Yoos Brothers Construction Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I'm curious as to what happened to the Gas Turbine Prototype 's. I know about the Cruiselinerin the Mack Museum but I've only seen a couple of pitures of it. I know there was 3, so what happened to the other 2? I also know one was a Superliner but what was the 3rd? My Dad knows where there was a Superliner that had a Gas Turbine sign on the hood. :mack1:It had no engine but it still had the big Turbine stacks on it.It was still white and blue and it was in really good shape. I included 3 picturesI found 2 of the Superliner and 1 of the Cruisliner but I don't know if the Superliner is the one my Dad found or not because I never seen it myself. If only had the one Gas Turbine Superliner then He found it, but it has since disappeared. Thanks for any help on the matter, Josh. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbyrne Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I think the 1st one was an R700. Jeff. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/#findComment-52253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoos Brothers Construction Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 I think the 1st one was an R700. Jeff.Was it a regular R-700 or a western RS/RL-700? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/#findComment-52255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbyrne Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I'm pretty sure it was a western Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/#findComment-52259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 When Mack was bled dry by the Signal companies I believe the Signal companies also owned Garret gas turbine. If I remember right they tried to put the Garret turbine into the above macks for test trial purposes. As with allautomotive or railroad turbines they just burned to much fuel. On the other hand gas turbines work out well forthe the military in air and sea power. Their power and performance can't be denied. Of course the tax payers pay the fuel bill. To bad Mack doesn't have the authority to inovate on their own any more. They certainly had more than their share of inovations. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/#findComment-52263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullfuel01 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 the cruise-liner is in the Mack museum.. weel it was last spring! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/#findComment-52265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Maney Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 The Cruiseliner is at the Mack Trucks Historical Museum in Allentown. I am lucky enough to have been included in a test run with this beast in October of 2007 or so. I have video of the fire up and running it around. It is a different piece!The Superliner was de-turbined and converted back to a diesel powered tractor and sold when the turbine program ended. Quote Interested in Old Trucks? Check out: www.antiquetruckclubofamerica.org Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/#findComment-52326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin l y Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Here are a few pics from an old overdrive mag.Kevin Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/#findComment-58914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaddeusW Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 KevinInteresting set of photos! What is more interesting is the fact that those two 19" racks full of monitoring equipment could be replaced with a USB data aquisition box or two and a laptop Quote -Thad What America needs is less bull and more Bulldog! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/#findComment-58917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbyrne Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 The R700 is the one I was refering to, but it does'nt look like a Western. That is the same article I saw many years ago. Jeff. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/#findComment-58954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhasler Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 The Mack Museum says the Cruiseliner is the only one known to be in existence. The three trucks according to the museum were the cruiseliner, an F model, and one in an R. Apparently one of the trucks was wrecked and one disappeared. Since we know the cruiseliner is in the museum and the R model was spotted briefly we should be able to safely assume that the F model was wrecked. There is a possibility that the R model is still out there somewhere. Quote "Mebbe I'm too ugly and stupid to give up!" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/#findComment-59035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog man Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Wow i learn somthing new every day & it really makes my day when i learn more history about Never knew experimented w/ gas turbines this very Interresting.. & cool pics too. Later yall Quote You Cant Fix Stupid. But You Can Numb It With A Sledgehammer. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/13236-what-happened-to-the-mack-gas-turbine-proto-types/#findComment-59472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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