DMiller
Senior Member
Mack made the MB into a fire truck chassis, so brilliant in extending the early cabs then DELETING the cab tip over, had to access like a 1930s truck thru Dog House Hatches, SUCKED!!
Geez that would be a cool ride. I need to find a donor one ton... need to make some top bows... little paintNow that we are on the subject of fire trucks. This Mack is serial 1001 the first one made out of maybe two. It originally was bought and used by the Montecito Fire Dept in Calif.
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Does not look to be IHC power, more White in appearance, Two studs thru Valve Cover for tie downs. Holley 2bbl sitting sideways is different and seems to be leaking water everywhere or rain leaks.
Was it REO or White that could be ordered with a chevy engine?In high school I worked for a truck repair shop that had an old REO that looked just like that one with a huge old home built wrecker on the back. It was repowered with a Chevy 427, ran pretty good. Seems the story was it was originally powered with a 6V53 Detroit.
I don't recall that option. REO made a pretty good V-8 of their own for awhile. I think it was around 440 CI and had a pretty good reputation. I think White used it too.Was it REO or White that could be ordered with a chevy engine?
That could be it. I have a 1967 construction magazine somewhere that has a 2 page REO?/Diamond REO ad with pics of that engine.I do remember that V8 in a Reo at one truck service I worked for, old truck was derelict and sat on a back lot but the engine was visible, gas and roughly the same appearance as a 504/555 with spark plug wires into the valve covers like a Hemi.
I do not remember a GM furnished engine.
I think that is the military multi-fueler minus carb for gasoline.