All of a sudden, ‘Miss Debbie’ has got me thinking of cool mornings by the road, as it sits idly in this rather serene looking shot. I believe I never got to see one of these beauties in the metal, as I lived in California. A stalwart of the East Coast, it remains a mythical beast for me; and a handsome one at that.
The Mack B series is one truck full of character, and the chrome surround on this ‘M&M’ one fits it just so. Admittedly, this is the first shot of the series that caught my attention; which may have something to do with my fondness for M & M’s.
For those who wish more than sweets, here’s a Frostways one, the refrigerated cargo company from Detroit. What could be in the cargo bay?
And I do cherish the old liveries on these trucks.
Of course, CC has more on Macks:
I remember the first time I noticed these – there was a scrap business along side a road I took to work in Fort Wayne when I was in high school. I remember seeing 2 or 3 of these old Mack trucks that looked like they were still earning their keep. They looked positively ancient, but also impressed me that they were still going strong, even near what was probably the end of their service lives.
Here is one of my favorites. Not a B-Model, which I also love, but older. Plese read the front bumper (face bar). Found always in Waltham, Massachusetts
Here is a side view of this grand dame
Love the contrasting green and red; and the gold accent lines!
Great photos. There used to be more independent truckers, and small construction companies, back then. And plenty of different paint schemes on old Macks to appreciate.
Perfectly suited for endurance races, those B Macks. This one is making a pit stop.
I want this! A B model Mack with adequate ventilation and unlimited leg room!
This was in my collection for 25 years and it was one of only 1,400 B’s with a turbocharger.
I can never forget Paul Boyd driving his Mack truck to the King Coal Mine in Hesperus CO to get loaded with coal for the residents of Ouray Co in the middle of winter and having to drive north through Durango over the mountains to Silverton and then onto Ouray with it’s tight switchbacks. I bet he was 70 + when I met him in 1980 when I worked there.
Would love to see a picture of him and his truck.
I remember seeing lots of B model Mack’s, when I began driving trucks.
There was a company in upstate New York called Deluxe Lines and they had a light on the roof of their, Mack’s that at night would light up and say, Deluxe.
I drove a Mack called a B 422 gas powered dump truck on a construction site in Rochester New York. Tough old truck, without power steering and a giant steering wheel.
The company eventually traded the Mack’s for a fleet of M model Internationals and although they were New they weren’t as reliable as the old B 422 Mack’s
I’m 81 years old and still driving cross country twice a month from Florida to California and often think about those days long ago when I started driving a Mack.and how much things have changed.