41chevy Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Lots a neat history, including why the U cabs were off set. Not what I always thought but makes sense when you read it.(page10 Vinny) Paulhttp://www.jeffwidmer.com/Downloads/Create/MackHistoryBroFINAL.pdf 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucerne tractor Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I read that yesterday, one thing that got my attention was the aluminum cabover with the v8 500 hp. I read the whole pdf, lots of interesting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 its actually page 19, but ive never heard of that one. ive always heard that it was offset for better visibility. thats what it says in all my brouchers. so i guess there is many reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frmconcrete09 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I thought i had heard or seen that somewhere that the cab was offset due to weight. We do have some dm's and visibality is great in them but the truck could not be built with the cab centered because there would be no room for the pedals. Makes sense to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I don't know if they ever put the Big V8 in the Cruise-Liner.Maybe towards the end of its run in the "facelift" square-grille ones.I do remember the 325hp Maxidyne and the 375hp Thermodynes being offered(not to mention the KT-450 Cummins).Hmmmm? Anybody know? Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 They were offered in the "facelift" '82 models. Check out page 13 of this brochure:http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_brochures/mack/mack_cruiseliner_1982/ 1 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I don't know if they ever put the Big V8 in the Cruise-Liner.Maybe towards the end of its run in the "facelift" square-grille ones.I do remember the 325hp Maxidyne and the 375hp Thermodynes being offered(not to mention the KT-450 Cummins).Hmmmm? Anybody know?In 79 or so,the ETCX1000 was introduced,400 hp V8,predecessor to the E9.There was a Cruiseliner on Ebay awhile back with this engine.The grille was different on thse trucks.Instead of the stamped one piece aluminum grille,it a 4 piece frame with a grille densor.These weren't the same as the facelift grille on the Macungie built Cruiseliners,totally different.There's a pic of one in the 3rd 1/4 1979 Bulldog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Thanks Jim and Mike for the info! I hadn't got that brochure until a couple of years ago, and I can't find it. I'll have to look through my BULLDOG collection to see if I have that one( and scan the U models for Vinny!),Mike. How about the ET-1005? Was that ever produced or was it a prototype? I remember seeing that somewhere. See Vinny, never too old to learn something!! Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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