Popular Post paulbrook Posted December 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2017 Seasons greetings all. I thought that some might be interested in this old dog that appears to have followed me back to the yard. Rare beastie in UK, according to the information kindly supplied by the Mack Museum this one was built in 1949 for a certain US Government Agency (that was also created in 1949) and was one of a batch of 8 similar vehicles. They were originally fitted with box bodies with GM powered generating sets. They also towed Fruehauf office trailers which sadly no longer exist although one of the remaining axles can be seen on the rear of the LF in the pictures. Virtually complete although looking a little bit worse for wear a look at the tacho suggests that it has only run for just over 300 hours from new. The jury is out yet as to how we configure it on restoration (wrecker, semi or original style box) but for now does anyone have a good drivers side door for an L cab? If so I would love to hear from them! Merry Christmas everyone. 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 That is quite a project. Someone posted a sleeper cab L mode in similar condition in the U.K. a few years back. It had remnants of yellow paint. I think he became overwhelmed by the scope of the project. I wonder if this is the same truck. Good luck with it. Mike. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/#findComment-387624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post paulbrook Posted December 17, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2017 It is not the same truck because that one - the yellow one - is also in my yard. The previous owner (stephen Ellis) let me have it as we are a professional restoration company and he thought that we stood a chance of restoring it although he did some great stuff getting the motor running. This one is seized so the plan looks like it might involve making one out of the best parts. Whilst it looks a bit derelict much of the timber is in amazing condition even though it has stood outside in the Scottish weather for tens of years. The worst damage is the front of the cab where the "A" posts join (or used to join) the firewall. Rather than dismantle the cab (like Stephen did with the yellow one) our plan is to make an external frame which gets everything lined up again as it should be then we can let in some new timbers. Only once the whole structure is stiff again will we risk taking the cab off to get at the rest. 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/#findComment-387625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Got your work cut out for you! Best of luck . terry Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/#findComment-387631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, terry said: Got your work cut out for you! Best of luck . terry Well at least you know where you are with a project that is as bad as this. Take a look at some of the stuff on www.rustytrucks.com and also follow some of the links from there to the pictures on photobucket. Here's a recently completed job (all the other pictures of this one are here http://s484.photobucket.com/user/RustyTrucks/library/Scammell Highwayman : Edited December 17, 2017 by paulbrook 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/#findComment-387649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Looks like you got lucky purchasing the 2nd truck from the estate. A cool truck to be finished once. Have you contacted Mike 9Superdog) on this forum? He had LJ chassis with relatively solid sleeper cab at his yard. Also i remember he once posted (a long ago though) a brand new L-model door for sale. Don't remember it was for R or L side. Also I'd advice you to check out the gearboxes on both the trucks for rust inside (turn off the bolts and remove the top covers. The one I have in my NR model about a similar model tranny) got the most of the gears deeply rotted due to the water came through the shift lever cap. My truck had soft top (gone) and was kept outside for 30+ years in France. So you may be having the same surprizes with the yellow truck. Good luck on the progress. 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/#findComment-387654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaican Bulldog Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, paulbrook said: Well at least you know where you are with a project that is as bad as this. Take a look at some of the stuff on www.rustytrucks.com and also follow some of the links from there to the pictures on photobucket. Here's a recently completed job (all the other pictures of this one are here http://s484.photobucket.com/user/RustyTrucks/library/Scammell Highwayman : Nice job! The cab looks like the ones used on the Atkinson Borderer. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/#findComment-387661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 44 minutes ago, Jamaican Bulldog said: Nice job! The cab looks like the ones used on the Atkinson Borderer. Very similar construction - ash frame, steel firewall, fiberglass roof and everything else in aluminium! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/#findComment-387664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 23 hours ago, paulbrook said: Very similar construction - ash frame, steel firewall, fiberglass roof and everything else in aluminium! What a cocktail ! 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/#findComment-387704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Lawler Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 sent pm 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/#findComment-387862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 On 18/12/2017 at 8:07 PM, Vladislav said: What a cocktail ! Indeed. We had a bit of a laugh about it - I work with my daughter Deb and she thinks that back in the 1960s they had a wood shop, a steel metal team, some guys who were good with aluminium and a glass fibre shop - and in the interests of keeping everyone busy they had a bit of everything in that cab! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/#findComment-387906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 21 hours ago, paulbrook said: Indeed. We had a bit of a laugh about it - I work with my daughter Deb and she thinks that back in the 1960s they had a wood shop, a steel metal team, some guys who were good with aluminium and a glass fibre shop - and in the interests of keeping everyone busy they had a bit of everything in that cab! My 1959 Diamond T 921C is like that.. Aluminum cab, steel doors, and a fiberglass roof. Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51971-49-lfsw/#findComment-387957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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