DRIPTROIT 71

They have also started a gofundme for Jamie for anyone who wants to check into it. Prayers for him and his family.

Thanks David, but this was an old thread. I am working on a 352 wrecker right now. I may start a thread on though.

There is one of the AITM versions on Ebay right now but it is pretty pricey.

Thanks Brian!! Thanks Jim!! Thanks Landon!! Thanks Jurgen!! Thanks Larry!! Thanks Alan!! Thanks Tommy!! Thanks Victor!! Thanks Chris!! Thanks Steve!! You said that great minds think alike. 😁 Thanks Ken!!

That is a real beauty!! I like everything about it!! I like the green clearance lights! Where did you get the bed?

Sharp looking rig!!

This is an old Illini Replicas cab on the Amt Peterbilt frame. It has the Ertl IH air ride with one drive axle and a tag axle. The 318 Detroit is from the Peterbilt kit. The trailer is from Keystone with Lindberg flatbed suspension and landing gear. I added a wood deck.

Thanks Sam! Thanks Jim! Thanks so much!

Thanks Carl! Thanks Chris! Thanks! Thanks!

Thanks for the kind words!

Awesome Dump Truck! Excellent work!

Cool project and excellent work! Looks great!

Looks great! Nice work!

First of all, excellent work on this. It looks great! Excellent background choice! The pictures look like the real thing! Beautiful!

Nice looking rig.

Beautiful cabover Ken! Nice work!

Very nice!!

Thanks Dan!! Thanks Gilles! There was a 352 on the internet for sale with one rear window like this one, that is where the idea came from.

Thanks Landon!! Thanks Victor!! The wood was .030" thick, so I framed out the top with .030" styrene to make it flush when finished. I do like the way it turned out.

Very nice build Pat!! I like it!!

Top notch work!! A real beauty!!

Beautiful build Ken!!

Very nice job! You don't see these old Marmons in scale very often.

Just to add a little to what has already been said. Wheel diameter is measured where the bead of the tire sits on the rim. Split rims have a taller lip around the edge than tubeless rims which sometimes makes them appear larger than they are sometimes. As already said, tubeless rims are generally 22.5” or 24.5” and sometimes 19.5” on lighter duty and some lift axles. Split rims, which ran tubes were usually 20”, 22” or 24”. 20” split rims and 22.5 tubeless rims fit the same spokes on spoke type wheels. As already stated both were available and even popular from the 70s - the 90s, at least around here. Most AMT kits are modeled after split rims including the Freightliner.

Glad to this one coming together! Can you take two AMT Mercury sleeper and make the one that you want?