MACK 'AC' Fleet of Delivery Trucks: PIGGLY WIGGLY Grocery 8x10 B&W Glossy Photo

Description

This photo is an excellent high quality 8” x 10” black & white glossy new photo reproduction of a fleet of 1920s MODEL ‘AC’ MACK Delivery Trucks, operated by the PIGGLY WIGGLY Grocery Store Chain.
”SAMPLE” will not appear on your photo, it is only on the scanned image.
DESCRIPTION: These Piggly Wiggly ‘AC’ MACKS are loaded high with groceries, ready to be delivered to the stores in this popular grocery store chain in the southeast. “Piggly Wiggly’ can be clearly read on the side of the truck hoods. The license plates can not be read, but I’m guessing they might read 1924. Still on hard rubber tires, these AC Macks could be mid-1920 models. A driver sits behind each steering wheel, and two other men, perhaps managers, are posed at the left of the photo. The location of this photo is unknown,but in the background is the Cristo Cola Bottling Co. which was primarily in NC.
PIGGLY WIGGLY: America’s first true self-service grocery store was founded in Memphis,TN in 1916. There were shopping baskets, open shelves, and no clerks to shop for the customer - all of which were unheard of at that time. Hundreds of franchises were issued. Today there are more than 600 Piggly Wiggly stores in 17 states, all independently owned and operated.
MACK “AC”:  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 “AC” was well suited for tough construction work.  The split side-radiator behind the engine, allowed for a sloping hood design and better driver visibility.  A ‘motometer’ sits atop the center of the rear mounted radiator, for the driver to monitor engine temperature, manually opening and closing the side radiator louvers to cool or warm the engine.
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 8x10 photo has a white border around the photo.
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