609albert

Glade to hear your a member and good luck with the MACK

Chester ,Pa. you can join the Cradle of Liberty Antique Fire Apparatus Assoc. ,check out their web site

congrats on the Mack ,looks to be in great shape,where did it come from and what state is it"s new home, paul romano , in n.h. amd doug jones in va. had lots of mack parts , if you need phones # ,let me know , Spring Melt in Allentown Pa. has lots of parts (april 2016), as for the mirrors you just might want to change the heads.

Anyone have a good cleaning aid for cleaning / renewing dull aluminum diamond plate on a 71 mack cf ?

I pretty sure that the original owner was Young America Fire Co. in Burlington ,N.J., they sold it to Bristol Pa., I saw it about 10yrs ago.

does it have a real Mack engine? air brakes?orginal Mack body? I came close to buying a R model in N.J., was in a flood had a Scania engine, Howe body and some rust issues, should have got it , I know the fellow that bought it and it cleaned up nicely .

Attention antique fire apparatus lovers, new magazine out called Vintage Fire Truck & Equipment ,I got a copy at Macungie last week and it looks like a winner.

their is some that will work I have a green one with the Mack logo on it ,from ebay

If the macks went to New Mexico or Arizona the orginal body would have lasted.

Macks all the way,look great.

I would have been interested in it if had the original Mack body on it.

anybody going to Macungie this coming week?

we where lucky we had put up a 42 x52 pole bldg. 3yrs. before we got our 54 Mack to house landscape equip., started to get too small so last year we put up another

42 x 60 and connected together with a hallway ,this one will be insulated and finished off on the interior ,to keep the dust off the truck

nice looking MC ,did it come from New Jersey?

fxfymn is exactly correct about you mack, I have a 54 LS 85 ,paid more than I should have, put more money in than I should have,but I would never part with it, it's like my child. but anyhow the body looks like a sedan model (more rare) Mack engines are strong and you have new brakes ,that's good. join spaafam and their is a great muster coming up in june in Jamesburg n.j. (exit 8a on the njtp) I'll be their with my mack , a lot of macks and others on display or pumping.

Is your Mack gas or diesel, air brakes ,power steering ,etc.?

I've been on a few truck committees also ,Mack,KME, etc., Pay attension detail , will look for more progress at the site.

on the chrome rails fxfymn on this site, set me up with a connection to get them, good quality and cheap.

try Cal Little 717-566-8973 he is in Hummelstown ,Pa. Also John Chambers 717-334-8709 Also try NAPA .I know they are hard to come by ,had to replace one on my Mack ,as I remember they are fine external thread. let us know how you find one

Welcome to the site, as you work on your truck make a list of parts you may need and post on the site,many parts are interchangeable with several manufactures especially trucks built during the war yrs. their is really a lot of guys here that have knowledge and locations for parts. good luck

I would put a used 237 Mack diesel in it if I was doing it

the exhaust manifold I think is actually 3 pieces pressed together. Matt did my '54 LS85 in 2011 ,he has all the equipment ,tools & parts to work on Macks.

I see you have the fenders off , radiator supports etc.,how far are you going to take it down?

looks like in very good condition, and a single axle ,is that more rare?

I have a 54 LS85 (semi-open cab) ,nice parade truck ,but not so nice when weather is bad, my next truck will have a Roof on it.