White Freightliner California Motor Express

[leafsprings]

CME has just taken delivery of a brand new 1970 Freightliner, # 2143. Fleet specs: WF 6342  250 Cummins, Fuller 10 spd, Rockwell R 170 rear, Farr frontal air system

 

 

Edited May 30, 2022 by leafsprings

[1959scudetto]

Very nice - I like those old fleet trucks best.

[Dutzie]

Great looking build. Excellent work!

[PappyD340]

Very nice build!

[Jim B]

Great job.  Really well done.

[Oldcarfan27]

Very simple, tough, no nonsense work machine. Effective fleet hauler.

Looks just like they did back then. No dazzle, just business. 

[Plastheniker]

Nice work, this is what workhorses look like!

[DRIPTROIT 71]

I like everything about this build! Excellent work all the way around!

[JerseeJerry55]

Very nicely done. If possible could you post some pics of the cab tilted so I can see the exhaust tubing set up from the exhaust manifold to the bottom of the stack. I’m planning on doing a SD with a single stack similar to yours.

[leafsprings]

Thanks all for the positive comments!  A few simple modifications back dates the WF kit a couple of years. For single exhaust, I cut the kits crossover pipe and added a short 90 degree angle with a little putty work  tapered up to the  smaller exhaust manifold flange. I don't have the best camera, hope this helps.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 24, 2022 by leafsprings

[towman1271]

I love it

[raisin27]

Nice job, I like the workhorse trucks best.

 

[leafsprings]

Thanks! I'm a big fan of old school fleet trucks. Would have liked to include a resin 70's looking Teamster driver, maybe short hair with long sideburns?

Edited July 10, 2022 by leafsprings

[grodudulle77]

Nice build !! ??

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

 

[leafsprings]

Finally found a good color photo of the real deal, thought I'd share. Would be nice if the older lower cab with single headlights was offered in resin.

[trick my mixer]

You got this bad boy dialed in for sure. Awesome looking fleet truck. Nice build.

[slusher]

Great build!

[RoninUtah]

Great build; I agree about the fleet truck comments! Nicely detailed and authentic looking. Bravo!