MACK Mecca
We just love the old Macks
The blokes used to do these trucks up in their spare time
For the avid reader of my waffle you may recall last month’s feature on the highly sought-after Drake Collectibles. I may have mentioned in that article that I am a huge fan and will be endeavouring to collect all the models my bank account will allow. That is the extent of my collecting abilities. I am limited by not just the fact my accountant doesn’t deem ‘toy trucks’ as a business expense but also the fact that I can only fit a certain number of display cabinets in my little house.
What would happen if that wasn’t the case, though? What would happen if I had a huge shed where I accumulate collectibles? Well, chances are I’d be exactly like Ron Newman and his son Stan.
Instead of having 1/50th scale replicas that my neighbours’ kids aren’t allowed within two metres of, I’d have 1/1 scale actual trucks that I would be kind enough to break out when over-excited Mack fans and part-time journalists like myself want to come and drool over them. Obviously, I don’t have that shed, but Ron and Stan do,
