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Bulldog: A Mack road tractor, noted for its trademark bulldog hood ornament (origin in World War I when British soldiers called the Mack AC "The Bulldog", giving the name and trademark hood ornament to Mack). Bullfrog: An ABF truck. Bull hauler A livestock hauler that is empty (for a loaded one see Go Go Girls). Bobtail rig/Bobtail
1922: The company name is changed to Mack Trucks, Inc. The bulldog is established as the company's corporate symbol. 1924: John Mack dies in a car crash in Weatherly, Pennsylvania. 1932: While recuperating from an operation, Mack's chief engineer Alfred Fellows Masury carves Mack's first bulldog hood ornament.
The Mack AC was a heavy cargo truck designed in the 1910s by the American manufacturer Mack Trucks.Introduced in 1916, the Mack AC saw extensive service during the First World War with the British and American armed forces, in British service it was given the nickname the "Bulldog" which led to Mack adopting the Bulldog as its corporate symbol.
Mack built 392 M123s, used with a lowboy trailer to recover and transport tanks, and all 552 M125s, between 1955 and 1957. Later follow-up orders called for 420 M123A1s with a Cummins V8-300 785 cu in (12.9 L) naturally aspirated V8 diesel engine developing 300 hp (220 kW) at 3000 rpm and 580 lbf⋅ft (786 N⋅m) torque at 2100 rpm.
Hood ornaments are usually cast in brass, zinc, or bronze and chrome plated. During the years when chrome plating was unavailable, silver or nickel was substituted. Some also incorporated other materials, like plastic, bakelite, or colored glass. The 1950 Ford Custom DeLuxe hood ornament was molded in Plexiglas. [45]
Louis Lejeune Ltd. is a small bronze foundry in England, producing mainly car mascots (hood ornaments).It is the only surviving maker of custom car mascots from the art deco era of the 1920s and 1930s when many new cars were fitted with a mascot.