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bulldogmack58

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  1. HERE'S ANOTHER IN TASSIE FROM MEMORY! I THINK THIS IS AROUND THE EARLY 80'S. PRETTY MUCH ALL THE INFO ON SPECS IS ON THAT AD YOU POSTED AT THE START, MICK
  2. THAT WAS ME, BEFORE! I'VE GOT MORE IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED! IT AIN'T NO FLINTSTONE THOUGH! MICKI
  3. SUPERDOG, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE EXPORTERS MATE! I MIGHT BE WRONG BUT I THINK IT WAS MORE TO DO WITH THE EXCHANGE RATE THERE FOR A WHILE. THERE IS A LOT OF U.S. MACHINERY RUNNING AROUND OVER HERE. AT LEAST THREE EARLY MUSTANGS HAVE POPPED UP HERE IN MY LOCAL AREA ALONE. THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY'RE NOT CONVERTING THEM TO R.H.D. AND ALL THAT I'VE SEEN HAVE BEEN RESTORED TO ORIGINAL. MICK
  4. REMINDS ME OF THE DAY I WAS AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER CHECKING OUT A CAR I THINKING ABOUT BUYING! THE SALESMAN COMES OVER, "CAN I HELP YOU?" YEAH,JUST CHECKING THIS OUT! HE GOES ON WITH THE USUAL DRIBBLE, I DON'T SAY TOO MUCH! HE STARTS TO TELL ME HOW THE GUY THAT OWNS THE DEALERSHIP IS BUILDING A CAR UP FOR A CHARITY RUN, TELLS ME IT'S A '71 AND GOTTA V8 IN IT! OH YEAH, 351 OR 302? "IT'S A 302 CLEVELAND/WINDSOR" HE SAYS. MY REPLY WAS "SHIT, MATE I'LL HAVE TO CHECK THAT OUT" "DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN ONE" I LEFT!
  5. MANY THANKS, GREAT PHOTOS! ONE DAY I'LL GET TO THE USA TO SEE MACUNGIE FOR MYSELF! THE MAHAN COLLECTION, MACK MUSEUM, JUST FOR STARTERS!
  6. BAD ASS TRUCKS! LOVE HEARING THE MACKS AND THAT OTHER NOISY THING!
  7. I'LL BET OLD MATE IN THE R MODEL COULD'VE GOT OUT! GETTING BACK IN WOULD BE FUN.
  8. YEAH! I'VE HAD FORK LIFTS IN A SIMILAR POSITION, MANY TIMES! IT'S ALL GOOD FUN BUT OH&S GUYS DON'T LIKE IT!
  9. SWEET TRUCK! GOOD SAVE! LONG LIVE THE "R" MACK! I'D BE AS HAPPY AS A PIG IN SHIT WITH THAT ONE.
  10. NOT GOOD! SURELY THE RUNNING GEAR WAS WORTH MONEY! WHAT WOULD THAT REAR END BE?
  11. HEY VINNY, YEAH MATE, GOOD QUESTION! THAT IS ONE MACK THAT SHOULD BE SAVED! IF IT CAN BE FOUND THAT IS.
  12. YEAH THE "B" WAS A GREAT TRUCK, AN ICON! ALONG WITH ALL THAT CAME BEFORE IT AND DURING IT'S LIFE TIME AND IT'S BIGGER LITTLE BROTHER, THE "R" WELL THAT'S ANOTHER STORY! THAT WAS JUST MACK THOUGH, THEY JUST BUILT TOUGH TRUCKS NOT CRAP, UNLIKE SOME OF TODAY'S EXAMPLES! LONG LIVE THE MACK OF OLD, LEGEND!
  13. Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck. You gotta a copy on me, Pig Pen, c'mon?
  14. I DRIVE A '70 HOLDEN UTE (AUSSIE G.M.- 'BOUT THE SIZE OF A RANCHERO) THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING SEEPING OUT OF THE IT SOMEWHERE!
  15. WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT WITH SOAP, MATE! THE GENERAL NEVER GIVES UP! MIGHT LEAVE A WET PATCH ON THE GROUND THOUGH! :whistling:
  16. I GUESS IF YOU LOOK CLOSER AT THE PICTURE AND SEE THE OIL UNDER THE COMMER YOU'D SAY THERE WAS DETROIT IN IT! (GOT THE SPELLING RIGHT THIS TIME)
  17. MARK, FEAR NOT MATE, IT'S NOT A DETRIOT! YOU WERE LOOKING AT A COMMER AN ENGLISH MAKE! MOST LIKELY POWERED BY THE "COMMER KNOCKER" WEREN'T TOO BAD DEPENDING ON WHO YOU TALK TO. HAVE MEMORIES OF THEM GETTING AROUND AS I WAS GROWING UP, THERE WAS A LOT AROUND BACK THEN. MICK P.S. I THINK THE PICTURE IS IT
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