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If it follows current scheme, and it looks like it does....... 1 = USA M= Mack trucks 2= Incomplete vehicle which means it was heading to a body builder. 1 = would be complete vehicle , basically a tractor. N2 = model 08C would be a engine, trans, axle combo. (really big list that actually has some logic to it.) 9 = parity bit. It's something used to double check that the number gets transmitted electronically correctly. C = year made A = plant (I would think that means Allentown) Macungie is "M" 003715 = Chassis number.

According to the Mack Museum, Mack made trailers from 1927 through 1944. A guy at work has his father's old title for one. The trailer is long gone.

Family photo's. The two guys in the photo are the son's of Jack Mack, the founder. My grandfather, Carroll Mack, is on the right, and uncle Kenny on the right. But, read the back of the photo. They were on a trip to visit one of the salesmen that sold trucks to Pancho Villa (the hero of the Mexican revolution).

Full truck assembly at Macungie, Two assembly lines. One line for Conventional trucks, one for cab overs. We even assemble the frames again. They out sourced the tire mounting. Target is approx 120 trucks per day. That is if the vendors can deliver the components we ordered. Usually make around 100 to 110 a day.

Hello All, An intro..... I'm Tom Mack, I'm the Mr. Fix-it type, who is rather mechanically inclined and also has a associate degree in computers. I'm weeks away from retirement, Yay!. I live in the Allentown, Pa area. I've worked in the electronics industry here for many years, until 2010 when I got downsized. Then, after being laid off for 7 months, I got hired at a local company..... Mack Trucks. I originally started on the production line. Now, for the last 7 years, I've been in the Quality Group at the Macungie plant (now called Lehigh Valley operations), in a cushy job. I'm a product auditor. Basically, I take a completed truck, look it over, test drive it and then submit a report to help improve the production line. This means getting to test drive a new Mack once or twice a day . Tough job but someone has to do it...LOL. My older brother Jack (( yes, Jack Mack)) and I bought a Mack truck. We both have always wanted one. It's a 1957 B85F, and is the tractor portion of a hook & ladder truck from Boston, which then went to East Hampton, Connecticut. and eventually landed in the hands of a collector in Connecticut. And was bought as a 15 truck package by a person here in PA. As you can see from the pictures, it's needs some TLC. The engine is free, the wiring is a mess, the body is really nice. We're not sure about the added on out-riggers. Not sure when they were added. Plan is get engine running. Get Brakes working to include converting to spring brakes (want it MAX safe since grand children will be riding in it). Then, I want a canopy top. Jack wants 4 doors, which is a long term project that we already brain-stormed. Tom Mack, The great-grandson of the Founder of Mack trucks.