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Hi ! Here it is , I started from an Athearn Ford C series and transformed it to a 6x4 Mack N Series ( rare sight ) . 1- Ford has one sealed beam each side Mack has 2 2- Mack has a cap for a tank on the helper side 3- Mack has a front grill between the sealed beam Without any doubt there is other differences but not known to me, with all the pictures and research I've done it will be as close as I can do it . usual comments are welcome good or bad enjoy            
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very nice conversion. if i remember correctly the mack n series used the same cab as the ford c series...or very similar anyway. cant wait to see it finished.
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Great and interesting looking project!
Same goes for the Kenworth you had in the other thread.
Look for a PM from me please.
Chris
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very good man
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Very nice work! 
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Partner if you dont mind me asking where did you get the ford n other decals on this badboy?
STOP ULF thieving GLOBAL....No more Ulf Thieving....... No More Ulf Thieving
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Hi !
In a hobby shop in Montréal !!
I haven't finish the truck yet , with the spring work outdoors and the wife list , I,ll work on it in fall !!!
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That is really a very nice project. I really like to see the older trucks and especially those that don't come up everyday. Didn't know that Mack borrowed some of Ford's sheetmetal!
Robert
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Very nice truck...
Can I ask you, where did you get the wheels from?
-Mark
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I believe those cabs were called Budd cabs. I think the Budd Company made them, hence the name.
They were used by Ford (they used most of them), Mack, FWD, and probably a few other specialty truck manufacturers.
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brian falcone wrote:very nice conversion. if i remember correctly the mack n series used the same cab as the ford c series...or very similar anyway. cant wait to see it finished. Same cab, produced by the Budd Company (maker of railroad and transit equipment also). N's were a rare bird, especially as fire apparatus. Nice job on the conversion!
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Hi !
Thank you for the comments , yes the Cab is a Budd cab that Ford ,Mack and many others used ,
the wheels are the original wheel of the truck , I bougth 4 of them so I was able to get the same wheels , this model of wheels seems to be only on this model so far , I did not find that type of wheels on any other models so far , but I keep looking .
The Frenchman
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