The Maccar Truck Company of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was a truck manufacturer.
History
The company was founded in 1912. Maccar was named after its two founders, Jack Mack and Roland Carr. Maccar Co. was originally based in Allentown. It was a manufacturer of delivery vans. At the beginning of 1914, the company moved to Scranton due to space reasons and renamed itself to Maccar Truck Company. In addition to delivery vans, trucks were now also being manufactured. At the beginning of 1914, there were 100 workers employed. The production back then was less than one truck per man per year, so it can be assumed that fewer than 100 vehicles were produced in 1914. After analyzing the Branham serial numbers of Maccar trucks of 1914, production will have been around 159 vehicles. This suggests optimized workflows in production to reach this number of vehicles. The previous plant in Allentown was taken over by the Lansden Company from Newark, which was in bankruptcy proceedings. At the end of 1913, machines and unfinished electric trucks from Lansden were stored there. In October 1918, the government ordered 500 vehicles from Maccar for the army. The result can be seen in the high production numbers of the Type M in 1919. Maccar used engines from Continental and Wisconsin. In 1923, R. C. H. Rupp was elected president of the Maccar Truck Co. in Scranton, Pa., succeeding A. B. Warman, who becomes chairman of the board. Mr. Andrew B. Warman, originally the owner of a laundry, was also involved as a bank director of the Peoples National Bank, director of the Chamber of Commerce, director of the Maccar Company, and trustee of the Emanuel Baptist Church, and for ten years he was a director of the Y. M. C. A. In 1929 Maccar joined Selden. Neither of them survived the depression and the business was discontinued in 1935.
Production models
The pre-assigned serial numbers only indicate the maximum possible production quantity.
Year Production figures Model Load capacity Serial number 1912 0,75 to 1,5 to 1913 to 1914 26A 0,75 to 168 to 193 21 B 1,5 to535 to 555 32 C 1,5 to1030 to 1061 9 D2 to1062 to 1070 63 E 1 to556 to 618 8F 2 to2011 to 2018Sum 159 1915 5 A 0,75 to 194 to 198 37 D 2 to2051 to 2087 11 E 1 to2000 to 2010 19 J2,5 to3001 to 3017; 3025 to 3026 5F 2 to2046 to 2050 28 H 2,5 to3000 to 3006; 3010 to 3011; 3014 to 3015; 3018 to 3024; 3027 to 3035 20 M 3,5 to4000 to 4011; 4016 to 4018; 4021 to 4025 10O 3,5 to4013 to 4015; 4019 to 4020; 4021 to 4025Sum 135 1916 5 A 0,75 to200 to 204 7F 2 to 2088 to 2094 37 D 2 to 2051 to 2087 156 K 2,5 to 3039 to 3040; 3044 to 3055; 3058 to 3088; 3092 to 3247 36L 1,5 to 619 to 654 11K 1 to 655 to 665 17M 3,5 to 4030 to 4046 5O 3,5 to 4025 to 4029 Sum 201 1917 41 L 1,5 to666 to 706 20H 2,5 to3251 to 3270 56 M 3,5 to4047 to 4053; 4056 to 4057; 4064 to 4065; 4070 to 4114 12 O 3,5 to 4054 to 4055; 4058 to 4063; 4066 to 4069 24 U 5,5 to 5000 to 5023 Sum 153 1918 77L 1,5 to707 to 783 183 H2,5 to3271 to 3453 160 M 3,5 to4115 to 4274 38 U5,5 to5024 to 5061 Sum 458 1919 87 L 1,5 to784 to 870 203 H2,5 to3454 to 3656 1,070 M 3,5to3275 to 4344 38U 5,5 to5062 to 5099 46 G 5,5 to6000 to 6045 Sum 1,444 1920 48S 1 to10000 to 10047 ↑S-1 1 to 10000 to 10047 ↑ S-2 1 to 10000 to 10047 759 L 1,5 to871 to 1000; A000 to A628 ↑ L-11,5 to 871 to 1000; A000 to A628 191H 2,5 to3657 to 3847 ↑ H-12,5 to3657 to 3847 150 M-1 3,5 to4344 to 4493 ↑M 3,5 to 4344 to 4493 ↑ M-2 3,5 to4344 to 4493 102G 5 to6046 to 6147 ↑ G-1 5 to 6046 to 6147Sum 1,250 1921 57L 1,5 toA629 to A685 ↑ L-1 1,5 to A629 to A685 ↑ L-2 1,5 to A629 to A685 119 H-2 2,5 to3848 to 3966 15 H-A 2 to30000 to 30014 ↑ H-1 2,5 to3848 to 3966 ↑ H-2 2,5-3 to 3848 to 3966 48M-2 3,5-4 to4494 to 4541 30 G 5 to6148 to 6177 ↑G-1 5 to 6148 to 6177 14 S-1 1to10048 to 10061 ↑ S-2 1 to 10048 to 10061 Sum 283 1922 L 1,5 toA 686 to H-A 2 to30015 to H-2 3 to3967 to M-2 4 to4542 to G 5 to6172 to SA 1 to10000 to S1 1 to10061 to 1923 L 1,5 to H-A 2 to 221 H-2 3 toA3179 to A3399 M-24 to 31 G 5-6 to6209 to 6239 1924 EX 1,25 to L 1 1,5 to HAT 2 to H1 3 to M 2 4 to G-1 5 to 1925 EX 1,25to VI 2 to H-3 3 to M-24 to G-1 5 to Bus 40 passenger51 to 1926 36 1,25 to361 to 46 2 to4631 to 64 3 to643 to 66 3 to661 to 94 4 to941 to 96 4 to961 to M-2 4to4755 to G-1 5 to6301 to EX 1,25 to SA 1,25 to V1 2 to V3 2 to 1927 36 1,25 to 46 2 to 64 3 to 66 3 to 94 4-5 to 964-5 to G15-6 to 1928 36 1,25 to3665 to 46 2 to46300 to 64-100 3 to64104 to 66-100 3 to66110 to 94 4-5 to9418 to 964-5 to9617 to G15-6 to6356 to 845to841 to 865to861 to 1929 36 1,25 to36155 to 36-200 1,5 to36201 to 46 2 to46880 to 64-100 3 to64125 to 66-100 3 to66160 to 94 4-5 to9418 to 96 4-5 to9617 to G15-6 to6253 to 84 4-5 to845 to 864-5 to864 to 126 six wheels 6 to 1930 36200 1,5 to 40 2 to 56 3 to 66100 4 to 86 5 to 1266 to
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