IH Emeryville with Flatbed

[DRIPTROIT 71]

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.

[BK9300]

Very nice build - really like the colour!  Lots of extra details like the A/C lines add another layer of interest.  Good looking combo!

[Jim B]

Great looking combination.  Very well done.  Nice old iron.

[freightshaker2]

Outstanding! Great job! I like the green chicken lights!

[Jürgen M.]

Very nice! Neat work and authentic paint work!

[PappyD340]

Super nice rig there Brian, well done as usual!!

[stavanzer]

Wow!

What a Sharp Build, of a Truck I've never seen before.

The Yellow is a good choice. It makes the truck stand out well.

 

Good Show.

[leafsprings2]

Great to see another Illini being built, excellent job on this one! Really like this era of trucks without a lot of unnecessary chrome to get the job done, it's all business, the paint scheme, tag axle, intake exhaust system work looks right at home and the period outside rail trailer is a perfect match to this classic.

[vincen47]

Great build! Perfect color for a period-correct look.

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[Rockford]

Very "of its era" with the single drive and the tag axle. Love it. Like the pot belly trailer too, thinking of one myself. 

[Bronzekeg]

great work Brian!

[DRIPTROIT 71]

On 3/15/2025 at 5:59 PM, BK9300 said:

Very nice build - really like the colour!  Lots of extra details like the A/C lines add another layer of interest.  Good looking combo!

Thanks Brian!!

On 3/15/2025 at 7:33 PM, Jim B said:

Great looking combination.  Very well done.  Nice old iron.

Thanks Jim!!

On 3/15/2025 at 7:48 PM, freightshaker2 said:

Outstanding! Great job! I like the green chicken lights!

Thanks Landon!!

On 3/16/2025 at 2:25 AM, Jürgen M. said:

Very nice! Neat work and authentic paint work!

Thanks Jurgen!!

On 3/16/2025 at 7:41 AM, PappyD340 said:

Super nice rig there Brian, well done as usual!!

Thanks Larry!!

On 3/16/2025 at 10:24 AM, stavanzer said:

Wow!

What a Sharp Build, of a Truck I've never seen before.

The Yellow is a good choice. It makes the truck stand out well.

 

Good Show.

Thanks Alan!!

On 3/16/2025 at 10:55 AM, leafsprings2 said:

Great to see another Illini being built, excellent job on this one! Really like this era of trucks without a lot of unnecessary chrome to get the job done, it's all business, the paint scheme, tag axle, intake exhaust system work looks right at home and the period outside rail trailer is a perfect match to this classic.

Thanks Tommy!!

 

On 3/16/2025 at 11:19 AM, vincen47 said:

Great build! Perfect color for a period-correct look.

Thanks Victor!!

On 3/16/2025 at 11:21 AM, ChrisR said:

Looks great.

Thanks Chris!!

17 hours ago, Rockford said:

Very "of its era" with the single drive and the tag axle. Love it. Like the pot belly trailer too, thinking of one myself. 

Thanks Steve!! You said that great minds think alike. 😁

11 hours ago, Bronzekeg said:

great work Brian!

Thanks Ken!!

[happy grumpy]

What a nice piece. We don't see these often . Very realistic photos. You really come up with nice builds, it's a joy to look at.

[cifenet]

Gorgeous work, there is something about yellow trucks!

The chrome accents and yellow color combination make this truck pleasant to look at.  
 

The matching trailer setup makes this build stand out even more.  

[Gary Chastain]

Brian, what a cool subject and it turned out sooooo good. 

[1959scudetto]

Excellent working truck, Brian - with a perfectly matching flatbed trailer. Suddenly it's 1964.

[Biggu]

I can only echo all of the comments and add, it is an outstanding build. Clean, straight and precise. Attention to detail is excellent. What a beauty. Everything exactly period correct. Top drawer 

[slusher]

Outstanding build!