Superdog Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Got notified yesterday that I was high bidder on this little R model that a neighboring county had retired from lowboy service.Nothing fancy,just a super clean,super straight old R model work truck.Pretty dusty from being inside,but paint looks good enough to stay,just need to paint frame and wheels,and hunt up a chrome stack. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23316-1971-mack-r685st/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 wow,,,looks good..bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23316-1971-mack-r685st/#findComment-102562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Don't see to many "barn finds" like this one. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23316-1971-mack-r685st/#findComment-102563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Wow nice truck!! Find any u models yet? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23316-1971-mack-r685st/#findComment-102574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 It nice to see that's not only in great shape, but it looks all original too.I like that shade of green on the older cabs. Was that the standard color for that year? From what I remember, most of the R,F,U and DM models had that brighter green while this color wasn't nearly as common. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23316-1971-mack-r685st/#findComment-102596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frmconcrete09 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Nice truck, that thing oughta last forever Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23316-1971-mack-r685st/#findComment-102599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 It nice to see that's not only in great shape, but it looks all original too.I like that shade of green on the older cabs. Was that the standard color for that year? From what I remember, most of the R,F,U and DM models had that brighter green while this color wasn't nearly as common.far as i know..66-67 had lighter green,,,68-72 darker,green,,,also the steering wheels were darker,,and thicker,,,and had a really cool steel horn cap,,used to be a dealer item,,,of coarse that was quite a while ago.lol...i bought one once to replace a worn out one,,,brand new in the box,,,.lol..i see the stop,and throttle cables look good ...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23316-1971-mack-r685st/#findComment-102792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucerne tractor Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Sweet truck, looks road ready. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/23316-1971-mack-r685st/#findComment-102799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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