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"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 09/02/2017 at 22:11 • Filed to: None

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The Ford L-Series and later Aeromax were some of the handsomest big rigs that ever there was

For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/02/2017 at 22:19

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Make American Ford Semi Trucks Great Again

Berang > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/02/2017 at 22:23

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how sure are you about that

slipperysallylikespenguins > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/02/2017 at 22:29

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those are nice!, have some dodges

Maxima Speed > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/02/2017 at 22:34

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I’ve always liked the Kenworth w900B, of course that’s probably because it was the first matchbox I ever owned. I love those humungous old sleeper trucks.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Berang 09/02/2017 at 22:37

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Thereis perhaps only one better looking truck:

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Maxima Speed 09/02/2017 at 22:41

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Kenworths are jut knockoff Peterbilts

Dusty Ventures > Berang 09/02/2017 at 22:41

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Poppa?

atfsgeoff > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/02/2017 at 22:42

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Those are some very tasteful big rigs.

What happened, Ford?

Sam > slipperysallylikespenguins 09/02/2017 at 23:41

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I love how they have the same greenhouse as a normal Dodge pickup of the time, but then everything else is huge. Gives them a very “hotrod” look.

ranwhenparked > atfsgeoff 09/03/2017 at 00:51

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Sold the heavy truck business to Daimler-Benz and went their separate ways.

Amoore100 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/03/2017 at 01:00

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Nothing’s classier than a Series T.

Plus this press photo makes absolutely no sense.

Tristan > For Sweden 09/03/2017 at 01:16

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#MAFSTGA

jimz > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/03/2017 at 07:18

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I have an Italeri LTL9000 model kit in the closet I’m going to build this winter.

planning to shorten the frame and build it as a day-cab like a construction/paving company truck. Also, replacing the engine (Italeri always excessively simplified the engine detail which I hate ) with a Revell Cummins NTC 475 2-turbo engine:

IIRC Ford was one of the few heavy truck manufacturers who didn’t request a custom color for their purchased engines, so I’ll need to find a closer match to Cummins’s “sand beige” they used back then.

jimz > ranwhenparked 09/03/2017 at 09:34

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They lived on for a while under the Sterling brand, then Daimler pretty much rolled everything into Freightliner.

boxrocket > Sam 09/03/2017 at 23:39

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Knowing that makes them look even more awkward.

boxrocket > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/03/2017 at 23:44

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Those are damn nice.

As modern trucks go, I’m partial to the Volvo VN.

greasemonkey235097 > jimz 09/04/2017 at 00:49

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Want to talk about a soup of mismatch parts, ford, daimler, and all their suppliers, total nightmare...