Vladislav

That's one great article, thank you for sharing that Paul. I can imagine how many folks felt heart beat watching Superliner anounced. And it's nice how they put the picture with the truck larger and larger from the first page to the every next one. Unfortunately I wasn't able to put my hand onto such a magazine in 1977 although I remember very well when I was about 15 my father brang home fresh edition of what called "The USA Automotive Production" magazine with the picture of the almost new to the moment CH model and the article inside. That magazine was black and white Sovied edition based on 2-3 different American magazins to show out modern news, generally for professional use. It used to come out in about 5-6 month later than a month marked on it due to the need of translation to Russian. I could get it to my mail box as any common local magazine and I did for some years. The most only source of American trucks info in SU at that time. I might look in my old papers, might still have some of them. If I find it I'll post some.

It seemed to me he've got too much of Mackoholizm being on here so at one point he went off. He was Ok when I emailed him last about one year back. Happy Birthday Rob!

I'd say you was too much in a hurry to leave that place that fast

Nice air line bracket. Nobody would disagree that experience is a good thing but ingeunity together with common sence make the most any deal done.

I always do that way and never had ideas of needing anything else for.

On my mind it looks unbelivable!

A dream Mack on my mind indeed.

They seem as relatively rare animals. A lil bit more than 1500 units were built at all. The artillery piece would be a handy indeed

All NO's originaly had military style open cabs. Like the two painted khaky in Mike's post. With the only exception of very first NO-1 prototype unit wich had a C-cab. All the covered ones are conversions. The pictures #4 and #6 of what Mike shared aren't NO's but NM's. NM is smaller in size and had Timken axles with transfer case, NO was all Mack. But they both had the same engine, EY707 gasser, a militarized version of commercial Thermodyne 707. NM's were mostly used by Britishes but American troops used the larger unit NO. There were also 3 heavier units built by Mack about the same time (1942) called NQ (the second picture). Looking similar to NO-1 prototype (C-cab) they had larger tires 14.00-24 (NO had 12.00-24) and different front winch attachment.

Still wonder what was the difference between ES/ER and FP. Different chassis components? And what was the reason to produce two about the same model trucks?

Try to call him and do it many times. He's a really great guy but it seems he preferes to be being busy with heavy metal than with phone talks wich you know use to be zero efficient sometimes.

Very interesting indeed. Stainless steel is a good solution either. Just remember if you're going to use repaired area outside (I don't mean any bearing assembly wich is grease packed) you should cover with SS a complete surface. Otherwise you get a common steel/SS combo wich accelerates corrosion extremely.

Congratulations! That's some kind of a milestone.

Nice scenaries! But I'm surprized seeing the river not frozen.

That's a good point. Hope that foam will work. You can see my original lights. I'd say it's not bad being almost always outside since 1988.

I put stainless hub full caps onto the rear wheels. They have a sort of a "magic ring" as the producent calls it - the ring that closes the over the stud area. So you don't need to fight pitting there that way.

Great work Kscarbel! Sorry I missed those original posts. Thank you for pointing me out.

And that "City of Winfall St-Petersburg" picture is awesome.

1940 LEND LEASE TO RUSSIA None of EH's were Lend-Leased to Russia. NR's only if we talk about Macks. The one on the picture has the number on the door starting from "L". L meant "lorry" and it was used by Britishes.

The insulator pads to put on a roof seem of a poor quality foam material. I'd just prefere to see well shaped rubber ones instead. But chrome finish is nice.

The body style looks familiar but I sure have never seen any Mack branded bus in Europe. There are many ex-European buses in service in Russia, many touristic ones come from other countries either. But none of them Macks showed out.

I think they would. Instead of Marmite it's everyday food overhere

AK is one nice truck although it seems to me a bit strange about your interest to Bedford cabbed NR's since they are conversions (re-cabbed). I would add though any wish on birthday gets respect As for me if I go with some extraordinar Mack I'd import Iranian NR version. Seems like not many chances to do but I might try in the future.

They look fine from the pictures. Could you delete small rusty cavits and scratches? From my experience fuel tanks are made of different aluminium (softer?) and more difficult to get polished nice.

Paul, thank you for posting that great stuff. As far as I remember Mack made one more attempt to produce buses. It was about late 80's when in cooperation with Renault big interstate bus model was prepaired for production. I read it in a magazine those days. Don't know if it finally came into production and don't remember we had any talks on that matter on here.