1967 Freight Shaker

[J.B. Customs]

My dad bought this 1967 Freightliner in 1969 it came with a 318 Detroit Diesel he drove for Superior Iron and Metal Company of Fort Wayne(witch is now known as OMNISOURCE CORP.)when it was time for a rebuild he purchased a new in the crate 350 Cummins from Cummins of Fort Wayne, Indiana he mated it with a 13 speed transmission and changed the rear ends it would run 100mph until he got a speeding ticket for doing 90mph. The 13 speed was changed back to a 10 speed transmission and different rear end gears it became a puller not a runner while other trucks were grabbing gears going up the hills the old man cruzed at 65mph in 10th gear but they always sailed by us going down hill. I started building this truck back in November using  the AMT Freightliner kit I used most of the original kits parts besides the motor and air cleaner,stacks,and rear rims and tires the biggest modifications were made to the cab I used testors green & gold metallic, flat white, and rustoleum tan I was around 8 years old when he purchased this truck I could only find one picture of this truck the rest is what I could remember I hope that I done it justice 

[PappyD340]

Very nice build, well done!

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[TECHMAN]

You did the build proud!!!  Very nice tribute.

DJ

[Jim B]

Great looking Freightliner. Well done. 

[Gary Chastain]

Very well done. 

[stavanzer]

Oh, you did Indeed do it Justice!

Superb replica. That's not just a model, that's a Tribute!

 

Good Show.

[leafsprings2]

Beautiful build, you captured the look and feel perfectly. Not easy to do this conversion, you have my respect, I've been begging for a resin mid 60's freightliner cab for years for us lower skilled builders. What did you use for the fender lip?

[Nacho Z]

What a great memory to have and what a great story to tell! Yes, Sir, you did it justice. A very fitting tribute!

[Swamp Dog]

great looking build

[cifenet]

Thanks for sharing the story and the truck built.  Very high quality work and accurate representation of the real thing.  
I really like the painting scheme with green and white.   Nice!!

[J.B. Customs]

5 hours ago, leafsprings2 said:

Beautiful build, you captured the look and feel perfectly. Not easy to do this conversion, you have my respect, I've been begging for a resin mid 60's freightliner cab for years for us lower skilled builders. What did you use for the fender lip?

Well I don’t consider myself a higher grade builder just a guy with a lot of patience, I used some leftover fire hose from an ALF pumper kit for the mud guard around the fenders. I learned a lot from tips from Charles and Greg when I built the “63” ford pumper 

[vincen47]

An excellent model to pay tribute to your dad. 

[slusher]

Fantastic build!

[Bills72sj]

Way cool tribute. Nice color combo.

[freightshaker2]

Ya just gotta love an old freight shaker! nice build, great tribute. I like the subtle changes to the cab and the truck overall just looks awesome!  I like them little blinders ya put on the headlights too! Very nice touch!  Great Job!

[BK9300]

Very nice build - lots of respect for the tribute.

[happy grumpy]

Beautiful tribute build, I'd say you nailed it.

[Muncie]

Awesome story that makes the model unique.  Very cool!

Your model looks so good!, Very accurate to the way that they rolled out of the factory.  Your build and changes to the kit are all well done.

[RoninUtah]

That came out beautifully, very well done! I love the story behind it, it's much more than just a model. A very fitting tribute to your dad, I bet he's smiling now, wherever he is!