B71 with 221,000

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This Mack is well hidden from public view, which I like. 1956 B-71 with a 220 Cummins-sort of odd. Only 221,000 miles on it with the
original ignition keys. No rust anywhere. It sets only three miles from my house.

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Steve Frazier

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Does the "71" designation explain the out front radiator? I've always been a fan of the B61 and haven't seen one like this before.
 

RonG

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Seems odd to see the single trumpet on a truck that old,I always liked that sound.Ron G
 

rzucker

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It's nice to see there's still stuff like this out there. Truck, you must be able to smell old iron. ;)
 

Truck Shop

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It's nice to see there's still stuff like this out there. Truck, you must be able to smell old iron. ;)
Your not the first to say that, LOL. I never leave the house without my camera and binoculars. I truly can spot only 2'' of the top of a cab hidden from a long ways off.:rolleyes:

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rzucker

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Your not the first to say that, LOL. I never leave the house without my camera and binoculars. I truly can spot only 2'' of the top of a cab hidden from a long ways off.:rolleyes:

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Back when I was hauling grain I got to see a bunch of that kind of stuff that others didn't get to see. Sadly some have been scrapped. There was a farm south of Lind that had a yard full of old Chevy 1-1/2 tons from the mid 30s up to the early 50s... all cut up for scrap a few years back.
 

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Yaaah that scrap outfit was based out of Walla Walla for a while. They ran all over south eastern Washington chopping up anything. Sad as Hell.

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JasonG

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Looks like it wouldn't take much to get her on the road again.
Hmmmmmmm ...........
My wife would kill me ☺
 

BoxCarKidd

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Jason I am with you! A question for the new guys: Why does this truck have a silver dog on the hood and not a gold one?
 

Steve Frazier

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The gold bulldog signifies something about the engine but I'll be damned if I can remember what! Does it mean "Mack" powered?
 

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As far as gold or silver that I can't answer, and I've studied old Mack's for awhile. I do know the dog has been on the radiator since 1934 for sure.

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bam1968

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I was once told that a gold bulldog meant that all the components were genuine Mack. I sure wouldn't bet the farm on that being 100% correct but it did come from a pretty good source. Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me will confirm or correct me if I'm wrong. Just my $.02
 

Truck Shop

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I was once told that a gold bulldog meant that all the components were genuine Mack. I sure wouldn't bet the farm on that being 100% correct but it did come from a pretty good source. Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me will confirm or correct me if I'm wrong. Just my $.02
After sleeping on it I think your right!

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JasonG

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Stolen from another website,

In 1966 Mack introduced the Maxidyne engine,these engines were painted gold and all MAXIDYNE ENGINE EQUIPPED Macks had gold Bulldogs.Didn't matter what transmission,athough 95% of all Maxidynes had Mack transmissions,and it didn't matter what rear ends were. During the 1980 model year,Mack had to quit using the gold engine paint,but the gold Bulldog remained until 1981. By this time the 1st generation of Econodyne engines were being produced and the gold Bulldog went away until the early '90's they were brought back on the hood of the Elite package CH and CL trucks. Then in 95 or 96 they started putting them on the all Mack component trucks and this remains to this day.
 

rzucker

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Jason, interesting post. Today I was thinking about a "67 R model I drove for awhile, it had a big 350HP Mack 6 with a real Jacobs engine brake and the same trans setup as the one Truck shop posted. It was all Mack from front to back and I remember the "half dogs" on the side of the hood were gold but not the one on the front. It was a good truck, but just too doggone heavy to pull grain trailers.
Seems to me the early R series were the same as the B series with a different cab and hood ?
 

Truck Shop

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I had seen the same thing years ago with the silver and gold. And I always thought someone traded the gold puppy for a silver one or it was stolen. A previous employer had
two Mack's, one 66RL and one 79 Superliner. The 66 was the first year for the RL, anyway the radiator took a dump-bottom tank. 66 and 67 only for that radiator
and tanks. 66 and 67 had a two year only front crossmember design. What a pain trying to find a radiator, Miller in Portland had one-$750.

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