Superdog Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 http://www.ebay.com/itm/282167362790?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT If anyone wants to get me this for Christmas,I wouldn't object 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 man that thing is real clean..........looks like its been stored somewhere for a long time bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 what will it bring mike? bet the reserve is over 65.000 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 That is going to take a LOT of Christmas wrapping paper! 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 18 minutes ago, j hancock said: That is going to take a LOT of Christmas wrapping paper! just a bow would be fine Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 1 hour ago, mowerman said: man that thing is real clean..........looks like its been stored somewhere for a long time bob the paint sure didn't hold up the best,though Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 1 hour ago, carlotpilot said: what will it bring mike? bet the reserve is over 65.000 IDK, I'd say at least $50k. It would take a special kind of buyer. By all rights it should be parked in a museum and not driven,racking up miles would kill it's value Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 What would this cost new? why would someone do this; buy it & store it put that bad boy to work? guess every seal in it would go to leaking F model is very good lookin truck; right there with the R! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) If you look at the rear suspension it is a real old set up, the inverted camelback not used since about 1970. Also not a 38.000 rear ,but a 34.000 Edited September 12, 2016 by terry 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 27 minutes ago, terry said: If you look at the rear suspension it is a real old set up, the inverted camelback not used since about 1970. I noticed that too Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 1 hour ago, 1965 said: What would this cost new? why would someone do this; buy it & store it put that bad boy to work? guess every seal in it would go to leaking F model is very good lookin truck; right there with the R! I don't know but the same guy has a '74 Pete 352 kit for sale to,same story,only 70 miles on it since it was built and parked. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Peterbilt-Glider-Kit-/282167334678?forcerrptr=true&hash=item41b27bd716:g:loUAAOSwdIFX0Zov&item=282167334678 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Like to see his garage Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Surly somebody on here lives close enough to check it out? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 3 hours ago, Superdog said: the paint sure didn't hold up the best,though no but red usually doesnt ...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 didnt notice at first it says been stored inside since new.....ok ya what happened to the paint??????lol.bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 The paint is 35 years old and the truck may not have been stored in an ideal situation. My memory says that there were many paint problems in that era with various manufacturers because the EPA was "helping" with which products could be used in paint mixes. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seyser Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Looks like its had a fair amount of touchup done on it. You can see the over spray on the tires. Still very nice old truck. I would like to see the engine. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 The ad says "Glider Kit". So is just the running gear new? I'm more than a little cynical that it is "new" in the way we think of most products being new. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Just imagine if F model cabs had been galvanized. Would have left a lot of rust mites unemployed. 2 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 4 hours ago, j hancock said: The paint is 35 years old and the truck may not have been stored in an ideal situation. My memory says that there were many paint problems in that era with various manufacturers because the EPA was "helping" with which products could be used in paint mixes. my pops company ran all red trucks,,,i remember they would look that way just after a few years unless they were polished regularly...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 is the red paint on the door seals normal Mack painting practice of that era??? today they would paint first and add seals later not pristine by any means but practically zero miles... I suppose we are guided by the old car "barn find" definition but I have heared that the tin worm could be heard at night when the factory lights were turned out.... so not quite 'rust free'... LOL BC Mack Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 1 hour ago, BC Mack said: is the red paint on the door seals normal Mack painting practice of that era??? today they would paint first and add seals later not pristine by any means but practically zero miles... I suppose we are guided by the old car "barn find" definition but I have heared that the tin worm could be heard at night when the factory lights were turned out.... so not quite 'rust free'... LOL BC Mack No. That truck has been painted in the past. The donor truck was old......look at the underslung 34,000lb rear suspension. They rode smooth as a Cadillac, but they sagged as well. Worst of all, it has wedge brakes. I would only buy that truck to obtain the cab, though it has seen weather. I see the right roof clearance lamp lens is missing, meaning some water might have been entering there. That could explain why the headliner is destroyed on the passenger side. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 the peterbilt is no "new truck" either. a few things i noticed on that were passenger air horn hanging, passenger window broken,rust on the doors, cut, spliced wires, and it looks like the frame has a tweak on the passenger side rear Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ws721 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Oh, Glider kit. That may explain the wedge brakes. definetly wasn't the "High End" model. Still, a very cool & rare find that I would like to have in my collection Quote Remember if it's got a hood it's no good! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-345557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/46810-81-f-on-ebay/#findComment-346009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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