The Mack Trucks Historical Museum, located inside the Mack Experience Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is home to a fleet of Mack vehicles from the early 1900s and forward.
What's Inside the Mack Trucks Historical Museum? [Photos]
One of the first trucks encountered in the museum is a 1911 Mack Junior, which featured a 1.5-ton weight rating and a 32-hp engine that was hand crank started.
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On display is a 1955 Mack B60X Dump with a Mack TRDX670 transmission and a 10-speed overgear. It was donated to the museum and then restored in 1995. It was powered by a Mack EN464A Thermodyne 6-cylinder engine.
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The museum’s 1970 Mack DM685S features a Galbreath Model U-HH-156 roll-off body and was powered by a Mack ENDT675 Maxidyne.
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The museum also displays a 1979 Mack WS760LST Cruise-Liner turbine-powered prototype tractor that produced 550 horsepower. It was powered by an ITI Model GT601 Turbine. This was the last of three such prototype vehicles made.
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A 1984 Mack Model DM886SX 3089 tandem-axle tractor is on loan to the museum and features a Mack EM6-285 Maxidyne.
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Part of the renovation included additional cases displaying Mack collectibles.
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Several engines are on display, including ones from the Mack E9 engine family.
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The museum also displays a 1910 Brockway Motor Wagon, which was the first motorized vehicle built by George Brockway at Homer, New York, prior to relocating to Cortland and forming Brockway Motor Truck Co.
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This is the oldest known operational Mack vehicle in existence, according to the museum. It is a 1909 Mack Brothers Motor Co. bus that was delivered to Higgins Tours of New Orleans and Chicago. During the winter the bus was used in New Orleans for more than 25 years.
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A coin-operated ride from long ago features the Mack bulldog and is a testament to the brand’s popularity among all ages.
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On display is a Mack EN438 Thermodyne gas engine. Its production run spanned from 1960 to 1967 and only 1,156 units were produced.
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This Mack ENF707B Thermodyne produced 225 horsepower and was made from 1951 to 1958.
The 1929 Mack Model AK delivered 77 horsepower at 1,800 rpm. This one featured a Mack dump body with a Heil hoist and was delivered to its first owner on Nov. 4, 1929, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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This 1945 NM8D 6x6 Prime Mover had a factory delivery date of June 12, 1945, and features a 6-ton rating.
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The 1957 Mack Model B61T Tractor on display was part of the popular B Model line, of which only 47,459 were built as the Model B61T.
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The 1965 Mack B53S features a Demptser Dumpster, is powered by a Mack END673C Thermodyne, and delivered 187 horsepower.
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The museum even features a movie star, the 2006 Mack Granite CTP713 that appeared as Megatron in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The museum has housed the truck since 2017.
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