Last month, as part of our ongoing series of features marking the centenary of Scammell Lorries, our cover starred Nottinghamshire based Darron Wilson’s 1976 Scammell Crusader. However, that is not the only lorry Darron owns, and the Scammell is frequently seen at shows etc., alongside something rather different in many ways, but not in others. We’re referring to 988UXU, a 1950 Mack LJT that spent its working life in America, and is preserved in, basically original condition.
The Mack is powered by a Cummins 200 engine with a ten-speed ‘twin-stick’ box and carries the chassis number of LJT1D 9638D.
Mack Trucks Historical Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania confirm that the vehicle came off the assembly plant production line at Allentown on September 26 1950 and upon completion the chassis was assigned to the Mack Trucks Inc. factory
