bulldogboy Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 A photo of a 1940s Mack fire pumper from the New South Wales Fire Brigade was posted on Facebook. The chassis was an "E" model. The poster said that the chassis was built in the USA but the cab and body were locally built. My question is, When did Mack start building trucks in Australia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Post your question here::: https://www.hcvc.com.au/forum Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Depends on what you call building them Most trucks came to Australia in a knocked down form and only had a body built back to the fire wall and cowl The rest was built in body building shops in all big cities around Australia This applied to all trucks and buses pretty much from all countries around the world Australia was very big on been Australian made and high Australian content, we had tariffs in place to help our industries grow Macks started having a high Australian content in the late 50's early 60's The fire truck you talk of would of been no different Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildirt Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) The first Mack in Australia was imported from the US in 1919 (AC). That truck still exists in the Champion collection. Mack started building trucks in Australia in 1963 and still continues today. 2019 was the 100th year celebration by Mack Trucks Australia. Edited June 15, 2020 by phildirt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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