Popular Post 57 bcr Posted December 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2013 These pictures were taken from the May-June-July 1972 issue of the MACK BULLDOG magazine.This was the current issue out,when I started my first job in this business at age 11! No,I wasn't driving yet! Just waitin' for the day though! Enjoy...... 15 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 DOHHH!!!! Look at that U model!!!!! AWESOME. Im going to paint a U model up like that someday. Nice pictures Al! U model made my day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rich Reinhart Posted December 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2013 I always loved that paint job. A DM sat in ABE airport in 1976 for a years or so with the stars and stripes. 4 Quote Still the Greatest Name in Trucks...Bulldogs rule, The rest drool....Member ATHS and ATCA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b61mack Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I always liked the stars & Stripes on the Macks. I think Case had a tractor that had stars & stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I always liked the stars & Stripes on the Macks. I think Case had a tractor that had stars & stripes. 1 Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGiant2 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 that would look ass kickin coming down the road at you. Quote We the unwilling, Lead by the unqualified, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Nice article and pictures Al ! thanks for sharing,i remember seeing the Danella Bros.Construction R-Model when I was younger. I always liked the stars and Stripes on a Mack!..............................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Interesting that it was 1972; almost everyone came out with some version of the stars and stripes paint scheme for the bicentennial in 1976. I guess Mack was showing the way. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Thanks,Mark.I figured one of you east coast guys would recognize some of the trucks.The outfit with the DM-600's on the cover,had 110 of the stars & stripes DM's running around D.C. at that time! Had to be a sight to see! While building the subway at that time,the trucks were running 24 hours a day.I think the stars & stripes campaign actually started in '70 or '71 if I'm not mistaken.I think Mr. Hansen wanted MACK to be ready for the Bi-centennial celebration earlier than anyone else. 1 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 always thought it was 76 to. funny to learn it was earlier. looks like they had a few different paint schemes, some has white frames and white rims some had white frames with red rims and some had complete red frames and wheels and rims. somewhere I have seen a picture of one of the big off road quary Macks in the red white and blue to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I have the "All American" U model brouchure where all the trucks in it are the stars and bars paint scheme and they have steel dashes and V8 emblems so they are older than 76. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maddog13407 Posted December 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2013 on ebay right now 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifth wheel Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 A local construction company had an R700 they painted for the Bicentennial and trying to locate a picture of it. Somehow I ended up with the air cleaner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 A local construction company had an R700 they painted for the Bicentennial and trying to locate a picture of it. Somehow I ended up with the air cleaner.photo (214).JPGGot any U model parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifth wheel Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Got any U model parts?No I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 It says that the Prestonburg "CF" was the only red, white and blue Mack fire truck in the U.S. I seem to remember that the Baltic Fire Company in Sprague, Ct. had one also. Reading the Baltic website, it said that in 1976 they painted both their 1958 "B" model and 1968 "CF" pumpers red, white, and blue. Unfortunately, they don't have r/w/b pictures on the website. Perhaps Prestonburg's was the only one delivered from the factory in that paint scheme. bulldogboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 Or maybe the only one at that time.Other FD's probably jumped on the bandwagon after that (hopefully)! Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I remember adds for the stars and stripes Macks in 71 or 72 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADDOG93 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Here's Baltic's nice 58 B, Bulldogboy ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) I agree that the CF was probably NOT the only one at the time. I tried to buy one a couple years ago, but the owner decided to keep it. I think the price would have been higher if it was the only one. Chevy had a Spirit of American Nova and other models out in '74. I Always thought it was dumb that is was not done in '76. I stole this picture from the intraweb. I'm pretty sure Cub Cadet had its own version but maybe not. Mike Edited January 8, 2014 by yarnall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Found one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I had to think about it,but I was pretty sure IH had a "Spirit Of 76" edition Scout........................................Mark 1 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogboy Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Or maybe the only one at that time.Other FD's probably jumped on the bandwagon after that (hopefully)! 57 bcr: That's probably it. I should have noticed that the advertisements were from 1972. bulldogboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b61mack Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I think AMC had a Rambler that was red-whit -blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 That was the SC/ Rambler,Ron. For a Kenosha Kadillac, I thought they were cool! Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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