1948 Brockway Truck. Brockway Trucks, built in Cortland New York

This is a Brockway Truck Model 152W Located in the Heart of Cortland NY, the Brockway Truck Company first manufactured horse drawn carriages and buggies but as time wore on they moved into the horseless carriage business...Trucks! In 1956 Brockway Trucks became a division of Mack Trucks. Brockway would specialize in building quality trucks from 1912 to their end in May of 1977. This 1948 Brockway 152W is in fantastic condition with a list of Preventative Maintenance work completed in 2013. Getting is ready for the road... it helps keep her in top condition. With a wood frame, the sheet metal was stamped out, then actually nailed to the framing to create the finished look. This style of construction was common in the early years of vehicle production, and also helped some of the early drivers come up with nick-names for this well loved brand....such as "The Cortland Shaker." Equipped with the stout Continental 46B Engine, the 427 cubic inch Six Cylinder Monster will pull a house off the foundation, but top speed is about 42 miles per hour. It has a Fuller 5 Speed Manual Transmission and an Eaton 2 speed rear axle. It has a MFG Rated Capacity is 22,000 lbs and the gross Weight is 32,000 lbs. Look inside and see a working truck from yesteryear… No Power Steering…No Radio, No Power Seat, Not even Air Conditioned! These are the trucks that kept America moving…Kept America Growing” I want to extend a very warm thank you to Tom Millard for getting the history of my...