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Jeff M

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  1. Look at that vintage dash--the truck sports the signal switch to the left of the steering wheel which was a very clever idea that Mack came up with--and only Mack had it for many years.
  2. Changeover from the green steel dash to beige wrap-around happened halfway through the '73 model year.
  3. Jojo, Maietta doesn't run any more DM's that I'm aware of--jumped ship to PACCAR. Blue Rock in Westbrook ran a bunch of DM's through the years, but they've downsized to a granite countertop business. Their big quarry on Main St on the Portland Westbrook line is now a shopping complex, believe it or not. The aqua-colored trucks belonged to Les Wilson and Sons of Westbrook who are still in business and they still paint everything they have that distinctive color (it must cost them a fortune over the years). Shaw Brothers has very few Macks, perhaps a few Granites now...they're now running KW's, and they have a LOT of them. They're one of the biggest contractors in the state. PACCAR has made HUGE inroads into the vocational truck market in these parts. In the 70's I first drove for Portland Sand and Gravel who had their trucks serviced at Maine Mack, which is now O'Connor Motors. I later drove for Shaw's Supermarkets who bought and occasionally had their Volvos serviced out of O'Connor's on Warren Ave.
  4. That DMM in the field also has the reverse scoop--can't say as I've ever seen one on a steel nose. What a find!! Also, good research on your part, Vlad.
  5. I believe it's owned by a towing company in Newland, North Carolina.
  6. This popped up on a Facebook page, some of you may know of it. Nice build, and the thing I find most interesting is the way the fuel tank has been modified to apparently fit under the cab--never seen that before. They said it originally had color-matched steel wheels (which I would prefer) and I don't really care for the silly bumper, either. Nice Lund visor, though--those must be getting hard to find. All in all a great looking R model. IMHO.
  7. Beautiful model, very well done. I've done a couple over the past few years but none as nice as that one, particularly with the mods you've made to it. Nice job!!
  8. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/5134237239964311/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Acf1b4e5b-1f35-4322-ba4b-4fc8c51c035f
  9. You guys need to ease up about that seat. It is/was a Bostrom Westcoaster, not the lowly Viking T-bar. Good seat.....in its day.... 🙂
  10. R model with factory 413. I've never seen one "in the flesh." https://nh.craigslist.org/hvo/d/weare-1969-mack-tow-truck/7378257522.html
  11. OK. The DM and R model Macks I drove in the early to mid 70's were 237 Maxidynes and all had gold bulldogs on the hood and doors. A 285 I drove also had the gold bulldogs. The company also had an older R with a Thermodyne which had chrome dogs. That's my clear recollection from that time, but apparently Mack changed how they did the bulldogs later on.
  12. I believe it was felt that the steel hood was more suitable in vocational usage where things might get dropped on the hood or fenders, resulting in a dent rather than cracked fiberglass.
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