vision386 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Found this thing the otherday,man,there is NO WAY i would've gotten into that bunk! all in the name of loading ONE extra car? and Nashes of all things! (first picture) looks like 53 Fords in the second one...........................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 That's spooky, imagin running some highway debri over while someone is down there. No way! Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike69mackman Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Worse yet imagine if u crashed! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133125 Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnstransport Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Worse yet imagine if u crashed!That poor relief driver would be "first on the scene" . . . . . .I get pretty spooked just looking at that top photo, looks like the poor guy is climbing into a coffin (one wrong move from his partner it could very well be his own!)Glad to see that idea never caught on! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog man Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 If i had the choice of this being the only "Shack" i could get or a Daycab id stick to the daycab & slump over the steering wheel !! Lord Know i did that many time in line for the Grain elevator in Memphis Before if i didnt wake up in time to pull up id alway had it arranged whoever was behind me to lay on the horn to let me know to pull up . Quote You Cant Fix Stupid. But You Can Numb It With A Sledgehammer. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Could you imagine how loud the engine and road noise would be?! Gravel would be impossible to sleep thru! Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Wow, that wouldnt be me in there. It must be real hot, and scary! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFormula Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I don't know, that's kinda cool for the novelty of it. I thought that had to have been loud at heck too from road noise but a cool concept. Of course I am thinking about it as something you never would see in a show and it was prob a scary thing in realility. Quote ~ JT Burkard ~ AKA Sweaty Mackwww.jtresto.com www.wickedreputation.netwww.jonathanthomasmotorcars.com Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Those radiators seem to be located in a precarious location...gravel roads will pummel them with rocks, and a blown tire? Kiss that radiator goodbye. Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Looks like an early 50's Ford F8 cab modified. I remember seeing a 50's red COE at an ATHS show where to co driver slept under the front hood, over the engine behind the dash area. Paul Quote "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 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 That would be the shuts in the summer sleeping over the engine. Would suck being the driver having to stare at his slumbering co driver the entire trip Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Some of the folks who designed these things back then had a warped sense of humor... 1 Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Thanks for posting these Jim! i've been looking for that "fold-down" ad forever! i'd seen it in an old OVERDRIVE and have'nt been able to track it down...................aaahhhh the good ol' days! (my ass) LOL!...................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 wow, where is that stretched out R700 today??? looks like glitter shifting handles and all. probably came back as a F-ing Prius Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Thanks for posting these Jim! i've been looking for that "fold-down" ad forever! i'd seen it in an old OVERDRIVE and have'nt been able to track it down...................aaahhhh the good ol' days! (my ass) LOL!...................................MarkWhen I worked for the door company, I ran regional daycabs, including the R model in my avatar. A member on the Hank's Truck Pictures forum offered to send a copy of that ad to my boss to help him eliminate hotel expenses. I get all warm and fuzzy when someone, out of the goodness of their heart, goes out of their way to help improve my quality of life. I'd never seen or heard of that contraption until he posted it.It seems that R model might have just enough room to squeeze a traditional 36" sleeper behind the cab. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivetroad Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Those are neat old ads - quote of the day for me is:"You awake really beat when you sleep on the seat"I can verify this is true, I once had a bad case of brown bottle flu and fell asleep on the toilet seat. I awoke feeling beat. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 IMO that design beats the hell out of the trailer mounted sleepers that were hung under the trailer I've seen in other ads and magazine articles. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Corbitt DC600 The sleeper is in that compartment over the grill. You're in front of the dash board and over the power pack. Quote "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 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/26756-check-out-this-sleeper/#findComment-133708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.