You are so right about Brockway trying to figure things out, engineering wise. In 1966, one of my brothers drivers wrecked the front clip on his 258 and he needed it back on the road right away, so the Brock dealer in Lancaster, pa where it was getting fixed, said if we drove up to the factory in Cortland, NY, they would build the fenders, shutters, and grill surround while we waited. While we were there, the head engineer took us on a tour and even had the crew start up an old Brockway that looked like a Horseless Carriage that they kept on display in his building across the street from production building. The whole engineering space was very small, with just a few people. We love your channel. Bill
I just saw your channel, I grew up with Brockways . Our school buses were Brockways, not all but about half. I lived in Slaterville Springs NY and Crispell Brothers had the franchise for the schools in the area. The buses were mostly from the thirties, and I loved them. I also drove one of the later Brockways for Monk's Transport in Cortland NY,loved those too.
Love the fact that theres guys like you out there, saving and educating guys like me about this old iron. One of my fathers buddies brought a dual axle dumptruck, brand new in 1972 in Middlebury Connecticut. It had a jake. And its still ingrained in my mind 50 years latter. It was green, but latter on he painted it red. If i ever find a decent one. Ill paint it green. And if some snot nose kid trys to shame me for being eco unfriendly. Ill just say hey. What do you want. I brought a green machine. You should be happy!
Really enjoy your channel My grandfather and father both drove Brockway’s here in VT. I was fortunate to learn how to drive in a 64 Brockway , 220 Cummins and a 10 speed single axle. That was in the mid 80’s. I wish I had paid more attention then as I can’t remember what model it was . I remember the curved dash and small back window , and the classic green interior. Thanks for the videos Brings back good memories
They had engineers. Who worked out the mathematics of what yield strength was on parts and if the material would deform at what load and how much it would safely carry and all that stuff. Seems there is an attitude now that prior to computers we were a pack of Neanderthal ruffians who stumbled into an industrial revolution. The facts are rather the inverse of that notion whereupon people are more stupid today due to a device doing all the thinking, and displacing learning from the mind. Back in those times a slide rule was used to make calculations accurately and swiftly . A number of factors have to be of a known value of course but those engineers were the real deal. Built the Eiffel tower, the Statue of Liberty, the Hoover dam and flathead V8's. B52 bombers, Colt 45 semi autos and atomic bombs. Aircraft carriers and jet fighters.
Back in 69 I drove a 57 with that grill, it was an old D J Mcnichol truck with a 572 continental engine,it had the round fenders. That also has same dash as that 57 so it might be a Frankenstein 🤷♂️
