Steve, very interesting find ! These cabs were created in the early 1970 s by DAF (Netherlands) Magirus Deutz (Germany) Berliet (France) And Volvo (Sweden) They are known as the "Club of 4" cabs and they were EVERYWHERE here in Europe. They were in production a long time and you still find them (Vol. Fire Dept. for example). When Renault bought French truck builder Berliet the also started bearing the Renault logo. Also the name Saviem was used. Please keep crawling - love your channel 👍
The Magirus Deutz trucks were sold as Magirus trucks in the US. But we also had the Mack and Volvo versions. I believe we even got some Iveco trucks from this.
We had some of those in our rental fleet also. The first time I drove one it took me ten minutes to discover how to shut the engine off. After turning off the ignition, there's a handle between the seats you had to pull up on and hold until you basically strangled the engine to death.
I've worked on tons of these. To crank the engine you put the key in, press it in further, then turn it. Won't start if ya don't. I could put a clutch in in a about 2 hours. Easy to work on. And adding oil through that long barely angled tube takes for ever, just raise the cab.
When i was in my early 20s i yard jockyed for a warehouse complex...i used a mack MB 400..it had a 300 maxidine and a twin club duplex trans...no air..no power sreering...7 warehouses and almost 2 miles of road....i worked my butt off...but i had fun putting the screws to it while making moves......(im 56 now)...
I absolutely love finding out all these different companies having relations, its maybe my all time favorite bit of automotive history. Speaking of companies having relations, i have one of those Plymouth Crickets mentioned in the video, except its a Sunbeam Avenger (1973), one of many different names it went under.
@@mikeystoy I live in Finland and they were sold as Sunbeam Avengers here. If I'm not mistaken, the Cricket/Avenger was the 1st and last car to be designed in the Rootes group while Chrysler ownership, could be mistaken.
I was just telling a co-worker about these today. We are currently in Berlin, and I commented about all the cab overs, and told him about an 85 midliner box truck I used to drive, and how Renault had a hand in it as it was a cab over. Pretty sure I bored him 😂
The roofing company my Dad worked for had one that had a scissor lift and dump bed and they also had a Maguris with a hot tar tanker on it . The Mack Midliner cab over has always been my favorite truck.
I drove one of those on a truck route I used to have back in 1985-86 it was a rental while the international I usually drove was being repaired, I've always liked them.
These were indestructible reliable trucks! We had one in white back in the 80's to early 90's at the truck/trailer body shop I worked at. It was a used MS300 that was cut down into a small bobtail tractor from a former dump truck. We ran the hell out of it picking up and delivering trailers for repairs or Thermo-King work. I also installed a lot of van bodies on these new as well for local produce, etc companies. The Mack bulldog is missing off this, it was on the perch just under the windshield. Although Renault, like Fiat cars leave MUCH to be desired for reliability etc, they both build very good diesel heavy duty trucks! Our MS300 gave us very little trouble considering the abuse it took and was more reliable than the R400 Mack we had with the Scania engine. The engine in that Renault prob still runs like a clock.
Hi from Australia, Great video's Steve keep them coming. As a driver for just over 40 years we've had Macks out here and were great trucks really had balls. Then Renult took over in the mid to late 90's and then they went over the cliff probably the greatest shitheaps on the road. A lot of blokes went broke thanks to the Renult takeover.Cheers.
Drove one of those in the late 80s-90s, MS200, 20’ flatbed dump, straight 5 speed…absolutely gutless, it wasn’t the worst thing on the road, just well underpowered for hill country, delivered everything from Sheetrock, massive AC units, trusses, cedar shingles, gravel, and equipment…never ever did it give me trouble…
2 of my uncles worked at Snyder tank, it was across the street from the Ford stamping plant. Super cool to hear a 'local' company on your channel. Im south of Buffalo in Boston, New York that is.
Once again, it's good to see you online and ramping up to get back in the junkyard. I somehow never commented on your original video of this truck, so I'll comment here and add it in. Yes, Renault got a 10% part of Mack in 1979 and also the Signal Oil and Gas Companies had a handle in owning them for a time from about 1967 onward. This is a 1983 model year with the "D" in in the 10th VIN digit for the 1983 model year. V. Pelletier and Sons Trucks is now a Family Dollar store. This truck had a 5.5L six-cylinder diesel engine in it originally, so that's what it is if it's the original. This is a Class 7 truck with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 26,001 through 33,000 lbs. Ecco, Precco, Whelen, and Trucklite all make backup alarms and they all purchase from each other. Brigade Electronics makes one that sounds like "white noise". We had a demo of one by the Brigade salesperson. He came to our location with his boss from the UK, and after going out to get samples to show us, his car was gone. Initially thinking it was stolen, someone said, "Check the impound yard". Sure enough, he parked in a "No Parking" zone and the police towed his vehicle. Needless to say, we never saw the Brigade guy again.....We had a few of these in our fleet, but they're all gone now. Mack uses dog themed things for various items in their line: "Pedigree" for an interior option, dog paw prints on the floor mats, "Guard Dog" engine protection system, "Power Leash" for their engine brake system, among other canine themed things. The British said that the early Macks reminded them of English Bulldogs and the trucks were tenacious like their canine mascots. Since Renault is involved in this one and they are French, I'd call this one a "French Bulldog......."
Love the dodge van in the background. Great vid as always. My dad drove the volvo version for wilson trucking when i was a kid and those trucks were new.
Wow! I really didn’t know! Anyway I always thought the European trucks were ahead of their American counterparts! Great video Steve! Thanks for the history lesson!
Love your videos. I believe those rubber pieces are an aerodynamic feature to prevent buffeting on the flat front. Might be wrong but it's the answer I was given about these style of truck.
I grew up around Mack trucks. They were preferred in my area for hauling coal through the mts. because they were tough and strong. I even owned a 94' CH16 for a few years. Guys liked Peterbuilt to , but alot of tall guys like me didnt because there was no room in the cab. The Superliner was probably my favorite.
@@1hasbeen531 we had one at the coal company I worked for, strictly for hauling overweight/oversize loads. They still have it and use it regularly , kept as close to perfect condition as possible for a working tractor.
Hello Geo78er, Thanks for writing. I'll give you a little hint about that gold Dodge van....it's coming up soon on a Junkyard Crawl video. I think maybe tomorrow! Please stay tuned and THANKS AGAIN for watching. -Steve Magnante
I was a fleet Maintenance Manager from 1985 to 2016 and those Midliner and later Manager trucks were nearly Bulletproof we used to joke that they were designed for the Russian Military😃.
20+ years ago I drove a Volvo version with th h a box body for an orchard. Incredible truck to maneuver. In 1978 or so willeys express bought a fleet of Volvos. In the mid 90s some where still in service.
Drove one for a friend's tree Co. Used as a 60' bucket truck. Shifted reverse of the USA made trucks i used to drive. The little leaver that looks like a PTO control between the seats is the park air brake. Air assisted clutch if you ran low on air in a tight situation. Using the brakes a lot you could not push the clutch to save your life.
I used to drive one of these as a furniture delivery driver. I enjoyed going to work every dat because of that Truck. The one I drove was a 5 speed with a split diff. Four years later I ended up getting my CDL Now I drive a 99 Pete 379 with a Big O'l Kitty Cat.
Interesting I am French and I used to see those Renault trucks everywhere in my youth. But "keep in mind" that everybody drives left hand in Europe excepted in UK/Ireland.
Wow! It’s funny, I live only a few miles from Bernardston Auto Wrecking. Back in the mid-eighties I worked for a welding supply company called Merriam Graves. I delivered medical and industrial gases. Two of my biggest deliveries were Rowe Yankee and Vermont Yankee Atomic plants. Anyway, the truck I drove was a Mack Midliner. It broke down a lot in the winter and it was always cold in the cab. I drove that truck from 1986 to 1989.
The gold Dodge van with the slotted mags across the road looks interesting. "This puppy right here" points at bulldog logo When you need a car cover for a French auto do you use Reynol's wrap? (thats a pun)
When I was a young lad and maintaining C-5 Galaxy aircraft in the Air Force, we had this chassis with a giant tank on the back full of liquid nitrogen. (The C-5 uses liquid nitrogen for fire fighting in unmanned areas of the aircraft)
Hi John H, THANKS for the kind words. Truth be told, I pitched a show to-be-called "Steve Magnante's Junkyard Crawl" to Speed Channel, Fox Sports, Velocity and The Out The Door Channel (a.k.a. Outdoor Channel) but NONE OF THEM SAW THE MERIT. I couldn't believe it. That struggle lasted FIVE YEARS. Then I pitched it to the Mighty David Freiburger at toe OLD Motor Trend On Demand (online version) and he said "Lets try it". It was a success. Then Velocity "merged" with Motor Trend and Roadkill's Junkyard Gold was summarily put into the crusher. So I decided to GO AROUND the bone head Decision Makers thanks to UA-cam and here we are. Funny thing, during the Roadkill's Junkyard Gold days, my idea was to simply do a series of show-and-tells about cool, rare, interesting vehicles in junkyards. but some of the Decision Makers said "the show needs ANOTHER BEAT". I got your BEAT right here mister. The term "BEAT" is industry-speak for "we don't fully get it...we think it needs some extra element". So that's why the animated "re-build" came to be on most later episodes of RKJYG. I never thought that was necessary and so don't waste time or effort on it here on UA-cam. Anyhoo, Long Live UA-cam! THANKS again for writing, Steve Magnante
And so, tonight I got TWO new bits of information from you Steve. Due to your comment at 7:23 "maybe not a Bull Dog, maybe this one's a Bull Frog" was cute and I was going to make a quick educated comment on it. So I Googled Frogs and France. WOW! First I find a 2001 ABC article titled "France Overrun By Giant Frogs" stating that Bull Frogs are gobbling up all the local fish, ducklings, birds and smaller frogs and their legs taste like crap! From there I dug around and found a couple of The Simpson's episodes with French Frog jokes as well as history dating back into the 16th Century with a possible prophecy by Nostradamus about Some old frogs taking Arris a century later some might believe. Thanks to Junkyard Crawls I may never see another Mack Midliner without picturing how a fleur-de-lis kinda resembles a frog now. Thanks for the hours lost!
I started my truck driving career on one of them in 1990 when the lumber company I worked at got 1 for a Box truck. We got a second 1 which was a conventional version CS series i believe, for a flat bed. I hated them because they rode rough and they always broke the stick Shift. We would always have to limp it over to the dealer ship to have the broken shifter replaced.
In Europe the call this cab the clover4 cab, because it got used by Volvo, Renault, daf and iveco/magirus-deutz. I actually got used by a lot of other foren brands as well.
My homeboy Larry had four of these that he used in his tree business for years. They were older than this unit and had been owned by Overnight Freight. Five speed stick that was way down near the floor. I may be wrong but I swore that they had Scania six cylinder non-turbo engines. I know that they were brutes. Very slow but you couldn’t kill them. I think he used them for about twenty years and sold them for more than he paid for them.
When first started with our company in '91, we had a handful of these come in. Some people didn't care for them, but I liked them, because the only option for us was the Mercedes. A truck designed before the war. They were indestructible, but very crude.
I loved driving the Isuzu cab over rollback as part of my job at an independent shop on an island as I could do a U-turn on the one and only two lane highway and by leaving the rear outer tires slacked down I could drive on sand. Unfortunately it passed when my boss lost it to the ocean during hurricane Dennis. You may have seen it on the weather channel and the MSM near my 79 Ford that was upside down buried in sand from my dumbass attack. Anyways I love driving trucks like that unless it's on roads like Massachusetts has.
those arent bumpers they are air scoops. cabovers are notorious for no aerodynamics and those scoops have fresh air vents inside them it helps to pressurize the cab. also they blow an airstream behind them to help reduce road spray and keep the windows and mirrors clean.
It's a euro Renault? Freightliner produces the Argoosy (spelling) cabover and sells it for special order in Quebec. I know a steel company that uses them to get around cargo length. Likewise freighliner"s full-size is too long for European purposes
Steve another great video, well explained! The best part is now I know what a French tickler looks like. :-) In a future video could you explain its use! :-) :-) :-)
Steve, very interesting find !
These cabs were created in the early 1970 s by
DAF (Netherlands)
Magirus Deutz (Germany)
Berliet (France)
And Volvo (Sweden)
They are known as the "Club of 4" cabs and they were EVERYWHERE here in Europe. They were in production a long time and you still find them (Vol. Fire Dept. for example).
When Renault bought French truck builder Berliet the also started bearing the Renault logo. Also the name Saviem was used.
Please keep crawling - love your channel 👍
If it didn't say Mack I'd say it's a Vulvo.
Mack also used the Budd cab, more widely known as the Ford C series cabover. FWD might've used that cab as well.
Even today, DAF, Volvo and Renault share cabs for their smallest trucks, I think Peterbilt also uses them in the US
The Magirus Deutz trucks were sold as Magirus trucks in the US. But we also had the Mack and Volvo versions. I believe we even got some Iveco trucks from this.
@@Skusty Magirus Germany
Iveco Italien
Man I always hated working on them but let’s see that gold dodge van !!!!! 70s shaggy wagons !!
complete with porthole window no less !!!!
Heck ya!
Its way cleaner than my 77, I’m drooling every time it appears in the background. Hope someone saves it.
We use to have a Mack truck plant in Plainfield Nj. The building is still there and it's a big eye sore now. Mack was a great USA company.
We had some of those in our rental fleet also. The first time I drove one it took me ten minutes to discover how to shut the engine off. After turning off the ignition, there's a handle between the seats you had to pull up on and hold until you basically strangled the engine to death.
I've worked on tons of these.
To crank the engine you put the key in, press it in further, then turn it. Won't start if ya don't.
I could put a clutch in in a about 2
hours. Easy to work on.
And adding oil through that long barely angled tube takes for ever, just raise the cab.
Steve is the best teacher. Always learn something new on every video.
Wow! My dad had a fleet of MS300’s when I was a kid and I got my CDL behind the wheel of one! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
When I was a kid we actually lived next to a mack service station so I have always had a thing for mack trucks👍
One of our favorite quotes growing up. "Looked like it got hit by a Mack truck"
"that girl is so ugly it looks like she french kissed a mack truck"
How about the cool AF Dodge Van across the way? Also the Junkyard Dog makes an appearance @6:12
He donna look so mean…:)
I'd love to see a video on the gold Dodge van across the driveway from this Mack truck
It just came out Jim!
@@zekeosborne9684 yea thought it was funny when I seen it this morning
Tell us more about that gold van behind you! Also, 'french tickler' lol
If you like that gold Dodge van, you'll love tomorrow's Junkyard Crawl video!!! THANKS for writing, Steve Magnante
@@SteveMagnante Outstanding! Thank you for making these fantastic videos!
When i was in my early 20s i yard jockyed for a warehouse complex...i used a mack MB 400..it had a 300 maxidine and a twin club duplex trans...no air..no power sreering...7 warehouses and almost 2 miles of road....i worked my butt off...but i had fun putting the screws to it while making moves......(im 56 now)...
I absolutely love finding out all these different companies having relations, its maybe my all time favorite bit of automotive history. Speaking of companies having relations, i have one of those Plymouth Crickets mentioned in the video, except its a Sunbeam Avenger (1973), one of many different names it went under.
And the cricket wasn’t a captive import over here as the avenger didn’t exist before Chrysler bought Rootes
@@mikeystoy I live in Finland and they were sold as Sunbeam Avengers here. If I'm not mistaken, the Cricket/Avenger was the 1st and last car to be designed in the Rootes group while Chrysler ownership, could be mistaken.
@@Hipas_Account this is true
Greetings from France! Here, in France, I can see a lot of these trucks still being used. They are pretty reliable.
I was just telling a co-worker about these today. We are currently in Berlin, and I commented about all the cab overs, and told him about an 85 midliner box truck I used to drive, and how Renault had a hand in it as it was a cab over. Pretty sure I bored him 😂
The roofing company my Dad worked for had one that had a scissor lift and dump bed and they also had a Maguris with a hot tar tanker on it . The Mack Midliner cab over has always been my favorite truck.
Back in 03' n 04' I ran a 99' Mack Midliner with a 24' box. That was 1 tough bulldog 😎 loved driving that old truck. Awesome vid Steve 👍
I drove one of those on a truck route I used to have back in 1985-86 it was a rental while the international I usually drove was being repaired, I've always liked them.
These were indestructible reliable trucks! We had one in white back in the 80's to early 90's at the truck/trailer body shop I worked at. It was a used MS300 that was cut down into a small bobtail tractor from a former dump truck. We ran the hell out of it picking up and delivering trailers for repairs or Thermo-King work. I also installed a lot of van bodies on these new as well for local produce, etc companies. The Mack bulldog is missing off this, it was on the perch just under the windshield. Although Renault, like Fiat cars leave MUCH to be desired for reliability etc, they both build very good diesel heavy duty trucks! Our MS300 gave us very little trouble considering the abuse it took and was more reliable than the R400 Mack we had with the Scania engine. The engine in that Renault prob still runs like a clock.
Hi from Australia, Great video's Steve keep them coming. As a driver for just over 40 years we've had Macks out here and were great trucks really had balls. Then Renult took over in the mid to late 90's and then they went over the cliff probably the greatest shitheaps on the road. A lot of blokes went broke thanks to the Renult takeover.Cheers.
They were marketed in Australia as the Mack Midliner. They were actually a Renault G260 using a Volvo F6 cab
Very interesting never knew this thank you Steve for sharing all of your auto education learn something new ever time watching your videos 👍
Drove one of those in the late 80s-90s, MS200, 20’ flatbed dump, straight 5 speed…absolutely gutless, it wasn’t the worst thing on the road, just well underpowered for hill country, delivered everything from Sheetrock, massive AC units, trusses, cedar shingles, gravel, and equipment…never ever did it give me trouble…
2 of my uncles worked at Snyder tank, it was across the street from the Ford stamping plant. Super cool to hear a 'local' company on your channel. Im south of Buffalo in Boston, New York that is.
I think my ‘87 International has a Snyder tank on it.
That truck looks like a fun restoration project .
Once again, it's good to see you online and ramping up to get back in the junkyard. I somehow never commented on your original video of this truck, so I'll comment here and add it in.
Yes, Renault got a 10% part of Mack in 1979 and also the Signal Oil and Gas Companies had a handle in owning them for a time from about 1967 onward. This is a 1983 model year with the "D" in in the 10th VIN digit for the 1983 model year. V. Pelletier and Sons Trucks is now a Family Dollar store. This truck had a 5.5L six-cylinder diesel engine in it originally, so that's what it is if it's the original. This is a Class 7 truck with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 26,001 through 33,000 lbs.
Ecco, Precco, Whelen, and Trucklite all make backup alarms and they all purchase from each other. Brigade Electronics makes one that sounds like "white noise". We had a demo of one by the Brigade salesperson. He came to our location with his boss from the UK, and after going out to get samples to show us, his car was gone. Initially thinking it was stolen, someone said, "Check the impound yard". Sure enough, he parked in a "No Parking" zone and the police towed his vehicle. Needless to say, we never saw the Brigade guy again.....We had a few of these in our fleet, but they're all gone now.
Mack uses dog themed things for various items in their line: "Pedigree" for an interior option, dog paw prints on the floor mats, "Guard Dog" engine protection system, "Power Leash" for their engine brake system, among other canine themed things. The British said that the early Macks reminded them of English Bulldogs and the trucks were tenacious like their canine mascots.
Since Renault is involved in this one and they are French, I'd call this one a "French Bulldog......."
GOOD VIDEO STEVE''
As my co workers used to exclaim when we'd see one coming into the shop on the back of a wrecker.....OH NOOO RENAULT!! lol
Love the dodge van in the background. Great vid as always. My dad drove the volvo version for wilson trucking when i was a kid and those trucks were new.
Wow! I really didn’t know! Anyway I always thought the European trucks were ahead of their American counterparts! Great video Steve! Thanks for the history lesson!
Morning Steve, as always, another great video!!
Be safe!! God Bless!!
The cab-corner rubber bumpers are winddeflectors to keep the door handles clean
Bullfrog, gotta love Steve for that great line!
Love your videos. I believe those rubber pieces are an aerodynamic feature to prevent buffeting on the flat front. Might be wrong but it's the answer I was given about these style of truck.
I grew up around Mack trucks. They were preferred in my area for hauling coal through the mts. because they were tough and strong. I even owned a 94' CH16 for a few years. Guys liked Peterbuilt to , but alot of tall guys like me didnt because there was no room in the cab. The Superliner was probably my favorite.
Recently saw a really nice Superdog tanker in Brodhesdsville, PA.
@@1hasbeen531 we had one at the coal company I worked for, strictly for hauling overweight/oversize loads. They still have it and use it regularly , kept as close to perfect condition as possible for a working tractor.
More heavy duty history please
Loving that gold, mid-70s Dodge van in the background at 2:45.
Hello Geo78er, Thanks for writing. I'll give you a little hint about that gold Dodge van....it's coming up soon on a Junkyard Crawl video. I think maybe tomorrow! Please stay tuned and THANKS AGAIN for watching. -Steve Magnante
Remember we had one at work back in the day, used to drive it some when I first got my CDL, we call it a frog dog here in eastern Canada.
Thanks Steve..love the truck videos.
I was a fleet Maintenance Manager from 1985 to 2016 and those Midliner and later Manager trucks were nearly Bulletproof we used to joke that they were designed for the Russian Military😃.
That mack looks just like a Volvo F7 we used to have.
I AM FROM ''NORTON'' MASS''==45 YEARS TRUCKING==
20+ years ago I drove a Volvo version with th h a box body for an orchard. Incredible truck to maneuver. In 1978 or so willeys express bought a fleet of Volvos. In the mid 90s some where still in service.
I like all your videos you don’t specialize in one type of car you go through all types of trucks up the good work
Some of the side bay trucks when I worked at Pepsi in Vermont were these Macks.
Drove one for a friend's tree Co. Used as a 60' bucket truck. Shifted reverse of the USA made trucks i used to drive. The little leaver that looks like a PTO control between the seats is the park air brake. Air assisted clutch if you ran low on air in a tight situation. Using the brakes a lot you could not push the clutch to save your life.
I have a real soft spot for Mack trucks. 1st semi I ever grabbed gears in was an 1983 Mack.
I used to drive one of these as a furniture delivery driver. I enjoyed going to work every dat because of that Truck. The one I drove was a 5 speed with a split diff. Four years later I ended up getting my CDL Now I drive a 99 Pete 379 with a Big O'l Kitty Cat.
Junkyard dog spotted at 6:12
Interesting I am French and I used to see those Renault trucks everywhere in my youth.
But "keep in mind" that everybody drives left hand in Europe excepted in UK/Ireland.
Wow! It’s funny, I live only a few miles from Bernardston Auto Wrecking. Back in the mid-eighties I worked for a welding supply company called Merriam Graves. I delivered medical and industrial gases. Two of my biggest deliveries were Rowe Yankee and Vermont Yankee Atomic plants.
Anyway, the truck I drove was a Mack Midliner. It broke down a lot in the winter and it was always cold in the cab. I drove that truck from 1986 to 1989.
Get well Steve!!!
The gold Dodge van with the slotted mags across the road looks interesting.
"This puppy right here" points at bulldog logo
When you need a car cover for a French auto do you use Reynol's wrap? (thats a pun)
😜🤣🤣
Steve i would love to see you cover more semi trucks. 🚚
When I was a young lad and maintaining C-5 Galaxy aircraft in the Air Force, we had this chassis with a giant tank on the back full of liquid nitrogen. (The C-5 uses liquid nitrogen for fire fighting in unmanned areas of the aircraft)
Those rubber or plastic things are wind deflectors, to keep road dirt off the side windows and mirrows. Mike in Ireland.
As far as I'm concerned this is the NEW junkyard gold!
Hi John H, THANKS for the kind words. Truth be told, I pitched a show to-be-called "Steve Magnante's Junkyard Crawl" to Speed Channel, Fox Sports, Velocity and The Out The Door Channel (a.k.a. Outdoor Channel) but NONE OF THEM SAW THE MERIT. I couldn't believe it. That struggle lasted FIVE YEARS. Then I pitched it to the Mighty David Freiburger at toe OLD Motor Trend On Demand (online version) and he said "Lets try it". It was a success. Then Velocity "merged" with Motor Trend and Roadkill's Junkyard Gold was summarily put into the crusher. So I decided to GO AROUND the bone head Decision Makers thanks to UA-cam and here we are. Funny thing, during the Roadkill's Junkyard Gold days, my idea was to simply do a series of show-and-tells about cool, rare, interesting vehicles in junkyards. but some of the Decision Makers said "the show needs ANOTHER BEAT". I got your BEAT right here mister. The term "BEAT" is industry-speak for "we don't fully get it...we think it needs some extra element". So that's why the animated "re-build" came to be on most later episodes of RKJYG. I never thought that was necessary and so don't waste time or effort on it here on UA-cam. Anyhoo, Long Live UA-cam! THANKS again for writing, Steve Magnante
Junkyard Gold is showing on MT now as I’m watching this
And so, tonight I got TWO new bits of information from you Steve. Due to your comment at 7:23 "maybe not a Bull Dog, maybe this one's a Bull Frog" was cute and I was going to make a quick educated comment on it. So I Googled Frogs and France. WOW!
First I find a 2001 ABC article titled "France Overrun By Giant Frogs" stating that Bull Frogs are gobbling up all the local fish, ducklings, birds and smaller frogs and their legs taste like crap!
From there I dug around and found a couple of The Simpson's episodes with French Frog jokes as well as history dating back into the 16th Century with a possible prophecy by Nostradamus about Some old frogs taking Arris a century later some might believe.
Thanks to Junkyard Crawls I may never see another Mack Midliner without picturing how a fleur-de-lis kinda resembles a frog now.
Thanks for the hours lost!
I started my truck driving career on one of them in 1990 when the lumber company I worked at got 1 for a Box truck. We got a second 1 which was a conventional version CS series i believe, for a flat bed. I hated them because they rode rough and they always broke the stick Shift. We would always have to limp it over to the dealer ship to have the broken shifter replaced.
"not a bulldog, more of a bullfrog" love it
In Europe the call this cab the clover4 cab, because it got used by Volvo, Renault, daf and iveco/magirus-deutz. I actually got used by a lot of other foren brands as well.
My homeboy Larry had four of these that he used in his tree business for years. They were older than this unit and had been owned by Overnight Freight. Five speed stick that was way down near the floor. I may be wrong but I swore that they had Scania six cylinder non-turbo engines. I know that they were brutes. Very slow but you couldn’t kill them. I think he used them for about twenty years and sold them for more than he paid for them.
Steve!
The truck is infact a Volvo man!
Best regards and thank you for a great show!!!!!!!!
Kalle, Sweden
Longtime pal is an engineer with Mack, has been through the wringer with them (corporate ups and downs) - including some years in France.
im sure others have mentioned this but i love the into top quality content.
That truck is beautiful
When first started with our company in '91, we had a handful of these come in. Some people didn't care for them, but I liked them, because the only option for us was the Mercedes. A truck designed before the war. They were indestructible, but very crude.
LOOK AT THAT Custom Tradesman at 3:02!!
Wow!! some engineer actually had the forethought about the person who will be working on it after
Love the yellow goldish van in the background can you do a segment on that shag waggon please
I learned something today - Thanks as always!!
Steve, U are cracking me up...
I loved driving the Isuzu cab over rollback as part of my job at an independent shop on an island as I could do a U-turn on the one and only two lane highway and by leaving the rear outer tires slacked down I could drive on sand. Unfortunately it passed when my boss lost it to the ocean during hurricane Dennis. You may have seen it on the weather channel and the MSM near my 79 Ford that was upside down buried in sand from my dumbass attack. Anyways I love driving trucks like that unless it's on roads like Massachusetts has.
Mack and Volvo are synonymous today. 😁 I'm driving one now. 🚛 Not right this moment but u know what I mean 👍
I always thought those little verticle bumpers were for air deflection...
Bulldog or French poodle you should have said Steve.....love your videos.....very informative
Bullfrog went right over your head.
@@harriettedaisy2233 nooo....but living in a bilingual province I know French people don't like being called frogs.....not to cause cancel culture 🙄
The bullfrog comment was awesome.
How about video on the chevy c60 near the Mafrog?
At 7:26
"A bullfrog" 😂
I'm one of the few allowed to laugh.
Canadian Pacific Express had a bunch. Im a tireguy&the rear hubpilot wheels were the worse to get off.Metric hub/Merica wheel🤪
A French Bulldog. Great video.
those arent bumpers they are air scoops. cabovers are notorious for no aerodynamics and those scoops have fresh air vents inside them it helps to pressurize the cab. also they blow an airstream behind them to help reduce road spray and keep the windows and mirrors clean.
I read where Mack got the bulldog nickname in WW1. Soldiers commented on how they looked like them. Yes, Mack's been around that long.
thanks steve ,i always believed they were volvos sold to mack but RENAULT ,thats french for IVECO
And Iveco is related to Fiat
i like this video. nice to talk about the history of these trucks. but next time give us some specs such as engine power, gvw, etc
Love your channel. I enjoy it with my morning coffee.
I always learn alot from you and the comments.
The rims on those trucks are unique too, ours were stamped "made in West Germany"
4:50 would love to see that gold van.
Cool, Steve👊
Someone should save that truck.
Hi Steve, are you going to do a video of the Dodge Boogie van in the background?
You know it...I think its scheduled for tomorrow! THANKS for writing, Steve Magnante
It's a euro
Renault?
Freightliner produces the Argoosy (spelling) cabover and sells it for special order in Quebec. I know a steel company that uses them to get around cargo length. Likewise freighliner"s full-size is too long for European purposes
Thanks for the history lesson 👍
Does rubber bumpers are air ducks, to improve the fuel mileages. In Europe there actually made of hard plastic.
Did he say “French Tickler ?” Ohh my Steve !
Steve another great video, well explained! The best part is now I know what a French tickler looks like. :-) In a future video could you explain its use! :-) :-) :-)
Didn't know that Renault made trucks for Mack.
so Renault had more than just le car they had le truck.
Apparently so-well said sir-I always learn something with Steve.
You win the internet today
@@HAMMER8181 Yes he does.
Snyder tank had a long term contract with Mack for fuel tanks, I knew me Snyder.