Popular Post ThermoDog Posted December 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 He says hello 5 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThermoDog Posted December 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 8 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThermoDog Posted December 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2020 8 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Nice collection. Sharp R Model! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThermoDog Posted December 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2020 4 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Fine looking R model! The other R and the B are cool. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I don’t know who this guy is but he did a nice job on that Mack .... I really like the diamond plate headlight panels...... bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMC Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Nice L Cab B7x? any more pictures of that? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 That red R-model makes me cry! Gorgeous. Steel dash. Quadruplex. Only thing wrong with it is that is isn't sitting in my driveway. 1 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicrop10 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 That interior shot make me think of the 67 r model we had,we had it set up as our fuel truck. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThermoDog Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 The R is a ‘66. I’ll snap more pics of the L cab next time I’m over that way. Chris lives on one of our local islands here, in Seattle. He is a BMT member but doesn’t spend much time online anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThermoDog Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Oh, it’s a B-73 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 The R that I drove most of the time when I was young (and the world was too) was a '67. The interior was about that same color of pale green. Always reminded me of the inside of a school bus. The later ones we had were darker...more of an olive drab color...and more of a flat finish. I think the '70 I had was that darker green...before somebody painted it white. Apparently, the color changed sometime between '67 and '70. Looks like the throttle knob is missing. Sure hope he can find an original one to match the fuel shutoff. They look a lot better than the plastic replacements you see so often. Is that a pyrometer in the center panel? Really like the padded panels at the top of the doors. The paint always got rubbed off right in there. The diamond plate headlight panels are great, too. The look like a factory upgrade! Matching pieces on the door jambs look cool, too. Looks like it could use a long-eared dog! I changed many a filter in that old-style "oil clarifier" canister! I was surprised that I could still get the filter cartridge and the seal for mine when I had it. The check valves on it leaked down, though. Made it kinda tricky to check the oil level! He sure has a nice ride there. I'd like to see a lot more info and pictures for that one. Please pass on my appreciation (or it it jealousy?) to him. Looks like a lot of work/time/money invested. Kudos! Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackdaddy Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I bet that B model belonged to an old demo contractor located in Shelton, WA at one time?? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 im positive they went to dark green 68-72...then first plastic dash 73,,,had a hideous shade of tan....i had one...lol...i got lucky,,,bought mint pair of stop throttle cables off a friend of mine in galt california....also thought i would brag,,,i broke in on a 68 R model...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 oooooooooooooooooooooooooo forgot to mention,,,interior shade does look like childhood school bus,,,,lol....i didnt even of that..that s just what it looks like,,,,i can also remember what the brand new buses used to smell like inside...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 New Bus Smell. Been a long time on that one, Bob. Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I’m thinking 51 years ago.... even further I was with my mom when she picked up her brand new 67 Chevy 2 nova December 66 I can still remember the smell of that brand new car heavenly baby lol bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/65405-went-to-visit-chris-olsen-yesterday/#findComment-466958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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