Now here's a couple of venerable old-timers, sent to me as ever by Rod Simmonds in New`Zealand. Then one on the left is the magnficent Mack Ultra-Liner, which if my meory serves me correctly had the old Mack E9 vee-gight big banger that also went in early model Renault Magnums...ahhh, says Rod...what's the bonneted beauty? A good question and one deserving of a early morning breakfast pie for the first to name it.
And here's a close up of it...got a vaguely old Scania T112 look to it don't you think?
Meanwhile, Rod says look it's raining.....well it makes a change.
And here's another shot of the Ultra-Liner. Now click through here for a very smart Volvo FH and the answer to the above quiz if you don't know!
Mmm..Nice artic Rod. Meanwhile he tells me: "The conventional [that's bonneted to you and me] Mack is an 'RB' Model, unique to NZ as was between R and CH Vision type." And if anyone gott that the pies are on Rod!
Comments (2)
vegeterian of course.
Posted by rod simmonds | April 14, 2008 9:58 AM
Posted on April 14, 2008 09:58
Well Rod, I knew it was an RB Mack, but then I'm a NZer too - do I still get a pie? The RB was virtually identical to the R-model with the same choices of running gear. The only differences were the different bonnet and the fact that the cab/bonnet was set higher on the chassis than it was on the R-model. The actual cab itself was identical to an R-model cab. I have been told that the main purpose of this was so that the air cleaner could be set under the bonnet instead of outside in front of the lefthand windscreen pillar, where it did a magnificent job of obstructing the view from the driver's seat. I got that bit of info from Ron Russell, who at that time was the transport manager of Bay Milk Products in Edgecumbe, who ran a fleet of milk tankers almost entirely composed of R and RB model Macks.
Posted by Vic Hungerford | April 18, 2008 7:58 AM
Posted on April 18, 2008 07:58