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ThermodyneHuey, G'Day from Dubbo - I haven't been on in some time so I am catching up! You are correct regarding the cabs from Melbourne - the company Cyril approached was Reinforced Plastics, the same company who did the cabs for the International-based Atkinsons! There is a photo of a RP cabbed Atki in the book! I wonder if RP is still in business???? Thanks be to Google for the ability to find out! Joe

Hi all, I am in the process of purchasing a Mack R-600 "Flintstone" tow truck with a Maxidyne engine in it - I am just curious as to where I might be able to get engine parts, eg. engine rebuild kits, fuel system parts (injection pump and injectors or rebuild kits), transmission rebuild kits and radiator bits and pieces... any help here would be much appreciated! I prefer to obtain the parts in Australia because the way things are with the financial crisis, it would cost more to buy from overseas - but if they were unobtainable here, I would be more inclined to grab them off Barry and the crew at Watts Mack! Joe Avid nut Almost the owner of a R-600 Mack!

Grant, If you can afford shipping, give Allan Brinks at Orange City Truck Wreckers a call on 02 63614690 - he should be able to help you or point ya in the right direction! Otherwise send Barry Kitto (Basil700) a PM and he should be able to help you as he is closer than I am to both of you! Joe

HK, I can also tell you that the colour of the bonnet bulldog has a thing or two to do with that as well! If it is a Maxidyne engine, the bulldog would be gold while the dog on the Thermodyne engined trucks would be silver! Joe

Is your R-600 fitted with the MaxiDyne 237 engine???

trucks are tough and reliable! They also opened up the rugged parts of Australia to road transport - I suppose I should say that if it wasn't for the rock solid build and reliability of the B-Model , Australia would still be in the dark with regards to the road transport industry! Just my 2 cents worth, Joe

If anyone wants to see a "Flintstone" R-600, visit my gallery and get your temporary fix til McOZ posts the photos of his! The Flintstone there should be very similay to McOZ's one - but mine has the original MaxiDyne 237 and 5 speed gearbox!

Howdy el Senor Kitto, Nice to see ya in here! I haven't been in here for a while so I am catching up with all the new stuff! Knobby, a member who has posted here, lives not far from me - he lives at Walgett and I am in Dubbo so it is a 3 odd hour, maybe 4, drive from Dubbo to Walgett! Joe

Jocko,. Mine would be the 977 - very similar to the 955 you posted but with a slightly larger engine and gearbox! Joe

Do you know if it is still around??? Man, I would love to have a photo sent to me for a mate who is into the old Magirus Deutz brand in the UK! If you can find it, get me a couple of clear 3/4 front shots and a shot with the hood tilted and I will forward them to Roland for his website! Joe

Knobby, Sorry for not responding earlier - you are not too far from me! Love ya B-Model! I absolutely love the older Macks - not so much the newer computerised crap they have today! These old Macks are what opened up the road industry in Australia! Joe

Rob, That's other dog's job - he's the owner of the book the info will be coming from! Joe

Rob, I originally posted the query as I have never seen the H-Series anywhere! There were none in Australia - were they only marketed in America??? Joe

Hey, Could you look up (if you can) the H-63 series snub-nose cabovers??? Joe

Rod, Thinking of that, aluminium chequerplate is good as long as it is polished and kept clean! Dad has powdercoated steel chequerplate on the floor of the tray on the back of his 1998 RZN149R HiLux cab/chassis - it never gets washed or cleaned but has small amounts of surface rust on the very top of the powdercoat which will not penetrate the extreme lower surfaces! Joe

Milo, You now know ya gonna have to post some photos of the old girl with her new mirrors and bumper, don't ya??? Joe

Monty, Never thought of the clubs - I would have but I was busy getting the first reply in order and by the time I'd finished it, I realised I never mentioned them! Joe

Rustydog, Try ASAP - Air Starters And Parts - they stock remanufactured IR air starters along with the following: Low Priced/High Quality ASAP Replacement Parts Vanes <LI>Cylinders <LI>Rotors <LI>End Plates <LI>Drives <LI>Pinions ASAP Repair and Tune-Up Kits <LI>All Make Air Starters <LI>Seals, Gaskets, Vanes, Bearings, O-Rings Accessories <LI>Mufflers <LI>Lubricators <LI>Solenoids <LI>Relay Valves <LI>Palm Valves Just click on the ASAP part - there is a link to the website! Joe

Hi Milo, She's a good looking unit - I see some of the rust in the door frame just above the left hand fuel tank.... shouldn't be too hard a project to carry out! Joe

Hey dmmack76, Have you seen the Discovery Channel's Mega Trucks DVD??? Dennis Yaworski is on that talking about the trucks his father had when he was younger - and it shows him driving a big International (model unkown... it had the horizontal exhaust straight up through the hood) at the end of his story! It also has a great feature on Mack as well! Joe

Robert, Give Barry, the forum moderator, a try - he's the man to talk to regarding s! Joe

Hi all, The bubble back mirrors were made for the B-Model and, as such, the really early R-600's such as the "Flintstone" - Andy, you'd know that there's a Flintstone getting around Dubbo - image is below on this reply! As you can all see here, the mirrors on this truck are the bubble back mirrors that Milo is referring to - am I right??? Joe