The last Mack CF firetruck comes home

[engine216]

Thanks Chief 66.

[Rollup]

Would you happen to have a rear shot of this beauty you could share with us?

Thanks!

[Guest]

sure!



   

[Rollup]

Thank you Sir!

I wish I was you! That is one beautiful Rig! Always been a favourite of mine!

[Marc]

Nice looking rig! Are you planning on keeping her the way she is, or are you gonna make any changes?



Good luck with her!

[Guest]

thanks...no changes other than cleaning her up a bit, probably paint the hose bed dividers, stuff like that, but I want to preserve how she was when she was owned by Westbury.

[1961MackC95]

[quote name='Chief66' post='132118' date='Jul 22 2007, 14:30 ']thanks...no changes other than cleaning her up a bit, probably paint the hose bed dividers, stuff like that, but I want to preserve how she was when she was owned by Westbury.[/quote]



Chief:



Are the chrome wheels original or did the rig have the classic Mack spoke wheels at one time?



The spoke wheels are as much a part of a classic Mack as is the bulldog.



Lindsay D

Richardson, TX



   

[Guest]

Those are the original wheels with the addition of half moon cover insets over the center.



If any of you have Harvey Eckarts fine book, "Mack Fire Apparatus, A Pictorial History" the rig is shown on page 150. I took that picture in the fall of 1984 and could never imagine that I'd own the rig 23 years later. But you could say that I've had my eyes on it for a long time.



My first job out of high school was as the assistant to the Mack Fire Apparatus Maspeth (Queens) Branch salesman who covered all of Long Island and Westchester county. Let's just say I drove and delivered a lot of CF's in those years. In the 1970's the Mack factory branch in Queens handled all the FDNY and lower NY regions, so there were always 30-40 Mack's around the shop and yard.



Those were the days, a new CF coming in almost everyday.

[smketrfdny]

[quote name='Chief66' post='132130' date='Jul 22 2007, 17:08 ']Those are the original wheels with the addition of half moon cover insets over the center.



If any of you have Harvey Eckarts fine book, "Mack Fire Apparatus, A Pictorial History" the rig is shown on page 150. I took that picture in the fall of 1984 and could never imagine that I'd own the rig 23 years later. But you could say that I've had my eyes on it for a long time.



My first job out of high school was as the assistant to the Mack Fire Apparatus Maspeth (Queens) Branch salesman who covered all of Long Island and Westchester county. Let's just say I drove and delivered a lot of CF's in those years. In the 1970's the Mack factory branch in Queens handled all the FDNY and lower NY regions, so there were always 30-40 Mack's around the shop and yard.



Those were the days, a new CF coming in almost everyday.[/quote]





My old vollie house had a few CF's in the 70's. Ya may have dropped one or 2 of them off........



Be safe, Brothers.

[smketrfdny]

[quote name='Chief66' post='132130' date='Jul 22 2007, 17:08 ']Those are the original wheels with the addition of half moon cover insets over the center.



If any of you have Harvey Eckarts fine book, "Mack Fire Apparatus, A Pictorial History" the rig is shown on page 150. I took that picture in the fall of 1984 and could never imagine that I'd own the rig 23 years later. But you could say that I've had my eyes on it for a long time.



My first job out of high school was as the assistant to the Mack Fire Apparatus Maspeth (Queens) Branch salesman who covered all of Long Island and Westchester county. Let's just say I drove and delivered a lot of CF's in those years. In the 1970's the Mack factory branch in Queens handled all the FDNY and lower NY regions, so there were always 30-40 Mack's around the shop and yard.



Those were the days, a new CF coming in almost everyday.[/quote]





My old vollie house had a few CF's in the 70's. Ya may have dropped one or 2 of them off........



Be safe, Brothers.

[Guest]

What department were you in? I spent 16 years in the Massapequa FD.



I also own the old 636, the 1963 C-model Mack 85' aerial that was the first diesel powered fire apparatus on LI. This is the front of the east End firehouse around 1974 or so. The CF was a 1968, the ladder in the middle and the C pumper was a 1961 model with a gas engine and Hale pump.



   

[smketrfdny]

Bay Shore. But they aint what they used to be. A disgrace to the volunteer fire service. That's another story.





But at least they had Macks.....................................



I do remember seeing that C Aerial in a few parades.



Never appreicated the older stuff till I got old with it. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



Stay safe, good luck with your rigs.

[1961MackC95]

[quote name='Chief66' post='132188' date='Jul 22 2007, 19:44 ']What department were you in? I spent 16 years in the Massapequa FD.



I also own the old 636, the 1963 C-model Mack 85' aerial that was the first diesel powered fire apparatus on LI. This is the front of the east End firehouse around 1974 or so. The CF was a 1968, the ladder in the middle and the C pumper was a 1961 model with a gas engine and Hale pump.[/quote]



Chief:



Nice shot on the ramp. If you have some individual shots of the 63 C & the 61 C, I hope that you will post them.



Lindsay D

Richardson, TX



   

[Guest]

Westbury's is the last Mack CF built with a Mack body. The last CF overall (last two, actually) went to Yonkers. If I'm not mistaken, (correct me if I'm wrong) the last totally pure Mack engine was an MC model which went to Guttenburg, NJ and is now a spare in the North Hudson Regional fleet.



Regardless, congrats on acquiring that piece of history. I am totally jealous. Would like to have gotten it myself, but unfortunately, the lottery gods have not smiled upon me as of yet. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[ifightfire]

Chief



How many pieces of apparatus do you have in your personal collection? How would one get to see your beautiful collection?

[Guest]

[quote name='Chief66' post='132130' date='Jul 22 2007, 17:08 ']Those are the original wheels with the addition of half moon cover insets over the center.



If any of you have Harvey Eckarts fine book, "Mack Fire Apparatus, A Pictorial History" the rig is shown on page 150. I took that picture in the fall of 1984 and could never imagine that I'd own the rig 23 years later. But you could say that I've had my eyes on it for a long time.



My first job out of high school was as the assistant to the Mack Fire Apparatus Maspeth (Queens) Branch salesman who covered all of Long Island and Westchester county. Let's just say I drove and delivered a lot of CF's in those years. In the 1970's the Mack factory branch in Queens handled all the FDNY and lower NY regions, so there were always 30-40 Mack's around the shop and yard.



Those were the days, a new CF coming in almost everyday.[/quote]



The book also says your Mack cost $179,855 brand new, those were the days! Congrats on getting the rig.

[Guest]

Very nice buy. You are lucky to get such a great looking truck. Shes a beauty!!

[Guest]

Very, very beautiful apparatus. Good luck with it!

[68mack]

Any updates on the LAST CF to be built. How about a end of year stats ie. Miles driven and events aatended

[Guest]

[quote name='68mack' post='175502' date='Dec 31 2007, 05:15 ']Any updates on the LAST CF to be built. How about a end of year stats ie. Miles driven and events aatended[/quote]







updates:



none and zero miles.



but i look at it every damn day and smile and rub her bulldogs and thank the man above that i own such a beauty.