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I dont know but i'd buy it anyway...your bound to get some numbers off the chassis or engine/gearbox that the guys could trace.once in a lifetime chance.im sure someone who knows/has an AC could tell you where to look.best of luck with it.

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41 minutes ago, cruiseliner64 said:

I dont know but i'd buy it anyway...your bound to get some numbers off the chassis or engine/gearbox that the guys could trace.once in a lifetime chance.im sure someone who knows/has an AC could tell you where to look.best of luck with it.

Paul

Contact Gary Mahan at the Mahan foundation in Basking Ridge NJ.  He and his people probably have the most information on AC Macks in the country. At least they can tell you where to look for more numbers. Once you have a serial number, then contact the Mack Museum in Allentown PA and they can likely send you more information about who originally bought it.

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Based on the pic with the fender, it’s earlier than a 26. 26’s have smooth rounded fenders. 
Does the engine have a head on it or is it a jug head ? 4 cylinder or 6 ?

Weight in that condition would be 8-9k looking at what is missing. The chassis from the factory would have been around 9+ depending on what wheels/tires it had on it.


As suggested before, get the SN from the top of the left frame right at the front. It may be a bit worn as the hood sits right on it. 


Then contact the Mack museum using this online form

https://www.macktruckshistoricalmuseum.org/contact-us/

They can tell you everything about that chassis from build sheet to who it was initially sold to.  

They can also provide you with just about any part print you need to restore it  

Having restored one starting about that condition, it’s doable at a reasonable cost if the engine is free, and you have most major components. Sheet metal components can be made.
But you definitely have some work ahead of you.

58 Mack B-61 Semi Tractor

22 Mack AC Holmes Tiltbed Carrier

30 Ford Roadster Pickup

17 Ford TT / 285 Holmes Wrecker

 

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Many thanks for the information. We bought it.  It is serial # 7310317 and has a 4 banger with jugs. It is not stuck.  I suspect that it was used to haul logs in the Gorge. It supposedly ran in the 1980's and was very tired. We sent the serial # to the Mack museum. Oddly enough we found a tool bag with tools with Mack script on them some years past with a pile of antique Caterpillar parts. It looks to be mostly there but has a later cast Stromberg carburetor.  The manifold looks great. 

We also have a 1919 White model 45 five ton rescued from the scrapper. It was used as a water truck in Seattle, Wash.  No idea why a water truck would ever be needed in soggy Seattle.  It is very rusty but a brass tag on the block showed an overhaul in 1932. It has aluminum pistons and almost no wear on the cylinders. It looks dreadful but runs well.    We are pleased to see interest and support to keep these old dogs alive.

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We also have a 1919 White model 45 five ton rescued from the scrapper. It was used as a water truck in Seattle, Wash.  No idea why a water truck would ever be needed in soggy Seattle.

Of course I have no idea about your White, but we often forget that in the very early days of trucking the horse was still widely used. Many trucks were equipped with water tanks and used to "flush" the horse's manure off the streets in larger towns and cities. Good luck with your new Mack. It looks like you should be able to get it running without too much trouble.

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That SN does say the chassis is a early ‘26, but being a 4 cyl Jughead indicates it should be earlier, so just keep that in mind.

The engine looks pretty complete, so you should not have a problem getting it going if the mag has spark. 

Stuck valves can be a problem, but easily accessed from the top and side if you don’t have good compression.

 

 

 

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58 Mack B-61 Semi Tractor

22 Mack AC Holmes Tiltbed Carrier

30 Ford Roadster Pickup

17 Ford TT / 285 Holmes Wrecker

 

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