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41chevy: Thanks for the interesting information. It sure looked like a 1950s model Volvo. It don't remember the Volvo model number but it did resemble a 1940s Ford. bulldogboy

Ironic that in the first Hemmings photo a Volvo is parked next to the Mack "E" tractor. Somebody must have had a premonition. bulldogboy

The Dodge wagon is a 1961. When I was a kid my uncle had a 1951 Dodge sedan. In 1961 he bought a new Dodge sedan that same beige color. bulldogboy

In 2011, the Plymouth, MA Fire Department put a tanker into service with this same Ford "F" chassis and a Bulldog Fire Apparatus body. It's a 1988, 500/2100, red cab with a black body. I didn't know that it is a former Army vehicle. I don't have a picture of it but there is one on the Plymouth, MA apparatus page on "firenews.org". bulldogboy

Stow, MA Fire Department used to run this 1956 Ford "C"/Farrar, 500/500, as Engine 3. bulldogboy

A big, blue Mack "RD" tanker for sale in Londonderry, NH. bulldogboy

If that yard is on Route 2 in Gill, MA, there are a lot of old Mack trucks there. There are several fire trucks, I've seen a "Type 45" and an "R" model, former St Louis engine, there. The "R" model was lettered for Indian Ford, AL Fire Department; it was originally StLFD. Been a couple of years since I was by there. bulldogboy

I'm thinking that it might be what Mack called a "Deluxe Cab". A sedan cab would have a rear seat accessed by two rear doors, one rear door on the right side, or a catwalk through the hose bed. That "E" model doesn't have four doors or the catwalk; I can't tell if there is a rear door on the right side. In any event, it looks like a solid truck well worth owning. I agree with General Ike; I started my career with semi-cab "L" models, rode the rear step on "B" models, wore rubber coats and orange, plastic gloves. Today's firefighters are well trained and respond to all kinds of calls that we never even thought of but I would not trade my career for anything. Those memories, to me, are priceless. bulldogboy

This former New York City Department of Sanitation Mack "LE" is semi-retired and working in Dunstable, MA. It is privately owned. I've seen former FDNY apparatus having second careers with other fire departments but this is the first sanitation truck that I have seen. bulldogboy

Tim: Be careful in the ocean down there; I just saw a news story about a giant squid that recently washed up on a beach in New Zealand. Reported that the tentacles were over 17 feet long. This probably wouldn't happen in Lake Champlain, but with "Champ" lurking about you never know. bulldogboy

While this Mack is from Pennsylvania it was making a delivery in New Hampshire, thus, a "New Hampshire Mack" for today. bulldogboy

bruceb: That outcome is certainly a shame; it's a beautiful truck but you have to do what you have to do. I operated a 1959 Mack "C" model ladder truck back in the day so I have an affinity for all "C" models. Our ladder truck also ended up in the big Mack graveyard years ago. You gave it a shot, plus all the money and aggravation, so good luck with parting it out. bulldogboy

Greenville, NH Fire Department used to operate this Mack "CF" as Engine 1. It is a former FDNY pumper rehabbed by Northern Fire Equipment. bulldogboy

This probably reinforces the feeling among many here that if a Mack/Scania partnership had occurred years ago, a powerhouse company would have dominated the heavy truck business. I have no knowledge of the truck industry but it seems to me that there is fierce competition in Europe, Asia, and South America among many heavy truck manufacturers, more so that in North America. While we have Volvo, DTNA, Paccar,and IHC, the rest of the world has these plus VW, MAN, Scania, Ford, and other Asian manufacturers. Must be a tough business with so many players. bulldogboy

The Sugar Hill, NH Fire Department has a twin to Valley Fire Equipment's Ford. One of Sugar Hill's first trucks when the department was organized in 1948, theirs is also a 1939 model pickup. It was restored by department members a few years ago. Valley Fire Equipment in Bradford, NH also has an early "B" model Mack on display in front of their building. I don't get up that way very often but someday I would like to get a picture of it. bulldogboy

Back in the '40s and '50s the Chicago Fire Department ran squads on this style Autocar chassis. They also had similar squads on Mack "Type 45U" chassis. bulldogboy

Back in January, 2015, jackb61sx from Chelmsford, MA posted pictures of his Mack being lettered by a gentleman named Bruce. Bruce is a retired firefighter from MA who does hand lettering on trucks. He did our Mack "CF" fire trucks back in the '70s; beautiful job. Contact jackb61sx for details. bulldogboy

Meadowood, NH County Area Fire Department's former Mack "B". bulldogboy

Fitzwilliam, eh? Meadowood County Area Fire Department used to have a 1930s Mack early "B" model fire truck that they used for musters, etc. Since MCAFD is out of business, I wonder whatever happened to that old Mack. They also had an "R" model tanker, a Mack Aerialscope, and a Mack Aerialscope converted into a rescue truck. bulldogboy

A "reddish" (OK, maroon) Ford Model "A" truck made into a outdoor dining room table at Ford's Garage Restaurant in Estero, FL. bulldogboy

One of the neighboring towns to Kittery is Kennebunkport, ME. The Arundel Engine Company once ran a 1929 Mack "B", 1000 G.P.M. pumper. The second truck in the photo looks different, the Arundel engine had a fabric windshield and a split front bumper. Of course, it could have been modified over the years but it doesn't look like the engine on the Kennebunkport website. According to the KFD website, the Mack is supposed to be in a museum somewhere in Pennyslvania. For those not familiar with Maine, Kennebunkport, Kennebunk, and Arundel are all separate towns each with its own fire department. bulldogboy

Great photo, I like old Mack fire apparatus pictures. I can't identify any of those following trucks. I started my career with "L" and "B" models, I can't imagine driving and shifting with three people in the cab. No way that would ever happen in a "B" model coupe. bulldoboy

Francestown, NH Fire Department still runs this 1995 Mack/EJ Murphy, 1000/2500, as Tanker 1. bulldogboy

I thought that the Chysler engines were in "B-450F" and "B-475F" models for a military spec. Never heard of a "B-405". bulldogboy

Many years ago, Nashua, NH had a 1959 Mack "C-85F" with a "707" gas engine re-powered with a Mack diesel (283 hp). The work was done by McDevitt Mack in Manchester, NH. The new air intake was mounted horizontally on top of the engine cowl. The joke was that the Mack engine had jet assist. bulldogboy