Popular Post AussieMack1988 Posted September 3 Popular Post Share Posted September 3 Hi Lads and Ladies Just purchased this tidy looking MBR 600 in an online auction. It'll go well with our existing MBR as a great paddock grain hauler! Any light able to be shed on these old girls? My father and I are curious. Cheers! 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Neat Truck!!!! I presume it will very handy.. There are some other Aussies on this site as well at the Just Old Trucks site.. 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/#findComment-558023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Hello! Well that's a hell of a rig there. ls it right hand drive? Looking at the paint worn off of the fender from the driver getting in and out making it a right hand drive. Thinking it would be difficult to move the shifter handle/s? Not much room on the right side in mine due to the engine laid over that way. More pictures would be nice, more the better. lol Mine is a 1970 MB600 and my son has a 1975 MB600 as a fire truck. Send me a PM with questions you might have about it and lll try and answer them for you. .....Hippy 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/#findComment-558026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Best of luck bud…. Have a ball with it… bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/#findComment-558112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2Denny Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Who made the cabs for that model MBR? Looks very close to the cab White used on their 1500 series trucks in the 60's and 70's. Had a fleet of them as city trucks with CF in the 70's 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/#findComment-558137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Ha ha I remember when I was hundreds of them mostly trash trucks they do look similar… bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/#findComment-558148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2Denny Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 I have confirmed that Orville Body in Orville, Ohio made Mack MB cabs. I bet my bottom dollar that it was a "Mackified " adaption of the White Compact 1500 cab as Orville also made cabs for White Motors. I have attached a portion of Bill Peters's comprehensive article on the Orville Body Company. I wonder if AussieMack1988 MBR's cab was made here in the Buckeye? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/#findComment-558261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/#findComment-558262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Had trouble dealing (moving) with the picture of the MB in the previous post . That was sent to me in May of 2020 and l don't have any more info on it. .....Hippy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/#findComment-558263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Well, thanks for that. Fellas very interested.bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/#findComment-558264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 (edited) The Mack R model and Brockway 700 series cabs were made by Sheller Globe company also of Orville (??) OH.. The cabs were not totally interchangeable, especially in the cowl area as Mack used a tilt hood and Brockway was still using a Butterfly hood. I wonder if Orville Body made the Brockway integral sleepers??? Edited September 9 by Brocky Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/#findComment-558266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2Denny Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Brocky: There were 2 cab companies in Orrville, Ohio. Orville Body and Crown Steel Products. Apparently, they both built cabs for Brockway at one time or another. Schiller Globe was Toledo Ohio company that was a conglomerate of various automotive industry suppliers. My email is dencmp@outlook.com. If you send an email to that address, I will forward to you 2 great multi page articles on Crown and Orville. Dennis 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74524-1976-mbr-600/#findComment-558280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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