FOR SALE B61 For Sale (Rare Tip Hood Option)

[tkobes43]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MACK-1965-B-61-N-R-/321100898345?pt=Commercial_Trucks&hash=item4ac31ae029#v4-39

Item description made me laugh.

Tom

[umodelnut]

Could be an old Ceili truck with that hood and from IL. Rare with the Clariben hood, Cab is toasted. Looks like my U model cab was with the floor all caving in. I like the hood though.

[tkobes43]

Was that hood seriously an option??

[umodelnut]

Was that hood seriously an option??

No, it was an after market thing you could get to replace your steel fenders and hood. Its fiberglass. Called a Clariben hood. Kinda rare.

[57 bcr]

Was that hood seriously an option??

No,the Clariben hoods were aftermarket.

[farmer52]

The only one I ever saw was in 1990. Looked at a B in Lancaster, PA that had the fiberglass hood/fenders.

[storkmack]

I guess I missed the funny part of the ad. It is an old Celli truck and that hood was an aftermarket item to help with ease of maintence/light weight. At one time it belonged to a gentleman in Woodstock,IL. Last time I saw it was about 15 years ago in Rockford and I was trying to buy it. I was 16 years old and the man wanted $1500. The cab was really bad and my Dad thought my money would be better spent else where. I ended up with an 85' Value-Liner when I was 17. Too many trucks, not enough time or money. -Brad

[57 bcr]

Could be an old Ceili truck with that hood and from IL. Rare with the Clariben hood, Cab is toasted. Looks like my U model cab was with the floor all caving in. I like the hood though.

Vinny, you win the prize........ It is an old Celli truck!

[MACKTRUCKS4]

The same guy had the B75 for sale that Jdiesel25 bought.

[umodelnut]

Vinny, you win the prize........ It is an old Celli truck!

Sweet!!!

[Maddog13407]

so what the hell was so funny about the description?

[tkobes43]

so what the hell was so funny about the description?

How he described the hood and the aluminum fuel tanks... Idk i laughed when i read it. Made it seem like the truck is extremely rare.

[Maddog13407]

rarity is in the eye of the seller and buyer.... that aluminum long square tank and hood are rare, not gonna say i have never seen them tho.

[tkobes43]

rarity is in the eye of the seller and buyer.... that aluminum long square tank and hood are rare, not gonna say i have never seen them tho.

usually when the claim how rare something is the price usually is in outer space, this one seems decently reasonable.

Tom

[vision386]

Tom,the Clariben hoods were not a factory option,but an after market item you could use to replace an older steel hood on several different trucks, Doug Maney posted a neat brochure in the BMT wiki section,showing a lot of the types of trucks they were available for,personally,i don't like them ! they look "odd" to me!............................Mark

http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/tutorials/article/8-clariben-hood-brochure-aftermarket/