It didn't take long for the Groeneweg boys to modify Athearn's latest offering! Jamie Groeneweg made a three bar grille, newer one-piece bumper, and updated the cab wheel openings by adding flares and entry ladders to make it a 1979 Freightliner. Modifications include scratchbuilt stack mounts, "double donut" suspension, deck plate, and a scratchbuilt sunvisor. Jamie also shortened the frame and added the tanks and quarter fenders from a Herpa Freightliner COE. All this while maintaining that fantastic Athearn factory paint scheme!

Posted March 15, 2004