British Macks

The first 4X4 Mack looks all Commer with redesigned windscreen. Complete with knocker engine.

Mack would be the most promiscuous truck company having been in bed with almost everyone in the world at some time.

Lang

That N series Mack on the right used the same outer cab she'll as the C series Ford's in the US.

It was made by .... Dare I say .... Budd, I believe. The outer shell was the same but the floor pan was a lot different.

I was just thinking how much better those European wide cabs would have been for the poor buggers driving interstate in B Models - at least they could stretch out on the seat for a sleep instead of propped up against the door.

Lang

The bonnetted one with gorilla mascot uses a standard leyland cab.

Mack would be the most promiscuous truck company having been in bed with almost everyone in the world at some time.


Lang

All this is true Lang but at least when you really want it big time a Mack will go all the way
Paul

Hum! The production of British Mack was confidential
believe it or not no more than 20 trucks was produced
in............11 years.

This throws everything into confusion.

MACK Trucks (Great Britain) Ltd 1954-1964
Not to be confused with the well known original Mack Trucks of the USA, although does have a similar name, this company was a British lorry maker based at Barking in Essex England. Mack Trucks (Great Britain) initially sold reconditioned and rebuilt ex-War Department American-built Mack Trucks. The company planed/tried to import new US-built trucks, but that plan failed, and they started to offer new built trucks of their own design. These had a 7-toner fitted with a Perkins R6 diesel engine and David Brown 5 speed gearbox with American-styled cab and bonnet. In 1954 at the Commercial Motor Show, the company showed two brand new models of their own, one was a short wheel-based model, and another one was a long wheel-based model. Both had British-built bonnets and cabs. They also offered a new model by 1955 with Forward Control (FC) version with Leyland engine, an Albion gearbox and a more spacious Bonallack steel cab. Later on in 1956, another new model arrived. A normal control 14-toner lorry model was also offered and marketed with a Bedford TA cab. Another last model they launched was a 4WD 8 ton model with Commer TS3 Diesel engine, soon joined by another new 6WD model intended to use as a crane-carrier with a more powerful Leyland 0680 Strainghtsix engine. These last 2 models, plus a third AEC-powered seismographic 4X4 truck built to special order, were the last three British Mack lorries produced. The company is believed to have only built around 20 vehicles between 1954 and 1964.[1]

Thank you for the information Lang.