1978 Mack F

[j hancock]

Sharp rig.  A lot more F models would still be around if they had a galvanized cab. 

On a rainy day, you can hear an F model rust...

[ws721]

Youre correct about the rust.  Too bad because IMO they are about the sharpest COE. Very few COE's had nice body lines. F model and the Transtar are about the best.  Nothing beats my Marmon for NO body lines.  Square box on wheels

[Freightrain]

No body lines.........like a....

[harrybarbon]

And I would like to add the Inter DCO's, a classic design style, no square box and first tilt cab and proto - type originally designed by the Murty Bros for Diamond T.

Each of the 3 cabs - day cab, mid cab and full sleeper all classics.

Also note the door design with the longer vent windows, Kenworth introduced these door styles with longer vent windows in the 80's, 25 years after the DCO cab mid 50's, and other truck manufacturers also introduced similar designs

 

[harrybarbon]

also the door handle on the DCO, the internal push button is unique to limited Inter models from about 1963 to approx 1966, I have seen these door handles fitted to the R model R190 and R200 series comfo- vision cabs, DCO's, early Transtars, I have not seen this style of door handle on any other truck. The other push button door handle used by Inter from late 50's is similar to the Mack R model and F model , Diamond T trucks with the Inter comfo -vision cabs 

[Hobert62]

7 hours ago, harrybarbon said:

 

Emervilles have to be my favorite cabover.   My grandfather had several but where all gone before my time.   

[mackey58]

That 78 f and that  Emeryville  is very sharp

[h67st]

Allow me to cast my vote for the best-looking COE...the H67 is a great-looking cab.

[mackey58]

Yes they also had that cool look to them man I miss the old days

[harrybarbon]

Agreed H67 is great cab as well, typical of the 50's and 60's, they had real style. This H67 cab is the basic LTL and LJ day cab from the late 40's and extended to a sleeper cab by the Orrville Specialty Steel company in Ohio, they made most of the conversions from day cabs to sleeper cabs for all the truck manufacturers during the 50's up to mid 60's.

And the yellow colour seems to enhance the looks of the DCO and the H67 -  colours can influence what we think about a truck shape and design

 

[Hobert62]

Truckshop posted a very nice early cabover freightliner not along ago. It also was yellow.