Our friend Jay sent us this Craigslist Ad yesterday, and both Brian and I were super excited to see a cabover truck that neither of us had seen before. This 1961 Mack is one weird freak. With the insanely short wheel base, and single axle, this Mack H-67 LT must have been a local route truck, rather than an over the road long haul truck. The front fenders and such are super cool on this one, and we think it would make a super cool ramp truck if you did it right.
A late model diesel with an Allison transmission, an old school sleeper of some kind, and a ramp that can hold any cool muscle car or race car would make this one just our speed. We’d probably upgrade the suspension, add air ride, and make the interior retro cool but comfy so we could drive it across the country in both style and comfort.
One of the other cool things about this particular Mack is the fact that it is a one owner truck. It’s been sitting for several years, but if you have $3000 it can be yours and you can do whatever you want with it.
With that said, what would you do with it? Let us know, and let us know if you think this thing would make a cool ramp truck like we do!
I see a Cummings ISX15 under the cab with some sort of Allison transmission behind it. A black paint job, and a tan leather interior. Chrome the stock wheels, the fuel tanks, bumper and duel exhaust stacks. Then go out and have a little fun.
O yeah, replace the fifth wheel with a custom flat bed.
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Restore the exterior and some modern diesel power. And no auto trans, big trucks need to be gear jammers.
Is this truck sold already or still for sale? If its still for sale is there a link to the ad?
Extend the frame, add a rollback. use a late modle cummins and an allison trans. I like the original colors and look so a stock exterior resto would be on the list. air ride, a/c and good OTR goodies…and a bitchin train horn…
I t might have been a ‘switch-tractor’ yard truck, to move in & out going trailers for a big trucking company or such. My father drove one for Du-Pont back in the day & that his job for years. I think his truck was a GMC cracker-box cab tuck with the shorty wheel base