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DetroitDiesel1271 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:19 pm

Hello all. Thought I would get a few pics up of the 459 with the V12 we saved in Texas. The truck is a 1970 with a V12 natural and a 13 speed. It was bought brand new in south carolina and driven for a few years on select runs until 1978 where original owner parked it, and bought a newer truck. My dad was contacted by seller asking if we would like to buy engine out of a cabover, we went and dug our way through Texas thorns, spiders, snakes and mad dogs. When we got up to truck we couldn't believe it was a brockway cabover with a v12. After 3 bull chains snapping, and a ton of pushing with the bulldozer it came free. Now at shop saved from scrap, he was waiting for scrap price to rise, and was going to sell engine to a shrimper in galveston for his boat. I'll get more pics up as I resize them.

Brocky · **Posted:** Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:40 pm

Great Save!! And it does not look in too bad shape rust wise..
Glad you are enjoying your retirement
Brocky

Emery Johnston · **Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:16 am

Stephen, Great Save, We shoulda retired you sooner!! A worthy project!

Emery

quadbox · **Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:15 pm

Good deal. Same basic cab as F-Model Mack. Now all you have to do go to West Texas,New mexico or Arizona. You should find a rust free cab there just switch out interior and emblems. Joe D.

H762TL · **Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:17 pm

quadbox wrote:

Good deal. Same basic cab as F-Model Mack. Now all you have to do go to West Texas,New mexico or Arizona. You should find a rust free cab there just switch out interior and emblems. Joe D.

and Hayes

Brockway POWER · **Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:17 pm

Save of the year?

Brockway700 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:22 pm

Excellent! Glad you finally got it!

75N761TLL · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 6:20 am

Nice find, Stephen
She ought to look good once all done up. Must of been a sharp unit at the time and well optioned. AC, alum tanks, alum wheels, etc. Nice paint scheme too.
Best of luck Clay

776brock · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 1:26 pm

MAN! THAT IS ONE TO HAVE! ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY OF THESE WERE BUILT!.Never mind the shrimp boat,He can do with an MTU.Besides,you can get all the shrimp you want at the grocery store.LOL.What kind of trans?

Nick

776brock · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 1:31 pm

MAN,I EVEN LIKE THE PAINT JOB! I'm impressed! Good luck! Will it be a nut and bolt restore?

Nick

dbaldwinjr · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 8:54 pm

Nice TX find. Whatca think RZ, worse cab than mine? ouch!

rz761 · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 10:13 pm

deffinatly bungy cord the roof down when in transportation.

richie

brockwaytrucksofct · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 8:04 pm

Great find but shes been ridden hard and put away wet.

DetroitDiesel1271 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:35 am

Nick, it has a 13 speed RR. From pics it looks very rough, but got the real story from brother of owner. After bought new it was driven on gravy runs for a few years which matches the 58000 miles on odometer the parked in back of property where the heavy tree sap held all water on roof and rotted down. No rust from frame up. Owner then bought a new truck with a cummins and new bells and whistles. Odometer matches engine wear, no wear on bridges or rockers, blowers still have casting on rotors( hasnt worn off like a high mileage truck), gear train is like new. Goal is to at least get it to Cortland in 2012 before cab it swapped.

H762TL · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:22 pm

DetroitDiesel1271 wrote:

Goal is to at least get it to Cortland in 2012 before cab it swapped.

Well, will it make it?

stubnosebrock · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2012 6:53 am

H762TL wrote:

DetroitDiesel1271 wrote:

Goal is to at least get it to Cortland in 2012 before cab it swapped.

Well, will it make it?

These trucks are so rare that they get cut up

H762TL · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:54 am

stubnosebrock wrote:

H762TL wrote:

DetroitDiesel1271 wrote:

Goal is to at least get it to Cortland in 2012 before cab it swapped.

Well, will it make it?

These trucks are so rare that they get cut up

Another reason is because the cabs never lasted!!

Saved a U459TL in Texas

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