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Just wanted to introduce myself and Santa Monica Firefighters new project; our 1952 Mack 125LS.
We have recently acquired it and will be fundraising to refurbish/restore this rig to it's original condition. It sat for years here in SoCal with one of our members, then made a brief stop in Central CA before coming home to be restored for our community, relief association fundraising, parades, etc. We have a lot to learn but I have friends nearby in Oceanside that restored their 1952 L95 so that will be a big help. I have acquired a copy of Harvey Eckarts book, received all information regarding our rig from the Mack Museum and will be looking for some parts that we are missing in the near future.
My hope is to use this project not only as a benefit to the community but to help bridge the gap between our current members and the retirees who rode on this engine here in Santa Monica. Per the Mack museum it is one of three 1952 L125's and one of 46 built from 1940-1954. It was in service from delivery in May 1952 and converted to our Aircraft Rescue rig before being replaced by a true Walters AR and retired in the early 1980's. Our intentions are to return it to it's original form as a pumper.
Dominic Smith
Santa Monica Firefighters
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Thanks for all the kind welcomes. We're really looking forward to getting this rig back up to snuff so that it can be a showpiece for our community and generate even more pride for our members. The plan for now is a frame on restoration that will incorporate much of the original specifications while increasing it's curb appeal with upgrades that may not have been ordered on the original spec but still offered by Mack. We are in the process of gathering original photos of the rig for reference and will begin a fundraising effort shortly to offset the significant costs. Until then we will need new tires, a thorough safety inspection to include the braking system, etc. and a few small items to make it road worthy. A tune-up and carb rebuild will also come shortly. I'm not very familiar with these rigs and have not had time to review Harvey's book thoroughly but I will try to answer any questions you might have. I will also try to post pics for your review.
The sales brochure from Mack states it would have a 707 cu in motor. (serial#ENF707B-208-55) Eckart lists this as a 276HP rig. We had a 1948 L125 also and I am not familiar enough to know the difference when scanning our archive of images. If anyone could enlighten me that would be helpful. I believe these are a few pics of the 1952 originally...