Oeonota, New York
Before leaving Kutztown we went into Allentown to the Liberty Bell Museum and the Mack Truck Museum.
The Liberty Bell Museum is in the basement of the historic church were the real Liberty Bell was hidden under the floorboards of that church during the Revolutionary War. It was British policy to melt down any church bells or any other large bells they could find because bells were used to transmit signals over 40 miles. As an added bonus for the British, the melted bells were recycled into cannons or shot. It was inconceivable to me how they could move and hide something that large and heavy without being discovered.
Dave wanted to see the trucks at the Mack Truck Museum but I was more interested in the mascot.
We had a very knowledgeable tour guide who told us all about the history of the company and many of the different models of Mack Trucks.
The Evil Knievel customized Mack truck was on temporary loan to the museum. I think Dave and I were the only people in the group old enough to remember Evil Knievel's attempted jump over the Snake River in Idaho.
This is another fine example of the Mack line was this truck which had been modified by the film industry for the movie "Transformers 3".
Think you could bully your way into a parking place if you drove this vehicle?
At the end of the tour I asked about the bulldog mascot.
It seems that the only bulldogs the company has are in the gift shop. They come in two models - barking and barkless. Budweiser has the Clydesdales and Bush Beans has Duke, but this company RENTS a dog when one is needed for a publicity shot or special appearance. My disillusionment was difficult to contain.
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