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Sometime around 1900 Jack Mack and his brother Augustus started
building sightseeing buses, Eventually they became converted into
trucks. These early trucks proved so trustworthy that the Mack
brothers eventually concentrated on truck building which in turn led
to the addition of Jack and Augustus's brothers joining them in a
capitol venture and so the Mack brothers name was born. As orders
poured in they quickly out grew their beginnings in the original factory
in upstate New York and moved to a larger facility in Allentown
Pennsylvania. It was there that they concentrated on building the
best truck money could buy . A reputation carried on to this very day.

During World war 1 when other trucks would fail in the miserable conditions the British troops
would yell "Bring in the bulldogs". This of course meant the Mack trucks because they were tough,
dependable and had at that time, a short snout like nose. The name stuck, and in 1922 Mack
adopted the Bulldog as it's Logo.

Body
I selected the style popular between 1940-1950 and cut the openings for battery and fuel tank. Next
I added the side and hood trim necessary to make this a true Mack. (Pics 1.2)

Chassis
Because I love detail posable front wheels were the way to go. Each section was cut, trimmed and
pined to make it all work . This presented a small problem but was easily solved by tweaking each
tie rod end backwards. (Pics 3,4) Next came the rear end . Yet another problem solved my
shortening each upper spring 1/4 inch. This led to an increased raising of the rear end but would
have been normal on the real 1:1. (Pic 5)

Drive Power
Since most of the engine will not be shown I decided not to detail as much as I usually do. The
turbo was removed, as in that time period they did not exist consequently the stack extension on
the external filter had to be eliminated as well. To finish the stack was detailed with complete
mounting hardware, clamps, as well as top rain cap. (Pic 6)

Hoist
Originally planned as a Holmes 750 i was informed by Steve Avillo of Union City NJ and owner of a
working 1/1 1954 Mack wrecker it would have proved incorrect for several reasons 1 that model
simply didn't exist until way after 2 the frame would have to been lengthened greatly and 3 Lastly
most operators back then simply made their own for what best suited them. Most went to a bomb
hoist type which i replicated. This type of hoist afforded simple operation with more then enough
power. Again to finish I added assorted hand tools appropriate to the time period. (Pic 7)

Interior
Was simply detailed with the owner/operator/driver/driver and lots of interior clutter

Wrap up
The cab was painted two tone red and white and weathered appropriately. To add to the realism
the air and fuel tanks as well as battery doors were hinged and strapped as realistic as possible.
(Pics 8,9). As well the plow was detailed with scrape marks. Mounting hardware, bolted scrape
edge. And void of all hydraulics. (Pic 10)



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