....."Very impressive work and a lot of nice detail. Did you have the decals custom-made?".....
Thanks for the nice comment. Yes they are custom made, on order, from his regular inventory files, or he will make custom ones for truck companies he does not already have. Very nice people to deal with. I think he would make decals for about any model on request. He goes to great lengths to maintain historical accuracy for his work. Take a look at his site, lots of interesting stuff there.
http://www.modeltruckin.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_142&products_id=512He said he would make the decals for this truck if I want to build it some day. I know this blog is mainly for short track racing but this particular thread is for the unusual. So I got something like that. Bet nobody has seen a truck like this one.
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Nathan Pitts, on Flickr
Mid 60's GMC "crackerbox" tractor powered by a 6V-71 Detroit. I have some history with those brutes and they were just that. And NOISY! That tank was filled with diesel fuel or gasoline which they got paid for hauling to Aroostook county so they could then load potatoes into the trailer. They wanted to make something other than just "dead heading" up there. The trucks were sent to Hendrickson, the suspension people, and a second steer axle was mounted under the tank. Nifty huh? That tank held 3,300 gallons of liquid. How would you like to have been driving that up the interstate at 75 mph with 3300 gallons of 100 octane Av gas in that tank......a foot behind your head?