Trucks, Trucks and More Trucks

ATCA's Annual Show features Unique Models

Sun Aug 01, 2010

by Mark Macreading

Founded in 1971, their office was moved to the Boyertown, Pa., Museum of Historical Vehicles several years ago. The club consists of a group of people interested in the restoration and preservation of classic trucks. Our country was built with trucks that were designed and built with American ingenuity.

These machines have become a part of our culture and need to be preserved for future generations to see and learn how we built this country. These trucks have become true Americana, at its best. Of course, those involved with these trucks love what they do and are passionate with preserving them. This was the ATCA's 31st annual show.

Erick Oehme has been trying to get me to the spring Macungie Truck Show for a number of years but life kept getting in my way of going. Many of you know Erick for his line of custom-built 1/64 scale LTL Macks. (Erick has also restored a 1975 Mack F-700. He even dug up a new, old stock cab for it.)

This year though, I made the trip, and it was well worth the ride. Macungie is the home of the Mack Truck assembly plant. (I will have a future story on the Mack Plant.) Needless to say, the majority of the trucks at this show were Macks, although all the makes were represented there.

On the way in on Friday, we stopped at the Mack Truck Museum in Allentown, which was worth the visit. Here you will find displays of classic Mack history, advertising, engines, parts and some classic antique Macks. Also on display is a beautiful array of Mack toy trucks, including Buddy L, Smith-Miller, Penjoy, Winross and any other company that produced Mack toy trucks or replicas. [Subscribe to Toy Trucker & Contractor and read the rest of this article.]