Popular Post j hancock Posted October 31, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2017 Your truck looks great on the cover and good article inside! 10 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaPatentman Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Met him last week in Allentown. Nice truck and a cousin to my DE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back In Black Pulling Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Ron, Congrats on making the cover of DC and nice article about your "baby Mack". Are you charging for autographs? Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 57 bcr Posted November 1, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2017 Congrats Ron! Much deserved and one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. We are blessed to have him in the antique truck hobby. His Mack knowledge is extensive,to say the least. Love to read his accounts of the many years in his family's business. Hats off to you,Ron! Al 3 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...
fxfymn Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Congrats Ron. Great article. We missed you at Macungie this year. 1 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...
Popular Post 39 Baby Mack Posted November 1, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2017 (edited) Thanks everybody, It's a great honor to be featured on the cover! This all came about by the work of Mr. Jack Norbeck. He was at the Mack Museum and asked Don Schumaker about the chances of having Don's ED available for a photo shoot at Schlicher's Covered Bridge in Schnecksville, Pa. Don declined but mentioned my name and gave him my phone number. Mr. Norbeck contacted me and we made arrangements to meet at the bridge on the morning of Friday August 8, 2014. My daughter Katie and I met Mr. Norbeck on what turned out to be a beautiful day. We had a great time and took lots of photos. We stopped and saw Donald at the Mack Museum on our our way back and also had lunch at the Mack Museum's favorite eatery on Lehigh St. West Chester, Pa. to Schnecksville Via Morgantown, Pa. to Allentown back to West Chester VIA Morgantown. 180 miles, most I ever put on the little girl in one day! Fueled her up Thursday night and again Friday night after attending a car show at a local car dealership! The cover photo and the other photo of the truck coming through the bridge were taken by Mr. Norbeck. Mr. Norbeck kept after me to write a little information down on the history of the truck. Finally after much prodding I wrote down the information and sent it to him in an envelope along with the other photos and the copies of the Mack literature. Jack submitted the story to the Double Clutch staff, which I am very grateful for, but in all honesty it was his story. Thank you Jack! On a side note I looked up Schlicher's Bridge and was surprised to see that it was constructed in 1882 the same year our family business started! Edited November 13, 2017 by 39 Baby Mack 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Congrats and very nice old Mack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 I didn't even know you could read yet alone write like that. I thought that was why you had all those Mack part numbers memorized. Anyway, great story. Now it is time to write one about Gunkel Smith and his descendants. Michael. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Yeah that’s terrific hats off to you and yours ...bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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