hey folks,im glad to have found this site ive loved old macks my whole life and basically grew up on an old r model, heres my question....i want to buy an R model and i have my eye on some around here where i live in texas but im wanting to know what to look for,heres what im looking to do....this isnt going to be a work truck,its going to be restored over a period of a couple of years into something worthy enough to put into a truck show,something to have fun with and maybe haul an occasional load during harvest season ,this is a life long dream. im not a wealthy man by any means but i can afford this...what years of trucks are the best for what im wanting? what engines are the easiest and cheapest to maintain? i would think the 237 but i want a more experienced opinion..spoke wheels or budd? anyway you guys could point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated,i want to do this because when you go to a truck show you always see petes and kw's but rarely an old mack,these were popular old trucks back in the days. thank you folks in advance,i look foreward to chatting with you about these old bulldawgs in the future. John Barnett
