Hayward Mack Question

[Outbehindthebarn]

I've been perusing Western Mack pics now that I'm the proud owner of a '80 RW, and one thing I've noticed that puzzles me and was hoping for some insights:

All the WS Cruiseliner's I've seen have the Bulldog cradled in a horseshoe donning a (ridiculous or is it curious?) cowboy hat.

Why is this not-so-subtle nod to the truck's Western (including the spurs) origins missing on all the Hayward built Superliners?

Ron

[Hans Remmers]

That was only one version of the Cruise-liner upholstery. Most later ones had nothing inlaid on the door panels. I've also seen pictures of button tuck upholstery in them. I liked the dog with the cowboy hat. Its a shame the door panels fit nothing else. I managed to save that piece of the panel on one before it got scrapped.

[Outbehindthebarn]

Any idea why the Superliner was excluded though?????

[Hans Remmers]

It would really seem that the Cruise-liner must have had a different team of people working on the design and engineering of the cab and the outsourced manufacturing. That's all I can say. I know the Western Superliner door panels were made by Belmor, as was most r-series upholstery. Does the pouch between the seats also have the hatless dog? I can't remember.

How about the round red bulldog medallion in the center of the grill on some Cruise-liners. There is an odd piece.

There are a lot of cab components unique to only the Cruise-liner.

[ws721]

The medallion was, (as far a I know) only on the first 2 years of Cruiseliners. Also if you look the first Cruiseliners did not have front directional on the front cab corners. They had a 4 inch light mounted in the front down between the grill and headlight. I have a 81 "west coast" and an 82 and 83 "east coast" Cruiseliners. The 81 & 82 have the interior youre talking about on the bunk. The 83 has the level 3 interior. I always wondered why they didn't carry that design over to other trucks. Perhaps someone out there can shed some light on this subject for us