So, Bunk Strutts making me an honest man… it is the corner of Norwalk and Telegraph in Santa Fe Springs California, 1957… in East LA, I was born in East LA…
10 thoughts on “Old Truck Tuesday”
I have driven one of those two sticks shifted them just like that. 20 speed FULLERS. 5 X 4.
That is a three stick transmission. The third is in High pushed up towards the dash.
No, I believe that’s a parking brake. You can see the rod that releases the rachet in front of the lever.
The two transmissions appear to be an air shift main box with a Brown-Lipe (Brownie) auxiliary transmission.
This photo is a little before my time, but I’m guessing that even though the truck had air brakes (you can see the trailer hand valve on the dash) it was before maxi-brakes came along, so the truck required some sort of a mechanical parking brake. And when working correctly, those old drum drive line brakes worked really well.
Ah… the old 5 X 4 (?) with arm hooked through the steering wheel. Fun Days.
Dad shifted a Triplex in a Mack ‘H’ Model cabover…
The picture with the corn picker brings back memories. My dad had one and, after going over the field with it, we kids would then follow the tractor-drawn wagon going back over the field again as we gleaned the ears laying on the ground.
The web page I got that from listed it somewhere in LA/Longbeach area. I know LA had oil derrick even into the 50s. Looking at the pic you provided I can’t tell that is in Santa Fe Springs, too modern and different businesses. I am not refuting you, I just don’t see the same place between the pictures. How did you know that is a picture of Norwalk and Telegraph in Santa Fe Springs?
I use to date a tall drink of water named Rhea, 6’1″ in Pico Rivera… A long time ago and galaxy far, far away.
I have driven one of those two sticks shifted them just like that. 20 speed FULLERS. 5 X 4.
That is a three stick transmission. The third is in High pushed up towards the dash.
No, I believe that’s a parking brake. You can see the rod that releases the rachet in front of the lever.
The two transmissions appear to be an air shift main box with a Brown-Lipe (Brownie) auxiliary transmission.
This photo is a little before my time, but I’m guessing that even though the truck had air brakes (you can see the trailer hand valve on the dash) it was before maxi-brakes came along, so the truck required some sort of a mechanical parking brake. And when working correctly, those old drum drive line brakes worked really well.
Ah… the old 5 X 4 (?) with arm hooked through the steering wheel. Fun Days.
Dad shifted a Triplex in a Mack ‘H’ Model cabover…
The picture with the corn picker brings back memories. My dad had one and, after going over the field with it, we kids would then follow the tractor-drawn wagon going back over the field again as we gleaned the ears laying on the ground.
The picture of the intersection with oil rigs is mislabeled. That’s the intersection of Norwalk & Telegraph in Santa Fe Springs, CA, 1957. [Santa Fe Springs Historical Collection]
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9415575,-118.0726795,3a,75y,357.58h,86.75t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFJILNWmCby6Qv8h4EqsFWg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
The web page I got that from listed it somewhere in LA/Longbeach area. I know LA had oil derrick even into the 50s. Looking at the pic you provided I can’t tell that is in Santa Fe Springs, too modern and different businesses. I am not refuting you, I just don’t see the same place between the pictures. How did you know that is a picture of Norwalk and Telegraph in Santa Fe Springs?
I use to date a tall drink of water named Rhea, 6’1″ in Pico Rivera… A long time ago and galaxy far, far away.
I fixed it…