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PS: You CAN make them look nice, by the way...T

Tal, I hope you can understand English (I am not in Israel and have no Hebrew programme on my computer): I don't know if it's illegal (changing to a smaller engine has been done in principle in the past, but maybe it's only allowed if it is an engine originally available by the manufacturer), but have you thought about a Mustang II? They were available with 2L engine as standard. Why not sell the 66 and with the money you get buy a II (they are far cheaper)? Just an idea, T

Or go to this guy (a friend, speaks English) in Austria who has everything for Spiders: http://www.alfa-fiat-spidersport.at/ T

Dear B. Haspel, congrats from Vienna, T

Yes... (and other words also) - the annoying thing is that few Scania 110 (boring, boring) tankers survived (saw one in Hadera when I was in Israel a few weeks ago) but not the Dodges. Good luck with the secret cement mixer. T

רוני, ייתכן ואתה זוכר איזה דיון קצרצר בקומונת קנוורט הישנה בנושא דודג' סדרת C שכמותו היו לכם ולח"א. ובכן נדמה לי שאין ספק מה עלה בגורלו של לפחות של אחד מהדודג'ים הצבאיים... מכל הדברים שיש להם לא יכלו לבחור משהו אחר לתירגולי ירי? מעניין לדעת אם אולי אחד הדודג'ים שלכם שרד באיזשהו מקום.... בברכה, גיא אגב מי שחולה על תמונות של ח"א התמונה מהאוסף של ניר בן-יוסף - מקצוען לעילא ועילא - ב Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/xnir/

אם יורשה לי להסיט את הדיון איזה עמוד או שניים לאחור, לגבי המק הפרסי גם ייתכן שזה RB עם חרטום מפח - אותו העקרון שהיה בR600 "שלנו" (מק אשדוד), מה שמסביר את מיקום הסרן הקדמי, וכנראה גם את משטחי הפנסים. מצ"ב תמונה של RB600 שהיה שייך לאחד האמריקאים שגם הם שברו את הראש על המק הזה... הפרסים האלה עושים רק צרות, חחח, T

Rony, you may be right, but I don't think it's a "custom" job - if you want to see what Iranian garages can do, look at the NR or L series semi Israel also sent! So maybe it was local Mack factory production as you say. I attach a Mack RD prospect I got from the Americans at ATHS - yes, it's not the same as the one in Israel's picture... Mack Parsi in Israel - you learn something new everyday Dov, I did not know there were Marathons in Israel... I was in the merchant navy by then hahaha... By the way, what you call Himalayan is I think a Scammell model (that is, a "real" Scammell) - also tipper, also 6X4 but different - see pic: http://ccmv.fotopic.net/p48655134.html - as you know, British Leyland, curse be on their soul, made a complete cocktail of all the models they had, and the AEC whose pic I sent was ALSO was badged as Scammell - very confusing... all the best, T

Rony, it's an RD800 - not as well known as the DM or the normal R, but it does exist, see pics, all with central cabs. The Iranians probably got them second hand because I don't believe there were sales from the US to Iran at that time (embargo), Guy

ישראל - אני לא עומד בקצב שלך היגבתי לתמונה בקומונת תח"צ. ה AEC המתחפש ללילנד מכה שנית! הוא והסיסו הפיני הם רק חלק מדגמי לילנד ש"הפסדנו" כשהם החליטו לברוח. דמיין לך א"י אלטרנטיבית עם לילנד מרתון, לנדטריין ועוד חיות מוזרות שיצאו לשוק בשנות השבעים אך לארץ כבר לא הגיעו... T

אם כבר הוזכר כאן הסיסו, היה עוד "לילנד" שבעצם לא היה לילנד אלא פיתוח של AEC, שלילנד השתלטו עליה בשנות השישים. אצלינו (חדרה) הסתובב אחד כזה בתחילת שנות השבעים. למנוע היה רעש אחר מה680 של לילנד, מה שגורם לי לחשוב שהיה מדובר בAEC 760. לה הגיעו הרבה זה היה לקראת סוף תקופת לילנד בארץ ואני בטוח שכולן נכחדו. מי יודע יותר? בתודה מראש, T נ.ב.: התמונות מכאן: http://aec.fotopic.net/c1194154.html נ.ב.2: גנאדי, נכון, בצד זה קראז ב...אנגליה. הם מכרו שם כמה היברים בשנות השבעים והשמונים - אפיזודה נשכחת.

אם איני טועה זה דודג 300 COE שהורכב לו בארץ גוף מיוחד לצורך דואר נע T

Made in Finland by Sisu, no idea how and why Leyland had an arrangement with them to put Leyland badges on the trucks and sell them in Israel. Although the original Sisu engines were based on the Leyland 680, I think by the time they came to Israel there were many differences. Sisu was NOT owned by Leland and still exists - they use Renault cabs. T Some originals

גנאדי, זה קונטרקטור כבד שלא הגיע לארץ . לפי מידע שיש לי הקונטרקטור הזה היה במבחן עי הצבא המלכותי הבריטי אך הם החליטו להשאר עם מוביל הטנקים שהיה להם אז (Thornycroft Antar) לעוד כמה שנים. הקונטרקטור שייך לבחור בשם John Attlee שמוביל איתו לפעמים טנקים של מוזיאון השריון הבריטי כמו צנטוריון החילוץ שבתמונה. למי שמעונין לשמוע את הקונטרקטור: עוד כמה תמונות שלו: http://ccmv.fotopic.net/p44862993.html http://ccmv.fotopic.net/p46017976.html http://ccmv.fotopic.net/p56396221.html http://ccmv.fotopic.net/p44722450.html בברכה, T

This is very good news:mm_yeah:, maybe other Israeli operators will begin restoring old trucks also... T

דב שלום. ""מישרים" קראו לחברה באיזור התעשיה הצפון מזרחי של פרדס חנה? הם החזיקו כמה וכמה טאטרות כאלה (היותר קטנות, עם אף עגול עד כמה שאני זוכר). עליהן היו מיכלים מיוחדים עם ציוד לריסוס זפת." Correct. The round nose Tatras are the 148, the square ones are the 111. Had both types "עד היום אני מנסה לנחש מה בדיוק עם עשו איתה בשטח..." Don't know, probably not that mysterious - working for the army for example. By the way - I'm writing English because my computer is not set-up for Hebrew. All the best and Hag Sameach, T

Doren 02, thanks for the pics. What a terrible shame this Autocar cannot be saved. Stupid MoT regulations. Such a nice truck, so much history, you can get parts in the US, and because it was not registered for more than 2 years, that's it. I could start smoking all over again

It was all there last year - I went to visit the collector with my uncle then... Like I said, i can find out more the next time I see my uncle... T

Genady, he's talking about Roichman Brothers firm which does no longer exist. Their garage was next to the railway bridge as you drive on the kvish hayashan from Hadera to Haifa and yes they had some interesting old stuff - I spent more than once in that yard as a kid (Peretz Roichman was a good family friend), but that was years ago... The orange Tatra 148 was my uncle's who had a road construction company in Pardes Hanna. He used the Tatra as water/soler sprinkler. It was an ex-Syrian Army taken during the first Lebanon war and got it on condition it was used off-road as a "mechona nayedet" - I don't think it ever had a normal licence plate, but I can ask. Before the 148 he had a number of T111s like the one in the pic - these were ex Egyptian and were used under the same conditions. Best off-road trucks ever - forget the REO:twisted: I used to help him with them during summer holidays and that's were I got my interest for these trucks (and then the cars). Air-cooled V12 15L engines on the 111, IFS, IRS with half axles and more gear levers than any US truck:shock3:... In later Tatra models, the engine grew to 18L and more than 450 hp, and the noise! The collector in Pardes Hanna bought the 148 when my uncle retired, but it is just standing there. Through the years, my uncle also had a Scammell, a Magirus Deutz, a Scania Vabis and lastly a Mack R600 and an F700. They were all 4X2 and were used to tow the lowboy with the tractors... and the Tatras, haha. the stuff is all gone now. All the best and merry Pesach, T PS: Pics from the internet - I had pics of my uncle's 148 but the computer died and they were all lost

Genadi, I have a question for you, for a change: What exactly is checked during an Israeli (truck) test? How on earth something like this Mack (pictured by Israel - see earlier on the thread) gets a test? Well, it would not have a reg. no. otherwise, right? Do they only check for brakes/steering/suspension/no chassis cracks/lights? Thanks, T

Genady, from what I can see, the chassis is not modified, what they did was to put a frame for the crane (No. 1 in the pic) on the chassis itself (No. 2). You don't need that stupid frame anyway - if you're lucky, it isn't even welded to the chassis but rather fixed with screwes, so you can get rid of it. By the way, is this a long or short chassis, 6X4 or 4X2? Do you intend to have it as a semi-trailer - if so, you most likely do not need the frame... Best, T

genady, if your oil looks like this, you have water coming into the karter, like I've said, it's very hard to diagnose a problem like this (through the internet) and it would help if you have a mechanic friend who worked on 400s before to take a look... Good luck, T

Genady, white oil is a sign for water in the oil (emulsion) - I don't know what he wants for it, but if you really want an MH and there's nothing else I'd laugh in his face and offer him a little bit more than scrap value. Let him know you are interested but not crazy - if he accepts, you got yourself an MH with spare cash for solving the engine problem or getting another good used 400, if he does'nt,you just walk away and forget about it... Find out how much a used 400 would be on the market, then do your calculations. As for the chassis, I have to see what you talk about. Best regards, T

לישראל שלום. לפני כזמן מה הבאת מידע על הPacific של תעבורה (בעמודים 77 ו80 של השרשור), מה שבא לי בתור הפתעה מוחלטת. נראה שהקרירה שלו הייתה קצרה יחסית היות ומעולם לא ראיתי תמונות אחרות שלו. האם יש לך מידע נוסף עליו? בברכה ובתודה מראש, T אגב, מי שרוצה לשמוע מנוע בנזין שלו נפח של כ19 ליטר, ה Hall-Scott נשמע כך: (הקנוורט הראשון)

Well, it's very hard to say but if it's steam (packung rosh failure/internal crack (sedek pnimy) - water in the combustion chambers) then if you run the engine to working temp it usually disappears - wrongly set injection does not... Again, if he only wants a few Grushim for the truck, maybe it's worth it. Best, T