History of Mack L Apparatus

[firebuffkevin]

Nice summary of the Mack L's by John Calderone at:

Mack Fire Apparatus FDNY

THE UNOFFICIAL HOME PAGE OF F.D.N.Y.

nyfd.com

 

[1261Truckie]

I hear he's working on an "Mack C" book

 

[firebuffkevin]

I hear he's working on an "Mack C" book

That would be great, one of my favorite engines.   Interesting how the design came to Mack.  In 1958 Mack bought the Beck Company primarily for their bus line.  But when Mack designers saw their Ahrens Fox COE engine design and combined it with Mack reliability --- there you had it, the Mack C!