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09-04-2016, 10:45 AM
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Re: GM Semis
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https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0816-25...hicle-carrier/
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09-04-2016, 12:09 PM
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Re: GM Semis
prolly would make a nice RV as whell if you put the body on a bus chassis
had seen a big website on the last futureliner that was restored , seems there still a few around but not in a restorable condition http://www.futurliner.org/resto/resto_1.htm
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i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts |
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09-04-2016, 05:16 PM
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Re: GM Semis
Looks like that Futureliner may be on a different chassis. Should have dual wheels in front and the rear axle looks to be too far farward. Too bad it got cut up but then again maybe the mid section was unsavable.
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09-04-2016, 08:34 PM
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This is Futurliner No. 5, which was converted to be a vehicle carrier and is the only example of the nine remaining to have been restored for such duty. The original engine was replaced with a more potent NTC 855/230 HP Cummins diesel with an Allison 600-series 6-speed transmission. Painted in proper GM Futurliner Parade of Progress colors, this vehicle carrier features a 29-foot bed with rear clamshell access doors, wooden load floors and hidden folding hydraulic ramps. The original cab has been modified as a tilting cab. Modern 20,000-lb air-sprung front and rear axles support the vehicle. Featuring a train horn, 240-volt flood lights, a 12,500 Watt Onan generator, a 200 gallon fuel capacity and air conditioning it would be difficult to find a more unique way to take a car to a car show.
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09-12-2016, 01:02 PM
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Thanks, great info.
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09-12-2016, 03:45 PM
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Re: GM Semis
why did they quit making gm semis?
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09-12-2016, 06:57 PM
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Probably not competitive enough. Cheaper to sell tooling to a company or split of to another branch
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09-12-2016, 07:20 PM
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09-15-2016, 11:58 PM
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I would say there was probably some dealer support issues and possibly some labor issues such as those that shut down Brockway. That being said remember White/GMC, Volvo/White. Seems like it got phased out rather than just stopped.
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09-19-2016, 09:32 PM
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Hope this works....photo sharing has been hit or miss from my phone lately. Just an old bison? I happened across today.
.of course not.....let's just link it https://flic.kr/p/Lsepfr Last edited by greywuuf; 09-19-2016 at 09:49 PM. |
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09-19-2016, 10:17 PM
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Sheet Metal looks good on it.
Is the truck in Alaska?
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09-19-2016, 11:05 PM
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Yeah the truck is here in town near my home in Alaska. Oddly placed Detroit diesel badges ... Lower Rear corner of the doors.....Makes me wonder if it is a " fuel pincher"
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09-20-2016, 09:27 AM
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09-25-2016, 10:10 PM
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This looks to be a Volvo tagged as a Chevrolet in South America. |
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09-26-2016, 04:16 AM
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09-26-2016, 08:14 AM
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10-09-2016, 05:26 PM
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Re: GM Semis
'50 jimmy
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10-09-2016, 05:29 PM
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Sweet truck, wish I could hear it running, thanks for All the photos you post
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10-12-2016, 03:25 AM
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Sounds like music to me.
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10-12-2016, 03:28 AM
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10-12-2016, 08:23 AM
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It didn't help GM having the 2-stroke Detroits outlawed. Figure GM was making money off of other brands using their engines as well as their trucks. Not so long ago they let Allison go, too. It's all about counting beans I guess. Basically GMC folded into White and White into Volvo and now it's Macks into Volvos. So far just engines, but who knows what's next? If anything, I'd rather see the Volvo name dropped and carry on as Macks...just because. It would somehow soften the fact that America is being eaten up by foreign money.
Haven't shown pictures in a long time because I lost track of what I showed, others showed, and this thread is so big I haven't had the time to look back. Repeat? I dunno...screw it! Cool picture
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10-12-2016, 09:06 AM
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Love that photo! Wonder what the weight is on that log, is it a log?, Let's say unbuilt house.
I wish the Mack name would return to its own, I always say I'm gonna do the Mack factory tour when I go to Macungie, still haven't thought. |
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10-24-2016, 01:08 AM
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10-24-2016, 09:10 AM
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Interesting ad along with a great picture.
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