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1989 Mack R-688ST


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That's  a beauty,Jim. Said  it once,I'll  say  it  again,I just wish  they would  have galvanized  F model cabs!  Al  

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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

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That's for sure!  A surviving F model is a rare piece.

Thinking about it a little more but I believe some items were galvanized on the R model before 84/85 such as the doors.  84/85 is when the whole cab was done.  

Jim

It doesn't cost anything to pay attention.

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20 hours ago, Jamaican Bulldog said:

Is there a way to tell a galvanized cab by just looking at it?

Other than sanding the paint off to a thin layer of zinc, I can't say a galvanized cab has any other tells?  Only speculating, but I would imagine that Sheller Globe built the cabs then used electrogalvanizing and then used a primer/sealer before shipping them to Mack to be painted.

Jim

It doesn't cost anything to pay attention.

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