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The frame has to be modified. The axle mounts are 26 mm spaced and the chassis mounts are 18 mm. I cut off the chassis " tube " and used a piece of Evergreen .080 rod cut to 26 mm and centered it on the chassis. Cut the axle torque arms off and added them to the rod ends. The fix took about 20 minutes.

The 6 torque is close to the 318 and with a 4 speed and a 2 speed rear, the truck move pretty well in the city. Paul

I do believe at one time he did in the early 70's. I know he used to try to race with thre "Big Boys" on North Conduit and on Crossbay Blvd. Paul

YES!! It was copied from a truck in Brooklyn salvage yard.

This is the Lindberg Dodge. The chassis is stretched and the Polar lights Slant 6 is installed. The chassis and engine are fully plumbed. The body is a shortened Ford delievery truck body. Alloy wheels and home made decals. Paul

Yeah but...shes waiting for the burned Cat dozer to be done so they can rest together. Paul

I believe the the Alaskan hauler is how the rig is set up, not any particular model. The main mods are the moose bar and the propane system. So any diesel available could have been installed by K.W. , trannies are again a matter of choice..bbut remember that speeds were generally in the 10 to 35 mph range. As for axles the weight and number are up to builder. Hope this helps. Paul

more pics....

beat up...blown up....run hard and parked wet!! Paul

I don't think he ever slept....compared to the time frame of this truck (!1969 /72) the new Ice truckers have it easy.Trip times for these early trucks was much longer. Sometimes days, if the ice held. They had support trucks ,snow plows plus with them. Most rides with door opened for quick bail out. Paul

Yours looks good too!! Heres one of the photos.I eliminated some of the door signs.... too cluttered for me. Paul

All of the weathering is done with Tamiya acrylic paints,made in to washes(85 /90 % Alcohol thinner) Air brushed on. Than sealed with Testers Acryl Flat clear, dusted on from about 12 inches with low air pressure. That gives it the "icy - frost" look. Paul

THAT AND THE EXHAUST LEAK!! Paul

THAT AND THE EXHAUST LEAK!! Paul

Here are the last 3 photos. Thanks Paul

This was copied from a book on the first Ice Road in 1969 /70 .It's the AMT Alaskan Hauler. Paul

Never thought that The KING was a FORD man.!!

1960 AMT annual lincolin Premier in Tamiy Pink and White Lacquer. Paul

One item about the front wheels. The practice when the kit was made and the trucks were on the road was, light weight front wheels and no front brakes for over the road trucks. The idea was better steering with less weight and the lack of front brakes would prevent pull and jack knives. Paul

I googled dodge trucks and also dodge L600 and found a few pics and catalog photos. The info seems few and far between.As for the flash... remember this tooling is 40 years old. Paul

The 68 Royal Pontiac Firebird was painted GM code 'R' Solar Red Metallic , the '69 was GM code 52 Madatador Red Metallic. Paul

Yeah, I opened mne and saw the Italeri kit.....all I thought was how much the decals cost me!!! LOL.If the issued the KW ,Pete and a different trailer it would have been nice.I guess they thought we would buy it just because it was the 50th anniv. kit? Paul

I googled ' snoppy chrysler here is what I found on outsports.com Paul Our neighbor to the north, which maintains close ties with U.S. motorsports, has two more names for the short list of out professional drivers. Last year I heard from Canadian driver Logan “Snoopy†Chrysler, who called me up to introduce himself. His story: “I was born in 1958 in western British Columbia, Canada. My mother was African-American from Colorado, my father was a Samson Cree from the reserve in central Saskatchewan. They met and married in 1948, and had 14 children for which I was the seventh son. In 1961 I was introduced into the world of cars when we moved in 1961 to Hamilton, Ontario. As most people know, that was Canada's ‘Golden Horseshoe’ where most of the major auto manufacturers had their Canadian factories. It was rough living for a large family. “In 1971, when I was 13, I started racing -- first with go-karts, then smaller cars (Mini-Coopers and Corvairs), and later 7-litre sport sedans. My advanced but boyish looks were able to get me into several major stock-car races in Quebec and Nova Scotia as well as Ontario and Alberta. I was racing Vauxhall Envoy sedans, and the occasional Acadian coupe.†In 1974 Snoopy got his license with the Canadian Stock Car Racing Association (CASCAR). Eventually he moved to the U.S. As a man of color, he ran into that relentlessly conservative whites-only straights-only atmosphere in NASCAR, so he gravitated towards the more liberal road-racing scene. When Snoopy called me in 2006, he was 48 and living in Olympia, Wash. He was thinking about the 2200-mile Targa Newfoundland as his next race.

I worked for that guy!!! We sold Dusters, Demons, Chevelles,Camaros and Road Runners. All beat to death muscle cars. His daily ride was a Worn Red 63 Impala SS. Small dents and dings all over,torn seat,2/3's of dual exhaust and a permanent 4 sale sign. He liked the 63 because he could carry parts and tires in the big trunk and it was big enough to push the 'good' cars with. Paul