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The left side is ok. The right is bent, but possibly repairable. Mike

Keep up the good work on the truck. It is nice to see another fire truck saved. Like you said, it is a shame how many fire trucks get cut up. My father is cutting up a B85F right now. I think it is a 1958. It was from Reading, PA. It had a fully open cab, no doors. We saved the cab. Not much else good on it. A tree fell on the body before we got it. The radiator, shell and heads are off of it. I did keep the starter and will pull a few more things off. I doubt therer would be anything you need. The township is finally coming down on us. We will be cutting up a B42S dump truck. It is rusted apart and doesn't have a straight piece of sheet metal on it. After those two the white R685 is next, then a 1974 Dodge W300, then a FWD fire truck. I'll save the IH cab and engine(RD501) out of the FWD and the trans and transfer case from the Dodge. Mike

Mike, Good luck with it. Unfortunately there is only so much one person can do. They will bring in a good bit of cash and a lot of room if they are scrapped. You have done your part. I just got the eviction notice from my free storage. 7 trucks inside, 5 trucks and 6 trailers outside. I don't know where I will go with it all. I will be listing a few things in the for sale section. I really like your AC. Probably will end up as a good trade in the end even though it hurts now. Mike

Thanks. We might have had the most trucks there, but there were a bunch of people there with bigger collections than us. We just live close enough to drive them. The horse shoe is made of aluminum and it is pretty heavy. I was told one was stolen off a truck in a parking lot once. Sounds like our truck is coming along well. I hope to see it at Macungie next year. Mike

I didn't take any yellow trucks. I still haven't gotten the ls running since Macungie and the 405a has brake problems and the rectifier is sparking. We hauled up the ac pumper that was the forth truck in the parade. Leversole drove my cf719f. I drove the b70 that says Blue Arrow on the door. Tom Smith drove the F715 that I bought of him and "39 baby Mack" and my father drove his green Superliner the says Reinert on the door. I asked Don Schumaker if he wanted.us to bring all of our Macks. He said maybe next year. I was a great time. As for the pictures: I think that is the way your truck was shipped. I am no expert though. Mike

No. Its from a movie.

Nice score. My AC is 7311280. It is a 1925. Back then they numbered the fire trucks in with all the other trucks. Mike

Those pictures should be when the truck was complete. They were custom built. If you look at the build sheet you will get some of your answers. It will say "OMIT" on some things and will special notes at the bottom of some pages and on the last page for unusual options. You may even have some change orders. On the bottom of my 85LS build sheet it says in big letters, "THIS TRUCK WILL BE PAINTED YELLOW". It also has a note to gold leaf like another truck and lists the serial number. It was supposed to come with a chrome bumper then was changed to the steel bumper with the chrome strips. I am not sure if the chrome bumper was unavailable or they were trying to save money. Great pictures. Mike

In the pictures it looks like there is a lot of fire equipment left on the truck. You're missing the ladders, but the brackets are still there. The steamer caps are still there. They are usually the first thing to go. You have a booster real, hard suction, rear spot lights. You even still have the red lenses in the parking lights. I would think they would be hard to find. The compartments are almost always empty even if you buy the truck right out of service from the fire house. It looks like a good start on a unique truck. What is the serial number? Mike

Congratulations. Welcome to the forum. The truck was posted on here by two other people. If it wasn't on the other side of the country I would have been interested. You probably know that the Lanova is pretty rare. Unfortunately parts are pretty hard to come by. If you do get it running it would be a great truck to keep intact. If you don't, you should save the motor for parts. I had to buy a parts engine for my Lanova and still did not have enough parts to get one running. It is almost there though. Good luck and keep us updated. Mike

The camera woman spent a lot of time filming the AC fire truck. She must have thought the driver was cute. Mike

I was thinking the same thing. You wouldn't want to upset the Village People. Vlad, If you don't Know, they were a really bad band. They make for some great Halloween costumes though. Mike

UFO's don't exist. Next you'll say Santa and the Easter Bunny are fake too. I think it.was wise to pass on that B. A good parts truck but not a good project truck. Starting with something better will save you a lot of time and money. Mike

Reply. I would like to sell my A30/American that I bought earlier this year. The sheet metal is great, but needs a water pump and brake work. It should have a front mounted pump, but it is gone. Most people who want a Mack want something that is all Mack, but this is unusual. Mike

No idea where it went, but I probably have the selling price and maybe the model in the sale information. I'm sure it didn't go for much. How about the round nosed trail behind it. I don't think they sold that. Mike

Here is one more. It was sold at auction when Frames was liquidated. I think that was in 2009, but maybe 2010. This one I am pretty sure is a U model, but sorry, no serial number on this one either. Mike

I agree with Vlad. The first two are definitely R models. Pretty nice looking trucks. That last one sure is ugly enough to be a U model, but I think it is a VCO. Here is a whole fleet of ugly trucks. Maybe they are DMs. The picture was taken in West Hazelton, PA around 2004. No I did not get the serial numbers. Mike

The white RS712 came from the same place as my father's RL712LST. They both had 300 pluses. They were advertised in Wheels of Time several years ago. My parents were out in California for the ATHS show and went to look at them. My father said they were both very nice, but the tandem axle was in better shape. The trucks didn't sell quickly. It was over a year till my father bought his. I don't know how much he paid, but it was $3000 or so to get it to PA. His truck doesn't have any rust on it anywhere. Nothing like the R models around here. I wish it had a V8. Mike

I love the day cab Emeryville and the sleeper on the R model. Is that a Mercury? i want one of them. That fwd is probably from the 50's. It looks pretty nice. Post more pictures. Please. Mike

That is Bill Kirby's rig. He is up here at Mack for Tructoberfest. It.has been great so far. Mike

Yep. That's what happened. As with most older fire trucks, it does not have a key. It has a bunch of swithes and two starter buttons.

Great Collection. How did you aquire all of this? Actions? Buy someone out? Piece meal? All of the above. It would be neat to have a way to dispay them. I bet you could sell it all in a week or two if you wanted to. I've never seen the Mack with a V emblem. Mike

You can give them a call with the serial number. When I tell Rose who I am she asks what I bought now. They do a great job. No other brand has this type of service. Mike