39 Baby Mack Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 The power units for the Greyhound trams used at the '39 New York Worlds Fairwere built on shortened ED Mack truck chassis. Ron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Wright Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Was there any other choice?! Of course not!Very cool. If any survived I reckon they would be very collectable these days. Most things from the '39 World's Fair seem to be. Quote Whatever rubs your buddah. The Mack E Model Registry - 103 entries The Mack A Model Registry - 14 entries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39 Baby Mack Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 AndyAfter their stint at the worlds fair they were bought and taken to Wildwood, N.J.to be used on the boardwalk there, however they were converted to electric power and lost there distinctive grilles.I'm not sure but I believe the trams are still in use at the seashore in Wildwood, N.J.Ron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Wright Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Great to know they might still be turning a wheel. Thanks, Ron. Quote Whatever rubs your buddah. The Mack E Model Registry - 103 entries The Mack A Model Registry - 14 entries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Those are cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFormula Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 The trams are still in use in Wildwood. Damn things go "watch the tram car please" and people still walk in front of them. Kinda like 4 wheelers cutting off a fully loaded dump then slamming on the brakes. Quote ~ JT Burkard ~ AKA Sweaty Mackwww.jtresto.com www.wickedreputation.netwww.jonathanthomasmotorcars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Wright Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Gotta love it, JT. The pedestrians who do that probably do the same in their cars. Do you have any pics of the trams at Wildwood? I wonder if anyone has crawled over them to see what's left of their Mack origins. Would have thought the chassis might still be original.http://www.google.com.au/search?q=wildwood+tramcar&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=_8LrT7G8MeLqmAWc5NjvAg&ved=0CE4QsAQ&biw=1440&bih=697 Quote Whatever rubs your buddah. The Mack E Model Registry - 103 entries The Mack A Model Registry - 14 entries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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