Mack badged c-series?
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Mack badged c-series?
I was browsing through the ATHS forums and found this: Mack mondays In that second picture, doesn't that look just like a Ford C-series? But it has Mack's name and the bulldog on there too. Any idea what's going on here?
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Thats funny. If you look at the add for the MACK bogies those things havent changed in like 50 years!
Never did like Mack trucks. Pain in the *** to work on. Kinda funny, thinking of buying a Mack superliner as a log truck..
I read a while back that Mack did buy the C series. Until now I hadnt ever seen one. Was curious why they ever did that.. Wonder how it worked out. They really were good cabs, but after Ford go done with them they were a bit dated..
Never did like Mack trucks. Pain in the *** to work on. Kinda funny, thinking of buying a Mack superliner as a log truck..
I read a while back that Mack did buy the C series. Until now I hadnt ever seen one. Was curious why they ever did that.. Wonder how it worked out. They really were good cabs, but after Ford go done with them they were a bit dated..
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The cabs were built by the Budd company as far as I can figure, and were primarily Ford with Mack buying some also. Some discussion of that in these links:
Mack - N-series (Commercial vehicles) - history, photos, PDF broshures
Mack N Series?
Search "Mack N series" or the oldmack.com site for more.
Mack - N-series (Commercial vehicles) - history, photos, PDF broshures
Mack N Series?
Search "Mack N series" or the oldmack.com site for more.
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Absolutly, next towns fire dept has one. Its a C cab right down to the
dash only with a Mack name plate, suppose the running gear could be
Mack but as for why im clueless/ why didnt they just buy a C cab Ford
in the first place like every body else or It could be the body builder had
some kind of contract with Mack.
dash only with a Mack name plate, suppose the running gear could be
Mack but as for why im clueless/ why didnt they just buy a C cab Ford
in the first place like every body else or It could be the body builder had
some kind of contract with Mack.
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Absolutly, next towns fire dept has one. Its a C cab right down to the
dash only with a Mack name plate, suppose the running gear could be
Mack but as for why im clueless/ why didnt they just buy a C cab Ford
in the first place like every body else or It could be the body builder had
some kind of contract with Mack.
dash only with a Mack name plate, suppose the running gear could be
Mack but as for why im clueless/ why didnt they just buy a C cab Ford
in the first place like every body else or It could be the body builder had
some kind of contract with Mack.
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I tried buying one of those Mack's about 10yrs ago. I chased the guy for about 2 years before giving up. Mack built just under 900 of them. All Mack chassis with the ford cab. HOWEVER there is one big difference, the Ford cab has a flat floor with the shifter sticking up through it in the middle, with a bench seat. Mack modified the interior and put an engine tunnel in the middle with 2 bucket seats. The shifter was placed on a tower that potruded throught the top of the tunnel. So in a Ford the motor was under your but, buttttt in a Mack the motor was next to you.
Anyone using that cab had to get permission from Ford, they owned the design, but Budd did the stamping. Not only Mack, but FWD used those cabs. Maybe a few other builders used them also
Anyone using that cab had to get permission from Ford, they owned the design, but Budd did the stamping. Not only Mack, but FWD used those cabs. Maybe a few other builders used them also
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Yes, Mack N series. The Mack N was a much heavier truck than the typical Ford C series. Most of the N's had a Thermodyne diesel in them, a few had the big Mack inline 6 gasser. Like the above post says, the N had a floor like a large cabover, with the engine between the seats. I was told Mack built that cab themselves, but bought many of the sheetmetal stampings from Budd.
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It figures, that seems to be where all the old trucks go! The last time I was over there I must've seen a several hundred old rigs, seems like any truck ever built can be found in the weeds over there. I don't remember seeing that Mack though, I'll have to look for it next time.
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It figures, that seems to be where all the old trucks go! The last time I was over there I must've seen a several hundred old rigs, seems like any truck ever built can be found in the weeds over there. I don't remember seeing that Mack though, I'll have to look for it next time.
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Look Here, an EXCELLENT article on Ford C and it's variants. Whoever wrote this really seemed to know his history.
Ford C-Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ford C-Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I tried buying one of those Mack's about 10yrs ago. I chased the guy for about 2 years before giving up. Mack built just under 900 of them. All Mack chassis with the ford cab. HOWEVER there is one big difference, the Ford cab has a flat floor with the shifter sticking up through it in the middle, with a bench seat. Mack modified the interior and put an engine tunnel in the middle with 2 bucket seats. The shifter was placed on a tower that potruded throught the top of the tunnel. So in a Ford the motor was under your but, buttttt in a Mack the motor was next to you.
Anyone using that cab had to get permission from Ford, they owned the design, but Budd did the stamping. Not only Mack, but FWD used those cabs. Maybe a few other builders used them also
Anyone using that cab had to get permission from Ford, they owned the design, but Budd did the stamping. Not only Mack, but FWD used those cabs. Maybe a few other builders used them also
By the way,I like MACK's as well as FORD's,if you couldn't tell
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