TOM INMAN kenworth update 9/4

[cowboysevens]

here is a truck ive been workin on for a while, its almost done i just gotta get the air dam painted and mounted and the visor painted also. this is the last paint scheme tom inman had before he went out of buisiness in 1982. i hope i have dont this truck justice

[bbz28]

That is a really nice build....
Did you build it from the latest release of the Kenworth or was it kitbashed from the parts bin.?...
Will you be doing a trailer to match.?...
Bill...

[cowboysevens]

Jul 12, 2011 7:31:02 GMT -5 bbz28 said:

That is a really nice build....
Did you build it from the latest release of the Kenworth or was it kitbashed from the parts bin.?...
Will you be doing a trailer to match.?...
Bill...

this truck was built from a brand new kit and i am building a 40 foot dane to go behind it. it will be here soon lol if i can keep my patience with it

[waylon1]

Look's good to me! Nice build.

[gatormarcstaug]

Dennis,
That is turning out real nice. nice bright colors! Did he go out of business due to deregulation?

Gator

[cowboysevens]

Jul 13, 2011 16:09:32 GMT -5 gatormarcstaug said:

Dennis,
That is turning out real nice. nice bright colors! Did he go out of business due to deregulation?

Gator

im not sure, my grampa said it was cause he went down and bought a whole new fleet of fords and couldnt afford to pay for anything else.

[Deleted]

He traded in Kenworths & Peterbilts for Fords?

[cowboysevens]

no he kept all of his other trucks , tom was kinda tight so he ran them till they burnt to the ground. just like all the other companies from back in the day his trucks would get rebuilt not traded. grampa said all of them brand new fords sat in the yard cause he didnt have the loads for them. thats alot of payments just sitting and not collecting. heck he had a good run of 30 years, and he had better looking trucks then willis shaw and he helped john christner get started so i think he died happy with the trucking industry

p.s. lol incase nobody knew it, the willis shaw and tom inman drivers had a lil thing between them. willis shaw was the pioneer for ice box and refridgerated hauling but tom was hot on his heals and thought he was a produce and chicken hauler king. lol all i know is toms trucks could out run almost anyone on the flats and on the hill.

[cowboysevens]

i got the box put together painted and big decals on the side. still gotta paint and put reefer unit on and under carriage etc.









a big thanks to that wierd decal guy at modeltruckin.com
jerry and mr JP form jp graphics hooked me upwith thes trailer stripes

[paulb]

Very nice Dennis!

[halfpint33]

That's one slick build there Dennis.

[dave54tf]

very nice dennis like the chrome wheels on the trailer nice bright colours

[jbartley]

Great job on this build, I really like the colours.

[mudbogginjeepfreek]

Man That thing came out supper!!Hf yu wwant to sell decals from trailer drop me a pm.

[waylon1]

Real nice job ! At first I was'nt sure about the color's . I have to say, the whole thing look's great.