My dad was a salesman for mack in the last of the 70s and early 80s. His manager " FORMER BRANCH OWNER" told of a time when he returned from a vacation only to find a fleets of B models with 711's engines returned with bad engines. HIS BRANCH WAS RUINED. That with the death nail of late 70's 21% interest rates was tough. Dad also told me he would quote MACK trucks only to find a compared "WHITE Truck" priced 10K below mack. His ready response would be "White knows what there truck was worth" lol. but it was hard to convince the resale or operating price could overcome the difference, The used truck market was wide open around here in the south about that time, a mid 80s R686st was worth its weight in gold particular if it was sporting a 6speed with 38k rears. Its hard to believe Mack trucks could screw up so bad. But lets not forget the Ford LTN's they were white hot too! that around here was Macks biggest competitor. Can't believe someone let that brand go either. But Mack really drop the ball worst of all. every time I here the quote (Snatching defeat from the mouth of Victory) Mack Trucks comes to mind.
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