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1971 Mack R685ST


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Got notified yesterday that I was high bidder on this little R model that a neighboring county had retired from lowboy service.Nothing fancy,just a super clean,super straight old R model work truck.Pretty dusty from being inside,but paint looks good enough to stay,just need to paint frame and wheels,and hunt up a chrome stack.post-61-0-51530600-1329499525_thumb.jpgpost-61-0-88465100-1329499494_thumb.jpgpost-61-0-37801800-1329499559_thumb.jpgpost-61-0-58385300-1329499598_thumb.jpg

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It nice to see that's not only in great shape, but it looks all original too.

I like that shade of green on the older cabs. Was that the standard color for that year? From what I remember, most of the R,F,U and DM models had that brighter green while this color wasn't nearly as common.

Jim

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It nice to see that's not only in great shape, but it looks all original too.

I like that shade of green on the older cabs. Was that the standard color for that year? From what I remember, most of the R,F,U and DM models had that brighter green while this color wasn't nearly as common.

far as i know..66-67 had lighter green,,,68-72 darker,green,,,also the steering wheels were darker,,and thicker,,,and had a really cool steel horn cap,,used to be a dealer item,,,of coarse that was quite a while ago.lol...i bought one once to replace a worn out one,,,brand new in the box,,,.lol..i see the stop,and throttle cables look good ...bob
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