This is truly a rare breed of Bulldog – the only one of its kind in Australia! Set to be on display at Heritage Truck Association Australia Inc’s 2025 Heritage Truck Show, the 1962 Mack H673 ST – better known as ‘Cherry Pickers’ due to their distinctive 2.7m cab height – is one of only two such models imported into Australia in 1962 for Anthill Ranger & Co, later Mayne Nickless.
Both left-hand drives, they were the first cab-over-engine Macks in Australia; and the first in Australia powered by a turbo-charged Mack Thermodyne diesel engine, the ENDT-673.
A forerunner to the Ultra-Liner, the two trucks mainly ran between Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney and clocked up an average of 4,000 miles a week.
In 1966, chassis no.1570 was sold and after changing hands several times was finally scrapped and used for parts.
Chassis no.1574, however, is still alive today. In 1966, with 700,000 miles on the clock, it was purchased by Frank Fleming & Sons in Brisbane and converted to right-hand drive for use hauling earthmoving and allied equipment. It was retired in the mid-1980s and underwent a much-deserved restoration.
The truck was eventually put on display at the Queensland Transport Museum in Gatton before being purchased in 2015 by Rodney and Janette Sims, who are now the owners of this one-of-a kind showpiece!
Get along to the 2025 Heritage Truck Show at the Rocklea Showground on May 17-18 to check out this amazing classic first-hand. See here for details on the show, including opening times and ticket prices.
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