Class Act 1969 Mack

[41chevy]

Just plain classy right down to the narrow white walls!

 

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[AZB755V8]

That is Just   Fu..in   cool. Wish times were like that now!! White walls and all.

 

[storkmack]

So I had to look up that carrier.   Through a few buyouts that company became JLP transport and they hauled into the Dean Foods Dairy in Huntley,IL where lived when I was a young boy.   They had a fleet of R-models with small sleepers and were always kept very nice.  Always thought they had nice equipment.   

[70mackMB]

13 hours ago, AZB755V8 said:

That is Just   Fu..in   cool. Wish times were like that now!! White walls and all.

That picture is enough to bring a tear to me eye. 😢   .....Hippy

[terry]

They even took them big ole ugly mufflers off way back then! 👍👍    terry

[Vladislav]

Amazing pic.

Any ideas on those white walls? Paint?

[Jeff M]

Nothing sounds better than a straight pipe Maxidyne.

 

[Dirtymilkman]

I think the turbo was considered the muffler. 

[AZB755V8]

56 minutes ago, Dirtymilkman said:

I think the turbo was considered the muffler. 

I have seen actual tags on turbos before stating a muffling device. My Superliner and B model both have straight pipes and they never seemed to loud to me. No louder at idle than any other truck. I can only hear a little rumble when the window is down cruising down the road. But my Harley is the same way and I know it is loud on the highway, I just don't hear it even with the stereo off. Never been stopped or told I needed to get any machine quieted down, just it sounds good and healthy.

5 hours ago, Vladislav said:

Amazing pic.

Any ideas on those white walls? Paint?

Think paint was used for the whitewalls. Don't remember 20" truck tube type tires offered that way. It does look good!

[Hobert62]

I just read an article somewhere that Pennsylvania just passed a law that a turbocharger is not considered a muffling device anymore.      

[AZB755V8]

10 hours ago, Hobert62 said:

I just read an article somewhere that Pennsylvania just passed a law that a turbocharger is not considered a muffling device anymore.      

Well when progressive laws are made about sound guess there should be a law about the thumping from massive bass speakers in cars and pickups. Adding mowing your lawn before 7:00 am, backyard parties, barking dogs, loud kids having fun, etc. Wait a minute there are laws about all these infractions too. Then enforced, because there are no better tickets to write, Right? Not going though PA anytime soon so the straight pipes are staying, just call me an Outlaw.

 

[Hobert62]

There staying on my B too👍🏻

[41chevy]

On 9/28/2019 at 3:36 PM, Vladislav said:

Amazing pic.

Any ideas on those white walls? Paint?

U.S. Royal made new, Bandag did recaps and there was quite a few tire companies that did aftermmarket white walls. They ground a strip about .015 deep in the side wall and did any color you wanted. Was permanent. My uncle had all the tired on his wrecker done including the dolly wheels in about 1967. Still get them for big trucks.

 

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Edited September 30, 2019 by 41chevy

[Vladislav]

4 hours ago, 41chevy said:

U.S. Royal made new, Bandag did recaps and there was quite a few tire companies that did aftermmarket white walls. They ground a strip about .015 deep in the side wall and did any color you wanted. Was permanent. My uncle had all the tired on his wrecker done including the dolly wheels in about 1967. Still get them for big trucks.

 

 

Really nice!

Is that one your uncle's WS?

So if they did a notch in the sidewall what would you use of modern materials to fill into if you do it yourself? Seems like not a big trouble to cut sich strip.

[41chevy]

12 hours ago, Vladislav said:

Really nice!

Is that one your uncle's WS?

So if they did a notch in the sidewall what would you use of modern materials to fill into if you do it yourself? Seems like not a big trouble to cut sich strip.

My uncles was a 1966 C60 Chevy with an Ortez Wrecker body on it. Those trucks were at a new truck trade show a number of years ago.

The color they put it to groves is a thin liquid RTV .

 

[Vladislav]

Many thanks! One more project to plan.

[h67st]

Of course, Tyrone Malone's classic with wide whites.

[james j neiweem]

69 era R model was the standard White/IH/GMC/Ford killer of the time.