 
FEBRUARY, 2006 UPDATE I don't get a chance to run many color pictures of classic trucks, so it was easy to select the Dempster Dinosaur as the February Truck of the Month. The three color scheme was probably designed to set off the details of this detachable container system which was some what new when the photo was taken. It's also nice to feature a refuse truck mounted an International Harvester CO series cabover truck, which was very popular choice among refuse haulers here in the North America during the 1950's and 1960's. A completely revised Dempster album was added last month, which features more classic Dempster pictures and history.
COLLECTORS CORNER: BRUDER HALLER X2 This month I have added some photos of the Bruder toys model 02660 Haller X2 rear loader. These highly detailed and functional models are among the best replicas currently being produced, and will be of interest to collectors of all ages. Click here to visit the Collectors Corner or use the buttons on the navigation bar. REFUSE TRUCKS ON FILM Two new feature film titles have been added to the list this month: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Jeff Jonas and Goodfellas courtesy of Mark McKeon. I have also reviewed and added photos from the two 1971 Hawaii 5-0 episodes originally submitted by Chuck Franke a few months back. The front loader shown in both episodes looks to be a vintage Bemars model. Sincere thanks to my sister Valerie Smolar, for providing me with these shows for review. For details, visit the CRT Films page. MEMBERS AREA AT MSN GROUPS Dozens and dozens and dozens of photos describes the CRT Members Area at MSN Groups. Once again, Tim Byrne has come through with an astounding array of refuse truck photos from Greece and across Europe. Martin from Sweden has also posted pictures of his latest working replica, a SEMAT Robopac, so be sure to have a look. The content of the Members Area is excellent as always, thanks to all of you who post and contribute. Though small in membership, we actually rank very high in activity among all MSN Groups. There have been some nagging performance issues have been troublesome for myself and some other members. I am trying to work through this with MSN, and apologize for any inconvenience. RUNNING CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE The BOWLES brochure download had to be pulled a little early, due to the constraints of available web space. I will try to post a new download in the near future. Also the single-page feature "Refuse Truck Logos" has been discontinued. Eric Voytko, January 7, 2006 Click here to return to the CRT Archives All Rights Reserved Logos shown are the trademarks of respective manufacturers Photos from factory brochures/trade advertisements except as noted |