Posted by REDMF40 on February 07, 2019 at 07:03:33 from (96.255.217.114):
The post on Mack trucks made me think about my childhood obsession with trucks. I made it my business to know everything I could about them, and was always happy to see the odd Brockway, Diamond Reo or Autocar. The Brockways often threw me due to their initial similarity to many Macks. But the Brocks had a husky as hood ornament--not to be confused with a bulldog.
My brief research into Brockway's history shows that they were in fact bought by Mack in 1956. Production of the trucks stopped around 1977. To me, these trucks had a classic look even back when they were probably close to being new. Made in Cortland, NY--the town has an annual festival celebrating the trucks and it sounds like something I'd seek out if I were up that way. I'm providing a link to a site that has a lot of good photos of Brockways. I checked the official site for the preservation and history of the trucks, but the photos weren't nearly as good.
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