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I agree with Bulldogboy, I think that is a deluxe cab with a rear seat accessed through the officer's door but I'm not positive. Something about that truck is familiar, in particular the faired in lights and siren on the roof. The compartmentation is also unusual, inside mounted ladder and pike poles, the compartment door at the left rear looks like the double hinged type that frequently held a booster reel. I will have to locate my McCalls 100 years of fire apparatus, think that is where I saw it. C.R.S. Anyway, nice truck! Hope you have many hours of pleasurable ownership. Much knowledge available here and in SPAAMFAA.

By the way, I have a B Model radiator with air shutters if anyone has a need. Same deal, no shipping, would bring it to Allentown.

That's a beauty Mike!! That style was from around the 30's.

Sorry, no Mack extinguishers this year. Have a nice pair of Seagrave early foam but no puppys.

The Union Historical Fire Society Spring Melt firematic Auction and Marketplace is April 18-19, 2015. Always a good show! I have a pair of Mack B Model open cab doors that I can bring if anyone wants them. Also have other Mack stuff, especially bells. I will be in my regular spaces: 153 to 158.

FYI this truck sold for $5500 plus 15%

This is rather short notice but I am trying to assist the estate of Vincent Jarosz of Newmarket, NH with the sale of Vincent's 1942 Seagrave. The family has lost storage due to foreclosure and has decided to resort to an auction sale. The engine will be sold Saturday, November 29, 2014 at 4PM at the Gary Wallace Auction Gallery, Rte 16, Ossipee, NH. The auction is unreserved. The engine is a 1942 War Baby which means that due to wartime needs for chrome, the truck was delivered with all painted trim, no chrome. Engine has a Pierce-Arrow straight eight motor with 2 spark plugs per cylinder. Vincent had just spent a rather large amount of money in 2012 first rebuilding the original motor which did not come out well, then buying a 1941 Seagrave with the same motor, and having that motor rebuilt. Engine comes with a large quantity of spare motor parts. Apparatus includes: bell, siren, warning lights, three ladders, three hard suctions, suction strainer, axe, pike pole, booster with tip and a full load of hose. The truck was restored about eight years ago. I am posting a couple of photos. If there are any questions, please feel free to contact me at 781 983 1194.

Rostands aren't all that hard to come by, in fact they have been selling a little slow for over a year. If you don't make out, let me know, I may still have an L model bracket and bell but I'm not sure. Thanks Mike.

Very Nice Mike!! Now you just need the Super Pumper to round out the Mack Fleet. I think I may have some photos of this truck when it was delivered. If I find them I will send them along. Good luck with her.

I have a pair of B Model firetruck doors for an open cab. Some parts missing like mirrors and door locks, other hardware seems to be there but have not had panels off. Price for both doors is $500, no shipping available. Also have a radiator from a B Model firetruck from same rig. Originally a 707C upgraded to a 673 diesel but unknown if radiator was upgraded with the motor. Price for radiator is $200, no shipping available. Items are located in New Hampshire Paul Romano email: paulromano@pipeline.com Thanks.

There is a Mack B Model rescue for sale in Osceola, PA, there is a picture of it in service but can't make out the community. Link on Craigslist: http://williamsport.craigslist.org/cto/4483224999.html

Thanks Mike, glad you liked the stuff. Loadstar, don't do many show, may show up at Lynnfield's Muster, second Saturday in June but not sure yet. Sometimes do the SPAAMFAA Nationals depending on location (trailer load gave us an average MPG of 10.3 and that was downhill to PA!!) Maddog, make sure you see us next year, I heard no complaints about our prices. Thanks to all that were able to stop by and say "HI", especially those that left behind some souvenirs!!

We had a good show. Not so much from the "public" but some of our old customers (Sorry Mike--don't mean you're old!!) and some new. The buyers that were there were serious but no one wanted to pay asking price but "playing pickers" is old hat at the Ag Hall. I moved a bunch of stuff that we have been carrying around for a while but we are motivated sellers. Sold a pile of Mack stuff (Thanks Mike) and a lot of "heavy metal". Thanks to everyone that stopped by to say hi.

Hi Mike: Sent you an email, looking forward to seeing you. Paul

Hello All: I will be set up at the Spring Thaw and I guarantee that there will not be a single T-shirt at my booth. I will have some Mack stuff like a Mack Foam Extinguisher, Mack B & C Logos, Mack Rostand Bells (with your choice of B-Model Bracket, C-Model Bracket or L-Model Bracket. Also Mack mirrors, Mack hubcaps (NOS), Mack pump gauges, Mack manuals, Sock-type oil filters (only 2), B-Model hood chrome and more. Also ALF bells, Seagrave bell plus other bells, nozzles, tools (including a gen-u-ine Hugh Halligan original Halligan Bar), A pair of American laFrance Fire Engine Co. Dietz Lanterns, A Peter Pirsch marked Dietz lantern, American laFrance Motometer, lights, sirens and about 2200 lbs of assorted brass stuff. I am also bringing a quantity of toys like Code 3 and First Gear that I will be selling at VERY attractive prices. I am a motivated seller (which means my hard working wife is getting tired of loading 4000 lbs of what she refers to as: "Your **^&&*%%$^#$$**" into the trailer) so please stop by and help lighten the load. I am listed as Naumkeag Fire Company and I am at spaces 152-159

This link on Craigslist: http://westernmass.craigslist.org/cto/4349616549.html Will bring you to an ad for a nice looking Mack L Model, according to the owner, missing just the bell (has the bracket) No relation, just FYI.

Nice Rig. Looks like a Long Island B Model. Does it have suctions under the cab doors? Rear split hosebed with walkway? Like to hear the story of how you got it back home some time.

I found a 1958 Mack Brochure on the N-61LT, but have never seen any Mack paperwork on a fire apparatus N Model. The brochure is four pages and I have made it into a PDF file. If anyone wants a copy of the PDF brochure, message me your email and I will send it along.

fxfymn and JTFormula are steering you in the right direction. Price is really not the issue yet. First is to get him to sell it. The more attached you are to a truck, the more you tend to be willing to pay for it. Not a bad thing. Also, telling the owner what your plans are for it and why your are attached to it. Detail your search and all you went through to find it. Also, there is no incentive that beats an envelope full of fresh, crisp Franklins. Many times the cash makes the difference. If you make out, get the cash into his hand ASAP and get a bill of sale before you leave. Doesn't matter what it is written on but it is crucial to help avoid seller's remorse. Above all, be polite, avoid any arguments and invoke any deities you need to for support. At the minimum, try to get the owner to agree to give you first option should he decide to sell at a later time, then maintain contact. The guys on here will tell you true stories of persistence paying off.

Great Find!! Looks to be Very Original!! Guard those Mack Logo pump caps---they are worth quite a bit of money. Enjoy it!

My Department (Lynnfield, MA) had a N Model Tanker that we bought from a town in PA. It was built as a tanker by one of Mack's subcontractors, can't remember which one. I had some paperwork on it somewhere, if i can find it I will post copies here. Truck was sold to a collector in MA and I think is still around.

That B Model is the one that I bought from Dayton Ohio FD years ago. Mel Clark bought it from me and resold it right away. Wondered what happened to it. It is sad to see these trucks get left outdoors and rust away. When I picked it up in Dayton, it had never spent a night outdoors except for fire duty. Had a 220 hp Mack Diesel and a 2-Speed automatic bus transmission. Not much on speed but a fun truck. The two Mars lights are still on the roof---worth some money at Allentown, had a bell on the other side when I sold it. Doesn't look like much has come off of it.

Thanks for the clarification and pics of the brochure. I had not seen the L125 brochure before and appreciate your posting it. The four discharges threw me off. MADOG93: not surprised. Mack was always conservative on ratings. We took a 1000 pump in a CF chassis, put on intake horns from a C-125 and pumped over 1800 gpm from a hydrant. Of course all pump ratings were at draft, not hydrant.

I like the Budds that most of the West Coast Macks seemed to equipped with. Does the truck have air brakes? I must confess to being a little confused (not an uncommon condition these days) but I assumed that the designator L-125 meant the same as B-125 or C-125 or a 1250gpm pump. In the photos I only see four discharge gates. To get the full Underwriters rating a pump needed one discharge for each 250 gal or 5 discharges for a 1250 pump. I think that some West Coast Mack apparatus carried a designator of L-21 which indicated the Hall Scott Motor, I have a catalog that lists a B-21 as having a Hall-Scott motor. Does the L-125 mean something different than the pump size??

That 20k is just the starting price--he has a reserve on it as well.