bluefury361
Old Man with a Hat
A friend hosts an annual truck show near by and yesterday was the day. Ellie and I attended with the Admiral, which was well received by the truck crowd. (I think it was the mirrors).
Local truck show.
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Very nice show!
Love that turbo M35 duce and a half!!!!
Love that turbo M35 duce and a half!!!!
bluefury361
Old Man with a Hat
Does anyone remember the movie "Convoy"....? The Black tank truck was the "Rubber Duck".
bluefury361
Old Man with a Hat
He got to showing off with it on that gravel pile and high centered it. One of the trucks at the show was a large recovery vehicle and they had to winch it off the pile........ Had to be embarrassing to get a 6X6 stuck at a show.
bluefury361
Old Man with a Hat
This is not a mirrored firewall. It's two GM V6's end to end. They called it a V12.
I had those M35's in all of my Regiments/Battalions during my 20 years and only got them mired a few times in door depth mud.....LOL!
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
I'll bet that V12 is interesting sounding. The red A model KW will be in my dreams tonight. The Schlitz might be in there also.
72Fury
Senior Member
The A3 version. Cat with an automatic. I've owned almost a dozen different M35a2's. I'd love another. Fun trucks.
72Fury
Senior Member
I went through a phase wanting to build one. A super cool engine. Not much aftermarket though.
http://www.thunderv12.com/the_pitfalls_of_restoring_a_gmc_v12
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
You have owned almost a dozen?
We're talking the real thing here, right?
72Fury
Senior Member
Yes. I also had a M52a2, and 2 different M818's. Those are 6x6 semis. The desert tan 818 was my favorite.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Supremely impressive.
But, wtf do you do with them?
Restore and sell them to Doomsday Survivalists up in the mountains?
What's the top speed of those semis btw. They always impressed me as being the ultimate cant-kill'em rig. My company could have used them for the newbie drivers. lol
But, wtf do you do with them?
Restore and sell them to Doomsday Survivalists up in the mountains?
What's the top speed of those semis btw. They always impressed me as being the ultimate cant-kill'em rig. My company could have used them for the newbie drivers. lol
twostick
Senior Member
B61 is the first and last good looking truck Mack ever built.
Kevin
Kevin
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
72Fury
Senior Member
3 types of cabs actually.
72Fury
Senior Member
Just play, making neighbors mad, etc. Great fun in the snow if you have one with a winch. Around 55 mph @ 2100 rpms on the 818's. 250 Cummins, 5 speed, with a 2 speed transfer case.
twostick
Senior Member
Are you talking about the wedge cab or how many different B models that looked like a 61?
Kevin
twostick
Senior Member
Our company has recycled 2 of these,
into these to haul our double schnabels wind tower base trailers and Goldhofer line transporters into places they have no business like 16-18% grades on North Lake Superior bush roads in winter.
Kevin
72Fury
Senior Member
Many B model versions. IIRC the odd number, as in b61, is diesel, and the even number, as in B60, is a gas version. Gold Bull dog is a Mack engine & chrome is anything else.
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