldor. We had a Vornado fan at home and IIRC, the lettering was the same as what was on the trucks. Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike69mackman Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Love that day cab brockway! Spent many of hours in wakefern/shoprights Elizabeth nj warehouse years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Boy!! Grants and Caldors....names from the past.Is it Shop Rite that has a large distribution center on 84 in NY?Nice pictures!Jim 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 That 359 is cool, I love this one though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 Boy!! Grants and Caldors....names from the past.Is it Shop Rite that has a large distribution center on 84 in NY?Nice pictures!JimJim,that was Shop-Rite in Middletown,NY right between 17 and 84,my dad ran produce up there out of South Jersey pretty regularly...........................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 That 359 is cool, I love this one though.Nice pic Vin,thanks for posting!................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike69mackman Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 They closed the Middletown distribution center several years Ago. Spent many hours there also lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Nice pic Vin,thanks for posting!................................MarkYour welcome. You guys are lucky you lived back then seeing all themm real trucks, and U models!!!! Now I gotta live in an age where everythings electric, and I may not even be able to drive old Macks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFormula Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Two Guys from Harrison. That was a great department store. I remember being a kid and going to one in Manalapan NJ. I still have HO scale trains with the Two Guys price tag on the box. I also have a metal Shop Rite toy truck from the 70's or 80's in the attic somewhere. I think it's a Cabover. Quote ~ JT Burkard ~ AKA Sweaty Mackwww.jtresto.com www.wickedreputation.netwww.jonathanthomasmotorcars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Two Guys from Harrison. That was a great department store. I remember being a kid and going to one in Manalapan NJ. I still have HO scale trains with the Two Guys price tag on the box. I also have a metal Shop Rite toy truck from the 70's or 80's in the attic somewhere. I think it's a Cabover.Probably the same one I had-looked like a C model Ford.I remember seeing Food Hauler's T800's with Middletown, NY on the door in the late 80's early 90's. Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 This is the one I had but when searching for the pic, I noticed there were other styles made over the years. Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Your welcome. You guys are lucky you lived back then seeing all themm real trucks, and U models!!!! Now I gotta live in an age where everythings electric, and I may not even be able to drive old Macks.This is exactly why you need to restore your own little piece of history. Who gives a flying shit if anybody else likes it as long as you do. 1 Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 This is exactly why you need to restore your own little piece of history. Who gives a flying shit if anybody else likes it as long as you do.Thats right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 This is the one I had but when searching for the pic, I noticed there were other styles made over the years.This a nice one,i have one of these as well,they were made by Marx Toys out of Chicago in the sixties,i also have the Transtar II made by Ertl,and several other smaller ones........Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFormula Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 The trailer looks about the same but I think GD is right, it might be a c Ford style. Now I need to dig through moms attic to fInd it Quote ~ JT Burkard ~ AKA Sweaty Mackwww.jtresto.com www.wickedreputation.netwww.jonathanthomasmotorcars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 The trailer looks about the same but I think GD is right, it might be a c Ford style. Now I need to dig through moms attic to fInd itOr at least a very loose interpretation of one. The top half looks a bit like a late 50's Ford F series. Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Personally,i always thought this particular toy tractor looked more like a 1960's Chevrolet "Viking" series cabover,given the timeframe in which it was made,of course the "C" series Ford also fits................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike69mackman Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Always liked thosechevy cab overs neat lookin trucks would loved to have driven one back in the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicello122 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 rt 84 shoprite is closed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Your welcome. You guys are lucky you lived back then seeing all themm real trucks, and U models!!!! Now I gotta live in an age where everythings electric, and I may not even be able to drive old Macks.I think the same thing Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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