Don Ritchie 3/4" scale trucks?

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Don Ritchie 3/4" scale trucks?

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Does anyone know if Don Ritchie is still selling 3/4" scale trucks?
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Re: Don Ritchie 3/4" scale trucks?

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Don sold the patterns to Jim Abrams. Jim has castings available ,to my knowledge. They were originally developed by Bull Van Brocklin. Jim is on Facebook and here as well.
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Re: Don Ritchie 3/4" scale trucks?

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Jim's last for sale add for these trucks:

http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... lit=trucks
-Frank K.
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Yes! this is correct. Jim has them in Iron. They are a very sturdy 3/4" truck, easy to build and assemble.
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Does anyone have contact information for Jim?
I sent him a pm here Sunday but have had no response.
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Shooting Star Photography @ 1-508-533-0500 ask for Jim. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :roll:
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Thank you! I am getting a set of trucks from Jim.
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Good going Marty. Sales are up ! one set @ a time.
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see u @ MLS 85th ? :D
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It looks like I will be there on Friday and Saturday.
I'm trying to get my 3/4" Atlantic running to bring with me.
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Very good to hear, see u there with that jumbo Atlantic. Built in Canada if I remember correctly. ? Francis was secretary of MLS for a good long while also.
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steamingdon wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:09 am Very good to hear, see u there with that jumbo Atlantic. Built in Canada if I remember correctly. ? Francis was secretary of MLS for a good long while also.
One of the two Atlantics built by Ralph Francis? Both were called "The Canuk".

That would be great to see back on the MLS rails.
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