Ralph Henderson Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 24 minutes ago, Casey said: Unfortunately, no. It sounds like (from reading the relevant posts in the AMT Ford C-series Truck Review topic) that it was a limited offering from someone in Europe when current. Yeah, that's what i was afraid of. Oh well, maybe some one will step up and do some detail stuff. Lots of light and medium duty Fords could use it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 5:25 PM, Ralph Henderson said: I finally found some shots of the photo etch fret, does anybody still make or sell this?? No, Harald made the set himself for a glass carrying truck he was building. He just happen to make a few extra sets. I bought two of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 How about a '62 with a 262. Note 5 lug wheels which would indicate a C 550, the lowest end of the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Henderson Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, leafsprings said: How about a '62 with a 262. Note 5 lug wheels which would indicate a C 550, the lowest end of the series. I drove a flatbed C800 (I think it was an 800, it was in the late 70's, and I've slept since then) It was a factory equipped propane powered 429 and quite honestly it was a bit of a slug in the hills around Northern California, and my brother in law had an early 60's 1/2 ton Ford with a 262 in it, and that was a slug going downhill with a tailwind. I cant imagine a 20,000 lb truck with one of those motors in it. I know gears help, but wow... Those 5 lugs are around, through Modelhaus Tires, and Scenes Unlimited. and I think Ken Kitchen even does a 262. Fireball does an awesome New Process granny 4 speed, also Edited September 22, 2019 by Ralph Henderson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Austin Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Rollback I saw in Hillsborough, New Hampshire in 2003. Note the lettering on the front... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) Somewhere in Maine, in 2003. How many Ford C crane trucks have you seen? Edited December 2, 2021 by Brian Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) Note the correct axle hub for a C 900 series truck. A must do upgrade! Compare it the AMT kit's feeble rear axle hub. A twin screw is also a nice upgrade! Not a crane, but a grain. This one appears to have a "centerpoint" front axle. '68-'70 had the upper side emblem location, '60-'69 900's had the "super duty" script above grill. Edited December 5, 2021 by leafsprings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Just a quick note/reminder that there was a two-part race car transporter/trailer article in Model Cars magazine around 2013 or 2014 that included info on fixing the fit/build problems on the AMT C-Series Tilt Cab models, as well as the addition of the factory sleeper cab option. I presume that these two back issues are still available via the MCM website....TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 From the internet, not my picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Canadians get all the cool stuff. 😢 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) On 12/6/2021 at 6:42 AM, Casey said: Canadians get all the cool stuff. 😢 This one can be pin pointed to '63-'65, due to the door emblems, mirror design and amber lens in grill. Most C series came with painted front bumpers, but the chrome bumper and the "custom cab" option is a natural for pumper conversions. Edited December 12, 2021 by leafsprings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 11 hours ago, Brian Austin said: That is just a very, very cool image! Thx for posting.... TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 14 hours ago, Brian Austin said: Great looking picture. Not sure where it came from or if you have any information about the dealership in the picture. Something that comes to my mind is one the name Tonkin. I'm thinking of a dealer in the Pacific Northwest. The cars on the transport trucks look as if this is a fleet order arriving. I notice that they seem mostly to be the base model Mercury's and two door post with a few four doors. They all seem to have the black wall tires and all painted white. I know that Murcury's were used often by law enforcement in 1957. Makes one wonder why they were making such a big deal out of a shipment of white base model cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, espo said: Great looking picture. Not sure where it came from or if you have any information about the dealership in the picture. Something that comes to my mind is one the name Tonkin. I'm thinking of a dealer in the Pacific Northwest. If you click on Brian's image, you can see "NORTHWEST'S LARGEST VOLUME MERCURY DEALER" in lettering on the wall, and after a Google search, it turns out the building is (was, hard to tell if anything of the old building remains) located in Portland, OR. *edit* the banners state Portland, ORE, too. Edited December 13, 2021 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Casey said: If you click on Brian's image, you can see "NORTHWEST'S LARGEST VOLUME MERCURY DEALER" in lettering on the wall, and after a Google search, it turns out the building is (was, hard to tell if anything of the old building remains) located in Portland, OR. *edit* the banners state Portland, ORE, too. Thanks for the info. I'm unable to blow up the photo on my system. The reason I asked about the dealers name is that I think a few years ago the head of the National Auto Dealers Assoc. was named Tonkin and he was from the Portland area. I'm sure they would be related. Still wonder about the cars. This is something I like about old photos like this, thinking about what the circumstances were behind the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 46 minutes ago, espo said: Still wonder about the cars. This is something I like about old photos like this, thinking about what the circumstances were behind the photos. Opening the image in a new window gets it to full size, and there seem to be more 4-door sedans and one two-door wagon on the left third of the photo. Plenty of details to comb through, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Sorry, I can't add too much to the conversation. I just found that image looking for something else in my files. I don't even recall where I had found it. Portland, OR would indeed seem to be the location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Bumped into a couple of tandem farm trucks in the local junkyard not too long ago. These two were staples in the area for years. This one's a '62 and gas powered (FE if I'm not mistaken). Take a look at the cowl... you can see the nubs where the electric wiper stalks would go. This having air acutated wipers, naturally they're down lower and those areas are "flashed over" to borrow a scale modeling term. This one's a '67, Cat diesel powered. If you've been reading MCM for a while, waaaaaaay back in April of 2015 I did a "spotter's guide" type article and this very same truck was one of the examples I used. Those were happier times and the truck wasn't nearly as mangled as seen here. Now, take a look at the cowl... no vesigial electric wiper bumps, even though electric wipers were still avaiable. I don't know when that change occured but I'm guessing it was 1966 when the grille-mounted lamps were moved to the cowl and we got the grille with "plugged" lamp openings on either end. Also, both trucks boast the sleeper, not too many of those made for C series tractors, much less straight trucks like these. If I had a bit more cash and a lot more shop space, I'd snap these up. More than enough to build one decent rig and have plenty of spares. Barring that I might just nab one of the sleepers, if for no other reason than to store it on the rafters of my barn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Chuck Most said: ...If I had a bit more cash and a lot more shop space, I'd snap these up. If I had Bezos' money, I'd have 'em airlifted to Az. Too bad I never mastered the art of middleman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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