The new Mack

[vision386]

Found this little article about the new Mack B-Model,thought it was kinda neat! and coming from someone that's spent considerable time in a B-61 I don't know about that "easy to handle as a sedan part" Lol!..............Mark

[Timothy Maikshilo]

Good read Mark, I agree having driven many old B series, they don't handle like a sedan!

[rsb502]

Maybe it was a large northern sedan,slightly rusted and wore out.

[Vladislav]

I like the map lights wich keep the cargo moving over the right road.

Probably the most nessesary thing in any cargo transporting vehicle.

[j hancock]

Handling like a sedan....

It must be true because the brochure says so.

[farmer52]

Likely the sedans back in the day did not handle that good either. Just sayin'

[Mike]

I wonder what the coupe version handles like?

mike

[Green Dash]

Nice article! The mirrors look as if they came from a sedan.

The map lights would've been a nice feature to carry over to the R models. It's difficult for a right-hander to see what they are writing when the only light is in the center of the ceiling.

[mowerman]

i expect they hand you that,,,to move more of them,,,guess it worked lol.bob

[bulldogboy]

Drove a few "B-85Fs" and "B-95Fs" with those small mirrors. I learned a lot about backing a "B" model into a fire station with those small mirrors vibrating all over the place.

Those were nice trucks, but in looking back, those coupe cab fire trucks were really cramped; the "L-85s" and "L-95s" were roomier. Of course, the fact that they were semi-cabs

probably made them seem bigger. Ah, the "good old days".

bulldogboy

[PeterMack]

I like how they are touting easy access to the engine. I had mine apart this summer, what a pain in the ass. I'm lucky though

in the handling department, I have power steering, handles like a fine European sports car:)

[Speed]

Actually,I read it to mean the Mack is no harder to handle than a sedan,ie. steers easy,brakes well,etc. I agree though,they probably over-state that by a pretty large margin. The test would be to parallel park one on a hill after a 300 mile drive finishing with an hour of big-city traffic.LOL

Speed

[220cummins]

I would agree with the article "easy as a sedan". I rebuilt a 1950 Packard engine and spruced up the engine bay in a Sedan about a year ago, and let me tell you it is definitely different than any sedans of the modern era. That thing was a land yacht. It probably had as much if not more sheet metal than a B model. No power steering and no power brakes. The engine weighed a cool and dry 966 lbs from oil pan to air cleaner according to my manuals haha. So slightly different than driving a B model but kinda comparable to it in their heydays!

[57 bcr]

MACK sure knew how to spoil a guy,with all those "creature comforts"! LOL! Nice article,Mark!