Popular Post att Posted August 30, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2011 Hi Folks, I already asked for advice on another section of the forum and people were most helpful.So I guess I had better introduce myself....I have had a passion for US trucks since I was a gleam in fathers eye.He was a driver.At the age of 13(1978) I went and found the UK importer of Mack trucks, they were in Bolton, near to where I lived in Manchester UK. Anyways I hung around, took photos of the trucks, got sales literature, joined the Mack Club of GB and bought the T Shits, jackets, holdalls etc.I intended to become a truck mechanic when I left school, but the recession was on and there was no jobs to be had, I wasn`t old enough to drive trucks, so this would have been a great way to learn the ropes....I drifted off into different careers and into motorcycles, but the Truck thing was always there.8 Years ago I got a REO 6x6 and restored it, took 12 months to do so, with the help of my wife and sold it at the the first Auto show I took it to.Now, 33 years on from 1978.....I have realised that childhood dream, I have bought thisA 1978 F786To say I am the happiest man on the planet is an understatement, she needs a bit of work, but all mechanical, so no worries about the cab with rust etc. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 good looking F model,hard to find one that isn't rusty. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-84695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Hi Folks, I already asked for advice on another section of the forum and people were most helpful.So I guess I had better introduce myself....I have had a passion for US trucks since I was a gleam in fathers eye.He was a driver.At the age of 13(1978) I went and found the UK importer of Mack trucks, they were in Bolton, near to where I lived in Manchester UK. Anyways I hung around, took photos of the trucks, got sales literature, joined the Mack Club of GB and bought the T Shits, jackets, holdalls etc.I intended to become a truck mechanic when I left school, but the recession was on and there was no jobs to be had, I wasn`t old enough to drive trucks, so this would have been a great way to learn the ropes....I drifted off into different careers and into motorcycles, but the Truck thing was always there.8 Years ago I got a REO 6x6 and restored it, took 12 months to do so, with the help of my wife and sold it at the the first Auto show I took it to.Now, 33 years on from 1978.....I have realised that childhood dream, I have bought thisA 1978 F786To say I am the happiest man on the planet is an understatement, she needs a bit of work, but all mechanical, so no worries about the cab with rust etc.Very nice truck. How is that to operate in the UK with the steering wheel on the "correct" side?Rob 1 Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-84697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Nice looking rig, welcom. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-84704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Nice looking ride and welcome to the jungle.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-84730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack4ever Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 welkom from holland.good looking truck jou have.maybe we see you in hollandleon (mack4ever) Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-84773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
att Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 welkom from holland.good looking truck jou have.maybe we see you in hollandleon (mack4ever)Hi Leon.....This truck is originally from Holland/Netherlands, so I am going to do some detective work, to see if I can find out where it has been for the first 10 years of it`s life.....I know it has some stickers in the cab, from the dealer that has serviced it.Thanks for the welcome everybody. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-85023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
B613T owner Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hi welcome to BMT. If you may have the time and the truck complete,you couldn join the Mack an heavy haul truckshow in Utrecht Netherlands! it is at "the cattle market" on 2 october 2011.greetings Jan Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-85029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Welcome to BMT and your Mack F Model looks good with nice red graphics. mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-85034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
att Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hi welcome to BMT. If you may have the time and the truck complete,you couldn join the Mack an heavy haul truckshow in Utrecht Netherlands! it is at "the cattle market" on 2 october 2011.greetings JanIt would be cool to do that, unfortunately the truck needs more work than time allows to make that date.I am intending to do most of the work over winter and have it on the road for next spring.So next year would be a real possibility.I am also into my Buells and had a few guys over at my place that came from Rotterdam this year, good bunch of guys, two were ex HA. Taught me to fire breathe a couple of years back!So Holland/Netherlands is definately on my agenda, I was there earlier this year. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-85051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
att Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Well.....Got the old girl back home yesterday.Had a bit of luck with a local haulier, he was taking a 14 ton 360 to the South of the UK, so he brought my Mack back, on back-haul.I went with him and drove it on and off the low loader...It was a bit dodgy, as the front brakes were binding at this time and cold painted steel and binding brakes are not the best combination in the world when it is raining(driving it off in the dark with rain), but I got it off OK.Got the brakes free`d off today, just by using them and generally messing around with the truck....Everything seems to be fixing itself....Strange really! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-85199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakis740 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Welcome from me.Good job and wait photo. sakis Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-94665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchmack Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Hi there,Great truck!! I love the F model. I live in the Netherlands and have a F 786 ST, a former truck of Overdorp, which is being restored at the moment. I also wrote a book about Mack trucks in the Netherlands and I'm working on a book about Mack in Europe. I read that you visited the former Mack dealer in the U.K. Do you have any pictures or ads of that company? I would be very pleased with it.Best regards,Gerlof Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-104375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchmack Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 And with picture this time 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-104377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 This is a great thread! Love to see and hear from different places. Those trucks are in awesome shape for the age, wouldn't look like that in New England. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-104378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaddeusW Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Welcome! That is a real nice F model you got there.This is a great thread! Love to see and hear from different places. Those trucks are in awesome shape for the age, wouldn't look like that in New England.I am a bit surprised that things rust less in "Old England". Their climate is not that different from ours despite the UK being further north. Quote -Thad What America needs is less bull and more Bulldog! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-104395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 SALT and liquid calcium are the cancer of New England. I don't think they use it in England. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-104402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 wow nice f model att!!! i want them mud flaps for my u model but i need half ones for my full fenders!!! im jelious of them mudflaps.... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-104411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) Hi att and GerlofF model Macks like yours were directly imported into the UK in the mid 70's by OHS... they also had an unusual heavy duty spec Seddon Atkinson 400, all for the Middle East run.a thread was recently started on this forum about OHS, if you search the "old time lorries" section with key word "Mack" there may be some more info to your liking..http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=81762hope the info is of interest to youthey certainly brightened up my day when they turned up where I worked, Rylands of London.cheersBC Mack Edited February 28, 2012 by BC Mack Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-104437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Can you post the pictures of the imported macks att? Did they import u models too??? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-104439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) umodelnutapologies to att for jumping in but he has posted on this threadhttp://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=32895&hilit=mack&start=210I just snipped a few photos from it, hope the mods allow traceable photos to be added like this but please remove if there are any copyright issuesBC Mack. Edited August 22, 2012 by BC Mack Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-104637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Wow cool pics thanks man!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-104639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Barrett Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Sweet F model. Welcome aboard. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-104654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
att Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 How time flies!!! I have not touched the Mack for a few years, but I put some batteries on it and lubed some cables etc. and she fired right up!!! Sounding smoother than I remember. I am guilty of neglect and was jet washing the green off her and all the paint came off, so I guess it was no good to start with. I am now in the process of applying new primer and addressing surface rust issues and have decided to get stuck in and paint her Matt Black with Gloss grille and bumper, not a fan of lot`s of chrome. It seems that all these US trucks in the UK have increased in value as you can no longer bring in anything post 1965! Rules and regs are just shit. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-335473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Why the ban? emission regs? Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20383-newbie-in-the-uk/#findComment-335476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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