TEXACO TANKER 1917-1923 MACK 'AC', a 'CLASSIC' 8x10 B&W Glossy Photo

Description

This photo is an excellent high quality 8” x 10” black & white glossy new photo reproduction of a 1917-1923 MACK Model ‘AC’ TANKER with the driver posed in front of his truck.
”SAMPLE” will not appear on your photo, it is only on the scanned image.
DESCRIPTION: A 3-compartment oil tank is mounted on a 1917-1923 MACK ‘AC’ Chain-Drive Hard Rubber Tired Tanker. Built with an open C-cab and wooden framed windshield, this ‘AC’ has side curtains for inclement weather rolled up on both side of the cab. Also note that the top of the hood is hinged and raised for additional cooling. On the side of the tanker, is a hinged wooden box carrying 2-drums of a Texaco product and 3-wooden crates of Texaco motor oil.
THE TEXAS COMPANY/TEXACO: TEXACO was founded in Beaumont, TX as the Texas Fuel Company in 1901 with the discovery of oil at Spindletop, but soon moved to Houston. Its logo with the red or white star goes back to the lone star of Texas. By 1928 Texaco had become the first U. S. oil company to sell its gasoline nationwide under one single brand name in 48 states, and later in all 50 states. Texaco was an independent company until its refining operations merged into Chevron Corp. in 2001, when most of their station franchises were divested into Shell Oil Co.
AC MACKS:  The famous Mack Model ‘AC’ was the truck that made Mack famous around the world, and was known as the ‘Bulldog’ Mack for its rugged dependability in WWI Europe ... a nickname that stuck and gave rise to the phrase “Tough as a Mack truck”.  Some 40,200 ‘AC’ Macks were produced from 1916 to 1938, one of the longest production runs of any model truck.  Built with a 4-cylinder gas engine and a 4-speed transmission with chain-drive.  The split side-radiator behind the engine, allowed for a sloping hood design and better driver visibility.  A ‘motometer’ usually sat atop the center of the rear mounted radiator, for the driver to monitor engine temperature, manually opening and closing the side radiator vents to cool or warm the engine.  Some of these rugged chain drive AC Macks were converted to pneumatic tires and used up into the early 1950s ... hard to believe!
CONDITION: This outstanding black & white glossy photo is a newly reproduced photo from a vintage photo in my personal lifetime collection.  This photo has been printed on excellent quality HP PREMIUM PLUS GLOSSY PHOTO PAPER using HP 02 Vivera Inks, producing a professional quality photo that resists fading over 100 years ... the best money can buy.  This full 8x10 photo is borderless.
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