Hello. I work for the Westport Fire Dept. in Massachusetts. We just recently recovered our 1931 MACK that had been sitting out exposed to the elements for 40 years. This truck was special. Possibly the first 1000 gallon engine in the country with a 500 gallon a minute cross chasis pump. It also came with 1 1/2" and 1 1/8 " hose which was also rare for around our parts at that time. Initally MACK would not warranty the chasis because they didn't think it would work. Once they were proved wrong, them promoted this truck in their MACK publications. They even asked to borrow it to display at a show in New Jersey which our fire chief allowed them to do. It was also rumored that MACK wanted to purchase it back to display in their showroom. Basically I am trying to find out the best way to start to restore this rare piece of MACK history. I would be grateful for any imput
