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That's not unusual, many fire departments try to stay one step ahead of a neighboring fire department. Each one has to outdo the others with a newer, bigger truck with all the

lights, sirens, bells and whistles. The firefighting equipment is the same (and secondary), it's the bling that is most important.

bulldogboy

That is very true - and the cost of the equipment these days is astronomical. But it doesn't matter to them - they get whatever they want.

And the taxpayers suffer.

Some say yes - some say no. As far as the freeze point, I do not think there is a problem with mixing. But it is said that mixing orange and green can cause the mixture to gel. Probably best to add green.

Drag racers started putting Detroit blowers on their motors I think in the fifties and it has been done about a gazillion times since then.

Yup, I see it up at the race in Milan, Michigan every year. He has it apart right now as I think he is trying to get an OD automatic in it to make it more friendly on the highway.

I tried searching for his post here, but can't find it.

Here it is:

Am I just dreaming or should I go for a more desirable model (I'd like to stick with Mack).

I know I will have a bunch of money in it when I'm done, but who needs the comfort of todays full size Pickups when you can have something no one else has?

You might have to do a lot of searching and spend a lot of money to find a more desirable model - that IS a desirable model. To me it is too desirable to modernize and use as a daily driver.

I see the Cruiseliners on the road. Have been hoping to get a picture.

Some here: https://www.google.com/search?q=Schwind+trucking&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=SyOIUNf7M6OXyAHL8YG4Dg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1150&bih=686

I looked in a package car once and a data plate said "Duplex". That was about 1990.

It must have originally been a tractor. I would expect that they were all B46T being that the short length and concave cab were for that purpose.

There were not a lot of them built, so the reason for a low serial number.

B46 1958-1965 473

B462 1960-1965 110

B4626 1960-1960 1

I think that it can be titled and you were given bad information - which is not unusual in a situation like this. Try again using a different source.

See if the DMV can trace it by the serial number or by the name of the previous owner. Did it have plates on it? Contact the seller and ask them if they know who the owner purchased it from.

I see now the eBay listing has been changed to B-75.

so a B72 would've had the same nose as a B73 or B75 just with a 707 gas i'm assuming?

Here is Thunderdog's B-72 from a previous post. I assume they were available with a B cab too.

It surprised me because I would have thought that a B-72 would look like a B-70.

I actually really like R models with dual rectangle headlights, factory or not, I think they look cool. But only when the rest of the hole is filled, that one from the Barrington show looks hideous. But the one staxx posted looks great. A bunch of the local fire departments around here use R models with rectangle headlights and they look sweet.

And, of course, there's Richard with his "Cadillac Mack"

That truck looks cool too.

Ben

The panels look too big and the headlights too small. The thing to do would be to put another set on each side. Quad quads!

Here's a pic from the Barrington 2012 show of an R600 fire apparatus, the quad lights do look somewhat custom, I wonder if the body builder was installing them as their "trade mark". These ones I took as factory given the aluminum surround, but after reading the above posts and looking at the style of turn signal light I'm thinking that they were installed after the fact. Probably the apparatus builder?? What do you fire truck experts think?

That would be my guess - that the apparatus builder changed the lights.

I think the Cadillac Eldorado had the square headlights first, maybe 1975? The government okayed the new headlights because the manufacturers said they allowed lower hood profiles for better fuel mileage.

Wow Didn't anyone else see this?

B models are not that wide.

It doesn't look like either one of them is hurt much..........course maybe the bus is a Mack too!

That is a real jewel.

Thanks for the pictures Olive.

Welcome Off the top of my head A B C D E F H L MB N R U W. Joe D.

Ya missed G Joe !!

Here is a listing up to 1990:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macktrucks.com%2Fassets%2Fmack%2FModelProduction1.rtf&ei=78IYUNSzJ-aEiwKMlYHQDQ&usg=AFQjCNF-EWF5OFKFm0_Tmk6MSrldVUoRUQ&sig2=_DvVjVr2WQ_6OuRDxGB7gw

Nice truck.

What was a B-72? The same as a B-70 but with the larger radiator? Did it come with a 707 engine?

Try SPAAMFA

I do not think that roller bearings on a crankshaft offer any advantages. The reason they are used in two strokes is that plain bearings would not live in the limited lubrication of two stroke oiling. It has been done in four strokes, but as I remember, in an oil circulating engine the rollers have a tendancy to slide and not roll, and the pushing of oil by the rollers decreases performance. Roller bearings would have a shorter life and be more expensive. Oil lubricated plain bearings have very low friction.

My first car was a 1958 Chevy Delray that my Uncle and i put a 348 with 3 deuces in it and it had a 3 speed with Hurst conversion this was in 1966.Progressive linkage on carbs sounded great when kicking in one at a time but could not pull the hat off your head compared to 327'S. Now its hard and expensive to find any double hump 348 or 409'S.Joe D.

My first car was a 1960 Chevy Impala convertible, 348 with 3 dueces. Three speed with a Hurst "mystery" shifter. Black with a white stripe and white top. Red interior with a padded dash and two speakers! Red sculptured carpeting and red painted light bulbs under the dash! Rusted out rocker panels and floors and a trail of blue smoke behind it. I bought it in 1972 and tried to get it for $15.00, but the dealership would not budge off $20 because they were going to get 15 for it for scrap.

The last year for the LJ was 1956, although I don't suppose too many were made after the B series came out in 1953. The Clariben hood and the paint job does somewhat modernize the tractor.

Someone should save that trailer.

I wonder if the bulldog is still on the other side.

Hopefully the price will come down. The B-66 should be saved because of the rarity. The best thing to do would be to put the correct motor back in it.