MACKTRUCKS4 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-B-57-Mack-1966-mack-b-57-dumptruck-/171085885351?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item27d5836fa7&vxp=mtrSaw this truck for sale, my question is did they change the interior color to tan before they changed to the R-model or did someone paint this one tan? Truck year is a 66, so close to when they went to the R. Also has a tan steering wheel but with a green horn button. Quote Live every day like it's your last, because one of these days, it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Guy musta been a lefty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 66 R models still had green steel dashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I have never heard of a 673 cummings Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 R model didn't get a tan dash until mid-73. 1 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...
vision386 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 APA had a B-Model (unsure what year) with a factory tan interior,also several early MB's with a tan interior. My cousin had a 1964 B-67 wrecker that had a factory tan interior with a white steering wheel,maybe some came that way late in production?....................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 APA had a B-Model (unsure what year) with a factory tan interior,also several early MB's with a tan interior. My cousin had a 1964 B-67 wrecker that had a factory tan interior with a white steering wheel,maybe some came that way late in production?....................MarkWow! New one on me,Mark! I had no idea they had painted them like that from the factory.I did pull a grey (maybe faded white) steering wheel off of a '55 B-60 my cousin and I cut up for parts.,but that interior was the traditional green metallic. Al 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...
Maddog13407 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 new one to me, I guess it could have been custom ordered tan. the tan wheel looks common tho with power steering and the worn out small shaft. seen one B57 in my day and was a tri axle dump also in Westmoreland Ny years ago. it to had a beige wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 new one to me, I guess it could have been custom ordered tan. the tan wheel looks common tho with power steering and the worn out small shaft. seen one B57 in my day and was a tri axle dump also in Westmoreland Ny years ago. it to had a beige wheel.Where abouts in Westmoreland Matt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 was on 233 near Clacomb auto sales years ago, im sure its long gone. think there use to be a small contruction company there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Wow! New one on me,Mark! I had no idea they had painted them like that from the factory.I did pull a grey (maybe faded white) steering wheel off of a '55 B-60 my cousin and I cut up for parts.,but that interior was the traditional green metallic. AlAl,i really don't know how many came that way,but I do know my cousins wrecker was factory tan inside,we took the door apart once to replace a window regulator,and all inside of the door was painted tan,no green anywhere! truck still had its factory Mack red outside,i do agree,maybe it was a custom order. I know a lot of UPS's early F-Models had both green and tan interiors,depending on the shop / terminal managers choice (or so I have been told LOL!)............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Covert Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 What is that gauge for that on the left side of the steering wheel?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 What is that gauge for that on the left side of the steering wheel??Lift axle? Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry T Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Truck is 46 years old, I'm sure it has been repainted at least once. Or could have been a special ordered interior. A lot of interesting things going on in that truck. Placement of the tach is unusual. What appears to be 4 push in (Pete) style breakers & two push/pull knobs & a later model gauge in the glovebox door. Electric brake controller. I'm gonna 2nd that the odd gauge to the left of the wheel is for the lift axle. Is a B57 a short hood like a B67? It appears to be shorter and with the doghouse in the cab.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 seen a lot of weird dashes in B models over the years, seen gas jobs with tach and Diesels without to. seen a Blt with a Pyrometer and the tach on the left and the little gauges in the middle to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
761 Brock Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 is it me or... something a little funny about this truck, looks like Hendrickson susp, 5 spoke wheels in the rear, and definitely not a Mack front end, just by the spokes..Possibly recabbed?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 It has mack suspension except the kind with the short trunnion that sits on top of the springs. Quote Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Al,i really don't know how many came that way,but I do know my cousins wrecker was factory tan inside,we took the door apart once to replace a window regulator,and all inside of the door was painted tan,no green anywhere! truck still had its factory Mack red outside,i do agree,maybe it was a custom order. I know a lot of UPS's early F-Models had both green and tan interiors,depending on the shop / terminal managers choice (or so I have been told LOL!)............................MarkInteresting,Mark! You can always learn something new on BMT! Al 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...
57 bcr Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 is it me or... something a little funny about this truck, looks like Hendrickson susp, 5 spoke wheels in the rear, and definitely not a Mack front end, just by the spokes..Possibly recabbed?.The B-57's were setup like a B-53 chassis,only a shorter BBC.The B-53 used a Rockwell front axle which used a different hub,as I imagine the B-57 used also. 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...
Maddog13407 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 yup the B57 I looked at years ago had the Rockwell front axle. I believe the b57 was pretty much a tandem B67 . also remember it had a Beige steering wheel. cant find a picture of the truck tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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