Cabovers

It would be very nice to pick up one of those. The old 60's era boxes with the gasoline big blocks.

Today's RV's is out of my price range.

Edit, I drove a number of them at ADESA for auction of all sizes, including some of the latest and biggest approaching what I think is 50,000 gross.

I have never in my life hated driving those things. It's literally driving a house. I hate it.

 

I just met that truck on the road this morning. It did have a red oval on the grill. Surprised me it was a Peterbilt.

 

All it needs is paint!!
What goes well with a brown interior?
https://www.truckpaper.com/listings/trucks/for-sale/27621733/1979-mack-cruiseliner

 

That for actual mileage is hard to believe without some back ground info.
The box to the left is around 235000 miles. It belonged to a furniture manufacturer with warehouses all over town. Driver retired around 1991 and the new guys could not spot trailers without power steering. It did not come with spare or extra parts. When it got heated up on the road the liner o-rings failed.

 

Well it is a handyman special. It’s possible they may have done an in/frame on the truck, albeit at a loss.

 

When we put Blue on the road it needed a few more things than an in frame. All new chambers, hoses, belts, tires etc. It just hangs around the yard any more as it needs all that again. Blue is a 1971.
Also question the New Way suspension as I never saw on on a Mack. Not saying it is not possible. I have seen a fleet of Petes with Chalmers suspensions and that is also very rare. Could it have a cut off welded to it? Did someone put the New Way on the Mack frame?
It is a nice looking Cruise Liner. Did you notice the back of the left frame rail looks a little tweeked up and the right side is double railed? The speedometer with the odometer does not even match the rest of the gauges.
Thanks for sharing your finds but I do not thank it is a cream puff. They were pretty good trucks in their day.

 

Well I never said it was a creampuff, more or less it’s your basic run-of-the-mill cabover that needs a paint job and possibly a few minor adjustments to be roadworthy. Somebody will pick it up, no problem. It’s not often you come across a $17,000 cab over.

 

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