Phase 1

Even though it is ancient history, it seems so unusual that a company would put a spotlight on a competitor.

4 hours ago, Rob said:

I installed adjustable Sporlan TXV's and discharge side filtration into my systems when converting to R-134 and they work well. I did use new "York" style piston compressors. Did not change the coils as was able to adjust delta t adequately with the valve. I'm needing some faceplate parts namely the round discharge are diffusors, (vents) as mine are missing. These although produced by Red Dot, were not supplied as replacements through them or their dealers; only OEM Mack at the time. They are now discontinued. Was always going to make something but have yet to do it..... 

It is possible that Red Dot will sell the parts after Mack considers them obsolete and no longer stocks them.

Like this :

1 hour ago, TS7 said:

Fisher Body was a GM division that ran GM stamping plants, Body by Fisher. GM used to build most of there own parts with there own parts plants, like AC Sparkplug, there were many parts divisions. Delco and Guide (lights) come to mind. GM was built from companies like Fisher Body.

Harrison radiators, Saginaw transmissions and steering gear, Rochester carburetors, Frigidaire air conditioning, Muncie transmissions....

Remember when it was Delco Remy ? 

B-73, there was no B-78. The way the emblem is made, the 3 can be mistaken for an 8.

On 4/19/2019 at 7:25 PM, tjc transport said:

if you look closely you can see the "short door" on the driver side that opens above the fender platform.

the door ends at the lower hinge.

 A rooftop hatch is used when the cargo is higher than the bottom of the door. 

On 4/19/2019 at 6:36 PM, Brocky said:

I never knew Ford made a narrow cab steel hauler.. Must have a roof top escape hatch with the crane unit behind the cab???

I would guess the cab was narrowed by a coachbuilder, a company that would do it to any make of truck that was supplied to them.

If he buys the property I would assume he will be making it accessible so he can get to it. A person buying the trucks shouldn't have to do it.

What makes it unusual with the small radiator is the L cab. I don't recall ever seeing that.

It looks a lot like this prototype from 1949.

It looks like the toe panel is indented where the clutch pedal would be when all the way down - for the trucks that have a clutch pedal.

On 1/3/2019 at 8:50 PM, JoeH said:

Build sheet says "extra roomy cab interior" 

What are they comparing cab roominess to? A Mini Cooper? 

Never worked on an E9, are they shorter than an E6? Can't imagine them being much shorter, your only 4 1/2 pistons deep instead of 6... Maybe that's the "extra roomy cab interior" - less dogbox.

It could be comparing it to its predecessor - the B model - which would be true.

I think Daryl Gushee had a yellow one like that.

The A model was built 1950-53. Do a search here for A40 and you will get a lot of posts about them. There were other A models as well that would be similar.

If it is that complete, you might consider keeping it original. The sleeper cab would make it rare.

It appears that it still exists. Or it is a different one, it states that there were three.

https://bringatrailer.com/2017/04/19/one-of-three-aluminum-unibody-prototypes-1953-liteway-cargo-truck/

On 10/17/2018 at 3:01 PM, 41chevy said:

Seems now every dump truck and Dump trailer combo  is either a Mack or International all I see for OTR is Petes Volvo and an occasional K.W. although Shaws wanted to get some Anthems but the lead time was too long to they bought Navistars.

Paul, you have a message.

A classic  - including the arm out the window.

Nice pictures - heavy on Dodges.

6 hours ago, Ezrider said:

the human race is a invasive species that has taken over the planet and over populated. at some point the earth will balance itself out by wiping the majority if not all of us off the planet. the simple fact is no mater what you do the earth cannot support the population of the human race. 

True. The bottom line is too many people that want too much stuff.

And regulating the population isn't going to happen. No country wants to be weak by having too few people.

It is certainly correct about GM putting new ideas into production in that era - from about 1960 to 1966. All had been done before, but they were different for a major American auto manufacturer at that time. Some of the things they came out with in addition to the transaxle were the aluminum engine, the overhead cam, front wheel drive,  rear engine, V6 engine, turbocharging, pancake engine.

11 minutes ago, mackcat12 said:

I agree 1965 I talked to him about that and he said Mack would do something and he would check on that for me, he said he wasn’t aware how long this had been going on said this should have been taken care of long ago, the service manager I have been dealing with at the dealership took another job so now I don’t have his knowledge so I’m at the mercy of the dsm and Mack engineer’s

Make a copy of this thread and get it to him.

The production list lists three of them built until 1990, the R686R, R688R and R690R. I don't know what the last R is for.  1990 was also the last year for the RD.