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Volume No. 5, Issue No. 2

American Truck Historical SocietyMetro Jersey Chapter

Chartered 1983

THE STACKTALK

March, 2013

Presidents Message Timeisyingby.ItisMarchalready,

andwewillbegettingourrollingstockcleaned

andpolishedfortheMemorialDayparadein

Parsippany.Allarewelcometojoin,eitherrid -

inginatruckorwalkingandhandingoutour

showyersforJune9th.

I'mgladtoseearesponsetoourrequest

formoreemailaddress.Ofthe$15.00dues

wespendover$5.00ayearonpostagealone.

Again,Ithankallwhohaveupdatedtheirinfo. Don'tforget,thismonthwearedoing

themailingfortheAutomaticSwitchshow.

TheresponseIhavegottenwiththenewyers

isgreat.I'moutalreadyandneedmore.I'm

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ArnoldBlock,President;JohnSuckoe,VicePresidentScottBaker,Treasurer;BillWagner,Secretary

TimDay,MembershipChairman;DaveRead,Historian;MediaCommittee,JimandHelenVeevers

PastPresidentsservingontheExecutiveBoard:TomMulligan,BillWagner,HuntJones,StanleyChciukNationalOfcersservingontheExecutiveBoard:

TomAmaducci,NationalBoardChairman;GeorgePetrask,RegionalVicePresident

askingallourmemberstopost5yersinloca-

tionsthatwehaven'tbeeninbefore.Thiscan

bringanadditional1,000peopletoourshow.

IknowthateachyearmywifeandI

startlookingattheshowcalendarandchoosing

whichwewillbeattending.Wehaveadditional

eventsthatwehearaboutliketheParsippany

RescueandRecoveryShowandPineIsland.

Bothshowslastyearwerethersttimelarge

truckswerethere,andtheywantusback.

Enjoyoldfriends,makenewfriends,andenjoy

thehobby!

ArnoldBlock

President

Calendar of Upcoming Metro Chapter Events:

Deadline for Stacktalk Submissions

TogetanarticleintoStacktalk,itmustbe

receivedbeforethetenthofthemonthin

whichitistobepublished.Senditdirectly

tovolunteereditorCaitlinChciukatthise-

mailaddress:[email protected].

March 28, 2013 Thurs.VFW WorkmeetingforourJune9thtruckshow

April 25, 2013 Thurs. BeyerBros. 170RidgedaleAveinMorristownvisittheyfacility.

May 22, 2013 Weds. VFW FinalpreparationforourJune9thshow.(NOTEDAY.)

June 9, 2013 SundayASCSOinFlorhamPark,MetroJerseyTruckShow

Looking for a cab for restoring a '24 AB Mack.

Contact Arthur Schleich at (845) 856-5779 if

you have any information.


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PresidentArnoldBlockopenedthe294thmeetingoftheMetroJerseychapteronThursday,Febru -ary28that7:48p.m.,withasalutetotheAmericanagfollowedbyamomentofsilenceforourtroopsanddeceasedfriends.

MinutesoftheJanuary2013meetingwereapprovedasdistributedinStackTalk.

Treasurersreport: Jan.31bankbalance$5462.09 Income50/50$57.00&Dues$465.00 ExpensesYearsRentformeetings$800.00thruJan2014. ATHSbrickfromtheclub$500.00,showyers$887.00 Feb28balance$3793.09

BillreportedthetrailerhasbeenregisteredandTomhastheNJCerticate.

Thegroupmadeintroductionsaroundtheroomaswehadnewattendees.

Presidentsreport:Arnoldexplainedthatwhenaspousepasses,theclubsendsadonationtotheZoeJamesLibraryinthatpersonshonor.HeexplainedBillWagnerlosthispartnerofseveralyears,whowasveryactiveintheclub(butwasnotBillswife),sothehatwaspassedand$150.00wascollected.Laterthewinnerofthe50/50added$22.00tothehatandBillroundedthebalanceupto$200.00even.A$150.00brickforthesignwillbepurchasedwithhernameandtheremainingbalancedonatedtothelibrary.Billthankedthegroupfortheirsupport.

ArnoldaskedallmemberstovoteinthenationalATHSelection.TheballotiswiththelatestWheelsofTime.

Arnolddiscussedtheuseofemailagain.Somemembersexpressedfeelingguiltyaboutthisbeingcontinuallybroughtup.AgainitwasexplainedthatonlyifyoucanreceiveemailstopleaseallowustosendyourcopyofStacktalkthatway.Wearenotaskingotherstogetacomputerandmessuptheirlivesliketherestofus.

AgetwellcardwascirculatedforRayGrifth.

Flyersfortheshowweremadeavailable,andArnoldaskedforhelpingettingthemdistributedaroundthearea.Gaspumps,conveniencestores,etc.

TheParsippanyparadeisMemorialDay,May27th.Arnoldneedsheadcountandnamesofpeopleplanningtotakeavehicle.

StanChciukdiscussedapossibleconvoyinSeptembertoLandisvilleNJatBattlelineTowingwheretheyhavealargetowingdemonstrationwhiletowersgetrecertied.Itisusuallytheweek-endafterLaborDay.Moreinformationwillfollowinlatermonths.

ArnoldisattemptingtogettheinformationonthePineIslandshow.Wewouldnotconvoy,butinsteadgoasindividualstothisshow.

TheParsippanyRescueandRecoveryshowatLanidexPlazaoverthesummer isalsowaitingdetails.

Report of the February 28, 2013 Business Meeting


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Arnoldwouldliketoincreaseourclubmembership10percentthisyearandgetover200vehiclesatourJune9thshow.

TimDayreportedmembershipisat206asofFebruary28th.

Showcommunication:Tomhassentpressreleasestoseveralspots.Wearenowgoingtogetcov -erageintheOurTownMorrisCountyedition,agreatlocalpaper.Severalpeoplealsonotedthenewcountymusicstationon94.7FMandaskedTomtoseeifhecouldcontactthem.

TheAprilmeetingwillbeatBeyersBros.FordonRidgedaleAve.Wecanbringantiquevehicles,andaguestspeakerfromFordwillbethere.(April25,2013.)

Shirtorderwasdiscussed;Arnoldislookingforshirtsizesofourmembers.Itdidntlooklikemanysmallswouldbeneeded.Theywillsellforaround$17.00

Itwassuggestedwehaveameetingsign-insheet.Arnoldwillmakeoneupbythenextmeeting.

Wearelookingforadditionalvendorsforthetruckshow,eitherasavendororeamarketspace.

The50/50waswonbyJohnSuckoeandwasdonatedtotheDorisFund.ThanksJohn.

Themeetingadjournedat8:45PMsowecouldlookatthemodelsandpictures.

Minutes submitted by Bill Wagner, Secretary

Report of the February 28, 2013 Business Meeting

FOR SALE

Dodge Pickup Truck Parts

Partsarefroma1996Dodge15004x4.Thesepartst1994-2001:5.91L-360CUinmotor-111k,very

clean,goodrunning,completemotor;TransferCase;8ft.bed-forestgreenwithsilverlowerhalfofbed-

goodcondition;Frontfenders-goodcondition;Overheadconsole-electronicversion;Stockradio;And

manyotherpartsfromthistruck.

VariouspartsforCumminsDiesel-DodgePickup1994-2001.

All parts are priced to SELL! Pictures available upon request.

Contact Tim/Kerry Day at (201) 841-0270 or (201) 841-6794.

The following members have unpaid dues as of March 12, 2013:JohnBall

AndrewBater

ToddBertolini

LeonardBogert

WilliamBrewster

DavidBurns

KitCone

M.ScottColeman

DonaldCovart

WilliamDeRobbio

LorenzFischer

VolkerFuertges

PeterGiordano

DennisGrifth

DonHaynes

RaymondHorner

KennethLear

DaveLounsbury

DavidMellusi

ScottMorley

FrankNagle

TerrenceO'Connell

TedPanek

WalterParker

DavePearson

JohnPearson

BillPeaslee

JohnRaia

MarkRecchia

KenSaviet

BrianSpellDennisSpence

JosephStrelec

BruceTarr

AlfaAllType

Welding

KenWendlaar

ArthurZimmerman

Please get your dues to Tim Day by April 1st.TimDay

C/OATHSMetroJerseyChapter

20TeaboRoad

Wharton,NJ07885


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GeorgePetraskattendedthewinterboardmeetingMarch1throughMarch3inKansasCity,

MO.Asidefromlotsofsnow,Georgereportedthatthemeetingwasproductive.Herearesome

itemsthatwerediscussed:

Goodiebagshavebeendiscontinuedfornow;theywillberevisitedatalaterdate.

FutureConventions:

2013Yakima,Washington

2014Springeld,Missouri 2015YorkFairgrounds,York,Pennsylvania

2016Salem,Oregon

2017CentralU.S.

2018EastCoast

BricksalesforthelandscapingprojectforunderandaroundtherestoredCFMotorCargo

signarejustforthat;theyarenotforbuildingmaintenanceandnotforsalaries.Eachchapteris

urgedtopurchaseabrickintheirchaptersname.Individualbrickscanbepurchasedforafam-

ily,lovedone,lostpet,oroldtruckthatwassold(andthatyouwishyoustillhad).

Therecentduesincreasewastokeepupwithination.Backin1971,dueswere$15.00.

In2013,duesare$45.00,whichisequalto$15.00in1971.

Itwasbroughttotheboardsattentionthatseveralmembershavebeenhavingtrouble

gettinginsuranceonadditionaltrucks.Theboardwouldliketohearfromanymemberwhohas

hadtrouble,ndoutwhothecompanywas,whatyearandmakethetruckwas,andwhatstate

thememberisfrom.Includingyournameisoptional.Pleasecontacttheinsurancechairman,

GeorgePetrask,[email protected].

The photos above were taken by George Petrask. This sign stood on I-83 in York, Pennsylvania for

years, and now, after its restoration, stands in front of Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The

photos show each side of the sign.

Winter Board Meeting Notes:


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Thepicturethatyouseeaboveisofabrandspankingnew1958DiamondTmodel923BDiesel

truckpullingforBeverageTransportofYork,Pennsylvania.Itisaveryspecialoccasionwhenatruckdrivergoestoworkfortherstdayinabrandnewtruck.Insidethecabthesmellsofnew

paint,leather,andrubberareexcitingenough,butcrawlingbehindthewheelprovidessightsthat

areevenbetter.ThenthesoundsofstartingupthebrandnewCumminsDieselengineareevenmore

so.Findingouthowsmoothlythetruckrides,andrunsandshiftsareallthrillsofthenewexperi -

ence.Asthetruckisdrivenfortherstweekortwo,thesmellsofthenewpaintburningoffofthe

engineandexhaustsystemareapleasantreminderofthechangefromanoldtrucktoanewone.

I took this picture on Route 1 in Newark, just across from the airport in 1958. The lucky

driver of the new Diamond T had just put on a load of Budweiser beer at theAnheuser-

Buschbrewery,andhadpulleditoutontoUS1,andparkeditinfrontoftheoldsouthbound

Scotty's Truck Stop and gone in for a cup of coffee. The truck stop is directly behindme.

TheDiamondThasthefrontaxlesetback,whichprovidestheattractivelongnosesnootthatwe

likedsomuch,andunderthathoodisarecentlyintroducedCumminsNH-180,puttingout180

HPat2100RPM's,backedupbya10speedFullerRoadrangerTransmission,thatprovidedten

speedsofsinglestickshifting.Theinsideofthecabwastwo-tonegreenwithadarkmetallicgreen

steeringwheel,andIcanassureyouthatthesightoutoverthatlongnosewasanexcitingone.

I would consider this the prettiest truck picture I ever took except for the damn lightpo-

lerightinthemiddleofit.ButI'ddenitelyvotefortheDiamondTinanybeautycontest.

Over the Road

ByDaveRead

Chapter Historian

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