DailyDiesel 1,170 Posted May 25, 2016 Some shots from the open house this past weekend at the Mahan Collection. 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mack58B42 125 Posted May 25, 2016 Wow, there are some crazy nice trucks there!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kscarbel2 4,454 Posted May 25, 2016 Gary Mahan has a wonderful collection. But his arrogant demeanor turned me off each time we had an interaction. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Maney 401 Posted May 27, 2016 On 5/25/2016 at 7:22 PM, kscarbel2 said: Gary Mahan has a wonderful collection. But his arrogant demeanor turned me off each time we had an interaction. That is too bad you had that impression. My interaction with him was completely opposite. He has become a good friend and has quite often proven to be one of the gang. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdog2 413 Posted May 28, 2016 On 5/25/2016 at 6:22 PM, kscarbel2 said: Gary Mahan has a wonderful collection. But his arrogant demeanor turned me off each time we had an interaction. Some people are just ARROGANT unfortunately he puts his underwear on the same way as i do and I told a few people that !! IVE have friends on both sides of the coin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yarnall 955 Posted May 28, 2016 Beautiful trucks. I would have loved to have gone but I took a couple fire trucks in my town's 150 anniversary parade. While I don't know Gary well he has always been nice to me. I am going to his place next week to buy some parts for my AC. It would suspect that some people take my social awkwardness as arrogance but that is not my intent. Mike. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
41chevy 10,044 Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) And yet when I Met him he was gracious and accommodating. Gave me one of his men to help me measure and photograph his AC/Christie, took me on the grand tour and talked about my piddly few trucks. Even remembered my name at his last invite only event. Must have caught him on an off day? Paul Edited May 28, 2016 by 41chevy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdog2 413 Posted May 28, 2016 Alot of his trucks came from a Connecticut collector and around NEW England. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
57 bcr 2,691 Posted June 2, 2016 You lucky dog,you! Gary's collection is on my bucket list of places to see. I first met him was at the 1993 ATHS Convention in Milwaukee,Wi. I asked him where the big water truck was at. He laughed and said,"It takes an act of Congress just to get it to Macungie!" Talked to him at Macungie several times. Always been a decent guy to me. This hobby has more good in it than bad,I've found. Everybody knows the people whose reputation isn't on the level,and seems to stay away from them. Al 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patdbossct 227 Posted June 2, 2016 On May 25, 2016 at 7:22 PM, kscarbel2 said: Gary Mahan has a wonderful collection. But his arrogant demeanor turned me off each time we had an interaction. Gary has always been nothing more than a great person to me, he is always willing to help with any question and share any knowledge he has, he personally will go out of his way to help find parts I have needed. He has had so many parts cast just for these trucks and he is nice enough let others buy them, at a reasonable cost, one I'm sure barely covers the cost of production. Sometimes people forget there is cost associated with having molds made and cast, just like there is a cost associated with his guys taking parts off to sell as well. He certainly does not need the money to do this, he does it for the same passion we all have, to see these trucks survive into another generation. He has a quiet demeanor, and perhaps that is what some people may be confusing for arrogance. I certainly don't think he is arrogant in the slightest, he is a great person! I have had conversations about trucks and in life in general with him and always a great guy! So maybe when you talk to him again look at it in a different light, as a quiet guy, not to be confused with arrogance, who is doing this not for financial gain but for all of to enjoy and to pass on. Then perhaps you will see him in a different light as myself and others have seen him! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yarnall 955 Posted June 3, 2016 I went over the Mahan's today and bought a radiator tank for my AC. I had posted several want adds and made several calls with no luck. I was refered to Gary who said he didn't like to sell them but he would. My father went along. We got the grand tour. When we were there last he only had 2 buildings. Now he has 5. It was amazing. He could not have been nicer. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackb61sx 861 Posted June 6, 2016 I myself have had nothing but good interactions when I have been to his place several times. Our last visit there last fall with my father who was in search of a winch to mount on our B-Model, Gary put him in a cart and off they went and 45 min later they returned and I owned a 50 ton winch for the truck. Gary did the whole deal on a hand shake and we left and sent Gary the balance on the winch the next day. Any time I go there he is very gracious and personable with us,,,,,Just my dealings. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steelman 127 Posted June 15, 2016 It has been my experience over the years that you generally find what you are looking for, and that includes attitudes! Most everyone connected with this hobby has been friendly and helpful. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekennedy21 230 Posted June 16, 2016 On May 25, 2016 at 7:22 PM, kscarbel2 said: Gary Mahan has a wonderful collection. But his arrogant demeanor turned me off each time we had an interaction. I think that as stated above, you are mistaking if you consider his demeanor arrogant. We are speaking of a man who allows people into his private shrine, climbs over piles of unobtainable parts to find us fellow collectors parts that we would otherwise be screwed without. Keep in mind he is in his seventies and is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He isn't doing this for money, he is doing it to genuinely help people. After you get what you came for, he gives you a tour of the most extensive collection of Mack trucks in the world, and usually brings you down to Basking Ridge center to take you out to lunch. He has taken the time not only to show me his collection, but also to see his other business ventures. To me, this isn't arrogance, it is enlightenment. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekennedy21 230 Posted June 16, 2016 And further more, he reaches out to me periodically to alert me to trucks I may be interested in. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kscarbel2 4,454 Posted July 7, 2016 On 5/26/2016 at 7:22 AM, kscarbel2 said: Gary Mahan has a wonderful collection. But his arrogant demeanor turned me off each time we had an interaction. What one makes a mistake, one must own up to it. I was mistaking Gary Mahan for Dennis Meehan. I wish to apologize for my negative comment about Mr. Mahan. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jettertrucks 419 Posted July 9, 2016 ME AND MY BROTHER WENT TO A RELATIVE BIRTHDAY PARTY IN PATERSON NJ IN MARCH 2013 AS I LOVE OLD MACK TRUCKS I EMAIL GARY TO SEE IF WE CAN COME BY AND LOOK AT HIS TRUCKS DID NOT THE MAN THEY EMAIL ME BACK WITH A ADDRESS AND TIME TO COME A GENTLEMAN TOOK US ON A TOUR HAD A GREAT TIME I COULD NOT SAY A BAD THING TO A MAN WHO WENT OF THERE WAY SHOW THE TRUCKS TO US HERE ARE JUST SOME PIC WE TOOK IN 2013 JERRY AYERS PS I LOVE HIS TABLES 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
