Popular Post yarnall Posted April 24, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2014 I had been wanting to go in this junk yard along the PA Turnpike Northeast extension for a long time. I stopped a few years ago in the snow on my way to Toronto. There were not a ton of trucks, but there were some neat things. Only parts of two Macks: a B model and an A model with a Mono-shift. Two Autocars, a DC75 that I would love the bumper and grill guard off of and a four-door utility truck. Several Internationals, Chevys and Whites. My father was by the other day and said they are cleaning it up. If any of you Lehigh Valley guys can get up there and find out what is happening I would appreciate it. I really would like the DC75 as a parts truck. It might have been cut up already. I will be in Easton on Sunday and might stop by in the afternoon, but don't know how to get there other than jumping the fence along the Turnpike. Mike 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DailyDiesel Posted April 24, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2014 That green Autocar is very unique looking. Reminds me of this setup. Good luck! 4 Quote www.dailydieseldose.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 what I would do for that velocity stack off the air cleaner of that blue B model. be a shame for that Mono shift to get scrapped. seems every Monoshift I have ever seen someone has pilfred the medallion out of the shifter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 That black and white looks very similar to the one above. I thought I could get FWD to check this place out but I guess he has other things on his mind. Hopefully I can save some stuff. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Mike is that the one right before you get to the Lehigh tunnel on the right side as you go north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Yeah my hands are kind of full at the moment.....LOL. But where exactly along the NE Extension is this, you never know- wrong turns have been made before in the name of curiosity.The logo on that COE A-Car looks like it may be an old PECO logo but not 100% sure. Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I think it is just south of the tunnel on the right side going north.I have passed there 1000's of times,it been awhile since i've been up there but I think it was all clean out then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 That's the place. My father was by last week and said they were cleaning up the brush like they were getting ready to clean up the trucks. We were in there years ago and there were a hundred or more trucks. When I was in 4 years ago there were about twenty. I need to dig up the old pictures because there was some good stuff. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I am not familiar. That's way north of me. I rarely get on the extension north of 78/22/309. In fact the last time I think was labor day weekend back in 2010 to go to Steam Fest at Steamtown NHS in Scranton. I never travel on major interstates (especially ones leading to the Poconos) on holiday weekends but this was in the name of steam locomotives. Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Is this just south of the Turnpike Shops south of the tunnel??? If so go north on either PA 248 or PA 145. Or get off the Pike at the Leighton exit, go toward Leighton and turn back south on PA 248 thru the water gap. They come together just south of the Leigh River water gap between Berlinsville and Palmerton. When you get to the gap turn west across the river bridge. At the west end of the bridge bear right up the steep hill toward Slatedale. The Pike shops are out there about 3-4 miles. I forget exactly where the east side frontage road is??? The west side frontage road will take you into Slatedale. Turn left and follow it out to the dead end and turn left again toward Slatington. This will take you back under the Pike along the creek under the bridge at the bottom of the big dip on the Pike just south of the Pike shops.Also if you go north on 309 and turn right in front of the Neffs church that road will take you toward Slatington. There is a restraunt on your left, just past that the roard makes a hard right curve and another road bears off to the left right in the curve toward Slatedale. I cannot remember the exact turns anymore?? 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Also,, I was thinking I saw a restored PECO Autocar COE line truck at Macungie back in the Mid 90's??? Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I have some info about this place.It was where a fellow by the name of Jack Jones would park his stuff years back.Jack has since past.I don't know if he owned the property.One of my old drivers from that area has been there.He said if I come up to his place he will take to it.I may take him up on the offer either Monday or Tuesday suppose to be a wet one here,so I will have the time to kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Brocky,Thanks for the info. I'm going to try it tomorrow. Mike D,If you get to talk to anyone see if they will sell parts or whole trucks. I would really like some parts off the Autocar. There is a very short dump trailer there that would be worth saving, maybe 20 feet long. And I could get that air filter for Maddog. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I will check the last and only bone yard here in Philly and see if that aircleaner is on one of these truck on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 That Jack Jones was a used truck dealer in the north Allentown area. I think he spent some time at the Lewistown Federal minimum security country club along with Sweichart (sp??) the Diamond REO / Marmon dealer, East Penn Trucking of Leighton for a stolen parts / chop shop operation in the early 80's. Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 That was what I was told also.My friend needed a motor for a F model Mack and Jack droped off the whole truck at my friend's place,all he had to do was take the motor out and bring the truck back up to Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 I found the place. Everything down by the turnpike was cut up except this Diamond Reo.. Several interesting trucks up the hill though. It is hard to find off of Schoolhouse Rd. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 guess the air filter is long gone eh Mike? haha id at least like the velocity stack off one of those turbo air cleaners for mine to get the damn thing to stop hitting he vent window. id pay a fair price and shipping if anyone has an original B model one. looks like all those blue trucks might have came from the same stable?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPLAKSA Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 the trucks along turnpike i am pretty sure belong to ed zeigler he used to be in garbage disposal buisness i believe he retired and still livies in slateington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 the trucks along turnpike i am pretty sure belong to ed zeigler he used to be in garbage disposal buisness i believe he retired and still livies in slateingtonYep. I was told if I wanted to find him I need to go to the VFW in Slatington. The light blue trucks are from Alpo. . Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 MikeThanks for the pictures..Glad to hear my old time directions got you close enough to find it...been most 30 year since I worked in that area..Not to be picky, but your first picture is a Diamond T, pre 1960 with the IH Compfovision cab, not a Diamond Reo with either a Reo or Acar cab... Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yarnall Posted April 29, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yep the directions worked pretty good. I knew it was a diamond T as soon as I typed it. Saw this too. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yep. I was told if I wanted to find him I need to go to the VFW in Slatington. The light blue trucks are from Alpo.image.jpg. MikeAnybody remember the Alpo commercials with Big Sal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I remember hauling a lot of it to New England in the early 80's. Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vision386 Posted April 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2014 How bout 'this?.............................................Mark 6 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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