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Above: The big Mack seems to tower over the Pilbeam family home at Heyfield Right: The attention to detail and finishing touches were second to none Below: Lynette Pilbeam does some last minute cleaning before the Mack faced the camera “The original idea was to leave the truck as a day-cab.” and repainting the old girl. Every Friday Glen would excuse himself from work and drive down to give the Royan’s boys some assistance as well. Gemma admits there was a fair bit of family discussions around the colour and lines (I’m not sure if that means there were dishes tossed and knives thrown, or if that’s just my family discussions). The original choices turned out to be very similar to another Mack Super-Liner, so second choice was the blue and silver look. Never has second place been such a winner, I reckon. The original idea was to leave the truck as a day-cab. I’m not sure who talked Glen into sourcing a Mack box, but we will give Gemma the credit anyway. So the sleeper box also ended up at Royan’s and the repaint commenced. Interior wise, the truck was well-worn as well. The family employed the assistance of a lot of the right people. There’s a fair few Mack gurus out there and they all helped the Pilbeams source many genuine parts. All the seats and linings were reupholstered in as close to original colours as possible and the instrument panel returned to its former glory. The decision to try and keep the truck close to original eventually collided with Glen’s passion for the big staunch look. Thankfully his artistic side won out; you can see that with the stainless guards and the twin stacks. The fuel tanks aren’t off the original truck but are all genuine Mack tanks and traditionalists will notice the bull bar is a lot flatter than what the Super-Liners used to have. Good old Spider rims still adorn the Mack, keeping the old school coolness to it. The entire project took the family two years to complete, bringing the truck back from a slow death to better than new. I’m sure there’s loads more I could tell you but, let’s be honest, most of you would have just skimmed through this story with abandon as your eyes kept glancing at the photos of G & L Pilbeam & Daughters’ stunning 1985 Mack Super-Liner. 40 MAY 2020 ownerdriver.com.au
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