twostickmutt

you are both sooooooo right and to add one more thing             isn't it time these four-flushing,feather merchant, greedy politicians start paying their own way like joe taxpayer has to. let them pay their own health insurance or put the taxpayer on a plan equal to theirs with the same amount of premium (0) till you die and when it is time to retire put them on social security just like joe taxpayer. you would see that straighten out in a heart beat. if boston ever has another tea party it should be the four-flushers thrown off of the boat instead of tea because  in my opinion a tea bag has more value!     nuff said.

let's see......what day is today?

Were those cab's Alum. ??

  Ernie

yes they were.

yes a little history i now a little history on your truck to it was at our shop one time

sometime you'll have to fill me in.

congratulations on your find and saving one more from the scrapper. any history on the G.

That's just it, in the pics it looks good or else I woulndn,t go all the way up there to look at it. The chassis, eng,trans all in very good shape. The cabis restorable but not with the limited assets I have and to pay someone would put me in the poor house!! Under side has some seriuos rust, a lot of the welding done was of the amature nature, you can't weld to rust. The passenger side probably the worst, the front windshield pillar (I believe is all bondo), the top of cab and gutter line have some major issues. Most of the work done so far has not been done right. I don't want to sound like I'm bad mouthing this truck, it's just that I've done a lot of welding and fabricating along with my son who is a welder/fabricator by trade and I know what it would take to make it right but that's more than I'm looking for.   Bob

that's the good thing about my G model (and everyone else's)........         all aluminum cab.

Name: mack G-73 (1961)

Date Added: 16 February 2011 - 06:50 AM

Owner: twostickmutt1@yahoo.com

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Well, I took a ride over to Keysville today to look at that yellow G-model and get some pictures. It's only about an hour from here. I mean, it would have been if it had been there, but it was nowhere to be seen. Gone.

thanks for trying ol' buddy

superdog. guess you and PZ1 are right. they are coming out of the woodwork.

I will. It's sitting right on rt. 360. I even checked street view on google earth but it wasn't there. I passed by there about a month ago and didn't see it so it hasn't been there too long.

good deal ol' buddy. thank you.

I saw another G-model this week in Keysville,Va. sitting on a lot where they sell used trucks and log trailers. I didn't get a picture because it caught me by surprise. It was bright yellow and appeared to be restored. Thought it was an IH cabover at first because it was in between some other trucks,then I saw the grill and thought it was an H-model and was surprised to see that it was a G when I got closer.Didn't know there were any around here.

someday if you're back there with a camera you can get us a picture.

A recent thread on G's here:

http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?showtopic=837

I have also noticed that they seem to be coming out of the woodwork lately.

Short, single axle with a sleeper - possibly that was a houshold movers at one time? It seemed that G's and H's were popular with movers.

al. are you from up around the new hampshire way?

Yes,the truck has a few modifications,but not many,and it is very complete.This truck was working daily until fairly recently,just amazing the bumper and cab corners are not all bent and dented from the usual truck terminal mishaps.The interior is all there,steering wheel is very good and the wiring is not all cut into.The headliner and seats will need redoing as mice got to them at one time.The engine has an issue,I will take care of that,check out the brake system and running gear and may be able to hit a few shows this season.I could use the "G-73" emblem if anyone has one.Thanks,Al

al was that the G model richard kemp had up there a while back?

A few of my F models.1963 F609ST,repowered by a ENDT673C with a 13 speed Tri-plex,1967 F715LST,ENDT864 V8 with 15 speed Tri-plex,1969 F785ST,237 with 5 speed,1972 F795LST,325 V8 with 5 speed,and 1976 F786ST,no engine or trans.

you've got a nice collection there superdog. no G models to go with F's?

I tried to start one a few years ago,didn't get much response,only 12 trucks or so.If anyone else wants to help or take over,I'll share what #'s I collected.

If anyone is looking,there is a really clean looking 1961 G model water truck on Craigslist right now.It's in California.

[/q damn nice looking G model there superdog. 3000 miles too far away though. maybe you were the one i talked to a while back about the registry.

doug. is there a G-model registry anywhere. it seems to me someone had one a while back but i can't find it.thanks

doug i think i asked you before but can't remember (crs). why was the G model the only mack made without a bulldog on it from the factory. i think you or someone said because of the length laws back then. they measrured from the foremost point.is that right?

THATS SICK SOMEONE SHOULD BE SHOOT

that looks about as cute as elmer fudd

i loved my MH. (the suger shack). very very nice riding and handling and great to get around with in tight spots.i surprised a lot of big trucks with that E-9 500. give me a cabover anyday but that's what the old school does for ya.

when was the last time you saw a trailer off to the side broken down and another one stopped to help the guy out. used to be if someone was having trouble there'd be 2 or3 pulled over to help. but that was used to be!

just heard on the news,bush says he's gonna step in and bail them out.

bush is taking care of his buddies like he always has. it makes me sick and pretty pissed off to see what this country (the leaders) have done to the working man. a lot of these politicians are not doing their jobs or haven't in a while. all of this didn't happen overnight. a lot of people were asleep at the switch.i've been driving for 40 years and in the real world if you didn't do your job you were fired. maybe the real world ought to go to washington,dc.if these people were paid for what they did they'd eat spam instead off steak. how many of them do you think ever had a real job before they were put on this lifelong paid vacation. there...i feel better.

More B/S

a LOT more bull....

yeah!

easy boys easy........just kiddin'

HOLY HELL THAT HAD TO HAVE FREAKED UR BUDDY OUT

good thing it was the mack that fell in. if it was that "rattle"-car parked next to it they might just as well have pushed it the rest of the way in and covered it over.

Get a picture of it if you ever get a chance. Sounds interesting.

hey steve. looks like the B-70 has a playmate. good for you.