Popular Post cncFireman Posted January 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2020 Interesting article. A lot of neat old trucks and buses. If you scroll down to the 4th picture the caption states one of the two Macks used to build the hoover dam. I may have to visit this museum someday. "Bill also points out one of only two remaining AP Mack dump trucks designed to build the Hoover Dam in the 1930s. The other remaining truck has been restored to its former glory, unlike its Motor Transport Museum counterpart." https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/campo-motor-transport-museum/ I also searched further and found a video of the restored AP 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60578-mack-that-built-the-hoover-dam/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 That's a neat old truck. Bulldog location is different. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60578-mack-that-built-the-hoover-dam/#findComment-440493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 One interesting article indeed. Thanks for sharing. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60578-mack-that-built-the-hoover-dam/#findComment-440508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekennedy21 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 12 hours ago, HarryS said: That's a neat old truck. Bulldog location is different. still on the radiator, its just that the radiator is behind the motor. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60578-mack-that-built-the-hoover-dam/#findComment-440538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Nice catch. Are you saying there are only 2 surviving AP's from the Hoover dam or were only 2 AP's used at the dam. I would have thought that there would have been alot more than 2. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60578-mack-that-built-the-hoover-dam/#findComment-440580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekennedy21 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 49 minutes ago, james j neiweem said: Nice catch. Are you saying there are only 2 surviving AP's from the Hoover dam or were only 2 AP's used at the dam. I would have thought that there would have been alot more than 2. Only two of the surviving AP's were used at the hoover dam. The dam was constructed with a lot of AP's and AC6's but a lot of Internationals as well (lighter but faster trucks). There is at least on other AP surviving that I believe is in a field in Pa. The AP and AC-6 were originally shipped with longer AC style hood, but due to overheating they designed the more open style bonnet. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60578-mack-that-built-the-hoover-dam/#findComment-440590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncFireman Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 There are a lot of pictures of dump trucks and other equipment building the hoover. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60578-mack-that-built-the-hoover-dam/#findComment-440599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cncFireman Posted January 17, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2020 https://www.heraldstandard.com/multimedia/photos/today_in_history/hoover-dam-construction/image_66bac4e4-dc74-597e-ad69-dffe517f2c4d.html . White truck on the right. Mack AP 150 seat bus. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60578-mack-that-built-the-hoover-dam/#findComment-440600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadrocks Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Hi my name is Chad R. I personally know where not only something so significant to your history our nation's history and lastly one of Americas founding trucking companies history - Mack Trucks. It's the last and only dump truck that made it out of the making of the Hoover dam and the only reason it made it out is because it paved the road out during its construction and wasn't disassembled for other use. It's the oldest non-restored Mack truck in the world. It still has wooden frames still has original glass and it predates the bulldog emblem and it's also a national treasure for the fact that it's surviving dump truck that worked on the Hoover dam. It's the All steel body not the aluminum and it has steel wheels in the back. Please contact me for more information if you're interested I can go into further detail my phone number is 520-910-9479 thank you 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/60578-mack-that-built-the-hoover-dam/#findComment-490464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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