DRIPTROIT 71

Thanks!!

I like where you're going with this one!!

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Thanks Guys!!

Thanks! I had reference photos of some of the other trucks that the company had, mostly 83 Freightliners, along with reference photos that I took of a real 7400. I spent a lot of time with my dad at work back then. The company had 3 7400s, but we never took any pictures back then. We probably thought that they were too ugly to waste the film on.😀

Sharp looking Rig!!

I like this project!!

That's what 'm saying!

Lee, you make me want to build a B-Model. Another great looking one here!

Looks good! Any updates??

I thought that I had commented on this one. Looks Awesome Lee!!

Looks great! I would like to build one of those one day, but I wouldn't have anywhere to put it when I was finished.😀 Great work!

This is a model of the first truck that I rode in as a kid with my dad. It was the spare truck and my dad had driven it to Kentucky where another 7400 had a broken steering box. Instead of swapping trucks, he just fixed the driver's truck and drove the spare back home. He let me ride back to the shop with him. That night for unknown reasons this truck burned to the ground. It was my first ride and the truck's last. This one was built from memory, starting with a cab from Spaulding Trading and Shipping. AMT K123 provided a chassis and AMT 352 Peterbilt provided the engine and transmission. IMG_E6164 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_E6144 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_E6154 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_6148 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_6168 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_E6141 by Brian Smith, on Flickr IMG_E6177 by Brian Smith, on Flickr

Nice scratch building!

I like it!! Nice old work horse!! Great work!!