BOBWhite

Sorry to revive old threads but this is kinda cool! I was reading through some old Mack news articles on an archive and found what was previously stated: So a couple of these Mack/Renault amalgamations did make it over to North America but where did they go? I wouldn't blame them if they dumped them in the ocean somewhere, but there is a cool factor in finding the only example on the whole continent.

What book/magazine is that from? Looks like a good read! My dogs too fat to be a truck ornament lol

What specific motor were you thinking of putting into it? If there's nothing wrong with the body I would say it would be worth swapping in a different motor, but you have to keep in mind that the transmission could be the reason it was originally parked and there isn't a real good way of testing those till you get everything back together. I see now why multi head motors aren't made here anymore, having one big head makes them harder to steal

I didn't even look at the date. Looks like he hasn't been on in a month

^2x what he said. Unless you're keeping it off road and you plan on keeping it forever its probably not worth it. Plus you would need a way to program it which from what I hear about Volvo isn't easy.

What a cool truck! Most people chucked the flatheads but I'm glad this one was able to be preserved. Magnadyne is such a cool name for an engine

Here are the pics he Emailed me:

I'm not sure about Android but with Apple you have to screen shot the picture to get it into the right format. I can DM you my Email and can post them if you'd like.

Does Volvo even offer their 16 liter engine here in the US anymore?

Oops sorry this one slipped through the cracks. I'd love to see some pictures of the truck and engine! There isn't all that much info out there about Mack gassers. Is it a flathead of overhead valve?

Heres your chance to own a rare one: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/986690686122475 Marmon made some cool looking cabovers but there isn't much Info out there about em. I wonder if they had an air ride cab like the Mack, that would add whole new level of cool! Riding on the doghouse in our Mh was the coolest thing as a kid! You could feel everything the engine was doing and wow that E6 would feel like an earthquake when hauling 90,000!

I thought it was the same paint scheme as this other marketplace post I found but no. Looks about the same wheelbase though and the ad says it was a house mover at one time. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/429952142891241

He would have to use a Dt466 or 7.3/6.9 V8 if he wanted to diesel swap it. Those are the "rules" lol We don't get an option to buy ethanol free gas at our only station where I live and I don't even know what the ethanol percentage is. I have to rebuild every carb I own about every year though so there is definitely some in there.

Yeah I guess it makes sense, Volvo's probably paying more to manufacture here than than they are in there own country. The late 90s and early 00s Volvos had really great interior build quality for that time (everything else not so much). I don't know what they're like now but I'm sure they'll go down in quality like everything else that shifted production to Mexico. The global trend is building crap and we are all buying it I wish we could have someone like Ross Perot running today, although who knows what they'd indite him with for trying.

Nice I hope she went to a good owner!