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Last edited by ratpatrol66; April 1, 2020, 12:37 AM.
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lagrange maine
a logger in the area, cleared out this old place that used to have a garage.
I first found it with my friends ..the glimpse of chrome towards afternoon sun in the trees. Had to break branches and stuff to get to it.
We were still driving bicycles in 1987. the same year I started driving.
grew up fast no doubt. the last year in maine to have permit at 14 and license by 15.
my driving teacher said.. "you'll remember that 35 years from now- the last of old school ways"
we did not have fuel injection, we learned from old timers
he was right. it is my favorite memories.. and they are real time. not someone elses past.
This car had my daydreams.
within a year of 1988 i had a wrecked 1978 mercury zephyr with a 200 I-6 running beautiful. I thought of this car.
I already had enough vehicles to get threatened by the town as a junk yard. Dad finally got mad at me.
went off to war duties instead. I did come back to this town.. only disabled and 25 years later.
the 4 of us that had bicycles that day in this patch of woods.. I am the only one still alive.
at just 47, that is a tragedy.
as you can see, it is still not rotted into the ground. the frame is still there...as were the other frames in the area.
my battery went dead before I got the front end.
my neighbor had guessed 1941 silver streak sedan.
He may be right.. the internet makes this easy to compare photos.Last edited by Barry Donovan; April 6, 2020, 10:39 AM.Previously boxer3main
the death rate and fairy tales cannot kill the nature left behind.
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this one, just needs a cummins swap.
a big cam IV 350 that is.
this frame is a loggers frame for sure.
I learned back when we found this.. they stacked 8 foot wide instead of the length of frame.
this proved to be difficult on roads that lean.
it never failed.
you want fresh air? get some.Previously boxer3main
the death rate and fairy tales cannot kill the nature left behind.
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here is couple of more.
this bigger rig with the tiny cab.. even to see that today up and on the road.. the frame makes modern class 7 look wimpy.
the widow maker hubs and tires similar sizing as the big rigs.
I am wondering if it is diamond T, or haines or something.
it might be a mack? this one in photo says 1950
Last edited by Barry Donovan; April 6, 2020, 12:13 PM.Previously boxer3main
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Originally posted by Barry Donovan View Posthere is couple of more.
this bigger rig with the tiny cab.. even to see that today up and on the road.. the frame makes modern class 7 look wimpy.
the widow maker hubs and tires similar sizing as the big rigs.
I am wondering if it is diamond T, or haines or something.
it might be a mack? this one in photo says 1950
Of all the paths you take in life - make sure a few of them are dirt.
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Originally posted by Monster View Post
Still a lot of cool stuff can be done with those parts !
those rails are not only beyond a foot with no rust, they got hot rivets slamming a lamination.. must be half inch hard.
they were doing 120k pounds even way back then.
oddly enough, mack finished off with the beautiful superliner v8 and the candy frame
this stuff was cool to find..
I would love to not only inquire about the car, but do something with it.
I am only guessing it is a mix and match, torpedo, silverstreak, something something.
it must have been redone some 5 decades ago when it was 30 years old..Last edited by Barry Donovan; April 6, 2020, 07:38 PM.Previously boxer3main
the death rate and fairy tales cannot kill the nature left behind.
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