In this first room, you cant miss the two very old and historic Mack trucks. This room is also home to one of the cooler vehicles in the museum: the Megatron truck from the movie Transformers. The truck on display is the actual one used in the movie, but I was disappointed to hear that the transforming was done on computer graphics and wasnt built into the truck. Allentown, PA 18103. Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States. 40,299 ACs had been built when production ended in 1939. The beginning of Blake Crouch's best selling novel Pines has the main protagonist, Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke, suffering temporary amnesia after the car he is traveling in crashes. A 1970s Mack R-600 truck with a "coolpower" engine setup is used to haul an oil tanker in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. The theater and cafe are well designed. Mack Experience Center Address: 2402 Lehigh Parkway South Allentown, PA 18103 Telephone: (610) 351-8800 The Mack Experience Center is located in Allentown, PA off I-78 near Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport. The Mack legacy lives on through the generosity of all types of donations and acquired Mack artifacts. Copyright 2013-2023 Uncovering Media, LLC - All Rights Reserved, Find more things to do in the Lehigh Valley, Exploring the Religious History of the Lehigh Valley at the Moravian Historical Society Museum, Touring the Beautiful Lost River Caverns Near Bethlehem, PA, Family Fun at the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown, 10 Fun Things to Do Near Penn State Lehigh Valleys Campus. What an amazing tribute to Mack Trucks and truck transportation in general. Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information. Another room of the museum was where they used to test the aerodynamics of the trucks and their resistance to temperatures. [7], This is a timeline of Mack Trucks history. Get a behind-the-scenes look into Mack's industry-leading uptime solutions by visiting the Uptime in Real Time exhibit: a 20-foot, circular, walk-in display that showcases the Uptime Center . However, youll notice that they are buses, not trucks, as that was what they made for the first few years of production. He was a former worker with Mack Trucks and was very friendly and knew everything I asked. There are actually a few signs telling you where to go. During a chase scene from the 1997 film Fire Down Below, Steven Seagal's character is rammed and chased by a Mack truck.
