Mack man 1973 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 well here are my 72 and 69 r685 trucks , as you see in my previous post I just finished an RWS Orange for a customer and now I want to get my own trucks looking good . I plan on painting both of these trucks two tone . I would like some oppions on colors for the cab and hood wheels hubs etc and schemes . 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Well not sure what you're looking for my friend but most of them back in the day were either red or green was black spokes and grey rims black tanks my personal favorite is the green like your shop one of these days if I ever finished my DM I will be painting it green.....bobSent from my XT1096 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 There was a rental outfit around Hartford Connecticut that used to paint them light green and dark green of some sort can't quite remember exactly how they were painted but they looked really good this was back around 1970 you might want to sniff around and some fellows might have photos of them good luck BobSent from my XT1096 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I live down the road from a Harley Davidson shop and I love some of the colours they use. Might be worth flicking through a catalogue. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 nice trucks. is the blue one the one you just bought? or were you the one selling it? either way I liked that truck. nice survivor Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 There must be a couple of thousand R model pictures on here. Scroll through and see if anything tickles your fancy. I always liked a solid red body with black fenders. Jim Hancock has posted quite a few pics of really nice R models. Here is a link to the red/black combo: 1 Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Love the present colors ! terry Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddeere Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 How about the same colors as the J.D. A or B in the back ground. Saw a B model Mack at the expo in New York with these colors Did not look too bad. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack man 1973 Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Thanks guys for the input , Maddog you are correct I did have my blue 72 up for sale awhile back . The guy backed out on me and anyone after that wanted to give me 2,000 bucks for it heck I have more than that in rubber and batteries on the truck all the tires are good and virgin rubber so I said forget it I'll just keep it and give it to one of my three sons 😊 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmerrill0516 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I'm with eddeere...Green and Yellow to match the tractor. Looks sharp by the way. Seriously though, unless you have a scheme for your collection, why not the original colors MAck put on them? That's my plan. ORANGE!!! All over. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hobert62 Posted January 8, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2017 Dad is this really you? It's me your long lost and forgot about son! 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead204 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I'd go with IH red and white........always looks good dragging a John Deere........I'm cheep myself so tractor colors are my preference, 40-60 bucks a gallon for enamel just add hardner and buff, no clear coat to peal if left unwaxed..... just some more buffing! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outbehindthebarn Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 That white one is the tits. Quote Fun is what they fine you for!My name is Bob Buckman sir,. . . and I hate truckers. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 5 hours ago, gearhead204 said: I'd go with IH red and white........always looks good dragging a John Deere........I'm cheep myself so tractor colors are my preference, 40-60 bucks a gallon for enamel just add hardner and buff, no clear coat to peal if left unwaxed..... just some more buffing! Trucks should be red tractors should be green. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yoos Brothers Construction Posted January 9, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2017 I always like the paint scheme like on my Brother 72 R700 myself. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-357706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bistrians Billy Mack Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 You've got a classic R model there so why not stay with the original Mack colors. Mack Green or Mack Red with gloss black chassis components & grey rims as it would've come off the assembly line & would look good, especially with the new paint formulas that are available these days vs. the old ones (DuPont Dulux enamel, etc.). You could break-up the green on the hood with gloss black fenders, grille area & the brow where the bulldog sits.....there're good edges there for taping off when you do the accent. The lower edge of the hood striping would be your break point between the colors. It's just an idea but there were a lot of companies that used that combination back in the day (Yonkers Contracting, C & K Petroleum Transporters, Gulf Oil Co.). Mack used to have a paint scheme page if you were ordering a new chassis back in the late 60's & 70's & the customer could pick what he wanted. I had those pages at one time but are long gone now. Just some thoughts! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-358502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_martell Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 always been partial to two-tone whatever you do, it'll look good....they're R model wish the spokes were silver too, but i didn't pay the painter lol Quote Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.... Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-358536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstaples Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48277-r-model-paint-color-oppions-wanted/#findComment-358882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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