ALLENTOWN, PA – Truck lovers have been traveling back through time at the Mack Trucks Historical Museum for 30 years.

The museum, dedicated to preserving the 114 years of Mack history through photos, memorabilia and a collection of vintage Mack truck models, first opened for business in 1984.

The company celebrated the facility’s 30th birthday on Nov. 9 of this year.

“Through its many exhibits and displays, the Mack Museum brings to life the rich history of Mack Trucks,” said Stephen Roy, president of Mack Trucks North American sales and marketing. “From Mack’s beginning in Brooklyn to our current truck models, the museum chronicles how Mack became the American truck you can count on.”

The museum is known worldwide as the ultimate source for information about Mack and Mack products. Nearly 6,000 people from all parts of the world visit the museum each year. Mack enthusiasts from Australia and the Netherlands are the most frequent foreign visitors.

“We also receive thousands of requests about specific vehicles,” said Don Schumaker, curator of the Mack Trucks Historical Museum. “If you have a vehicle identification number, chances are pretty good that we have information in our archives.”

Mack’s connection to Hollywood movies such as Cars, Transformers and Die Hard with a Vengeance is on display, as well as the oldest existing Mack vehicle: a 40- horsepower, 28-passenger sightseeing bus. The museum also helps host Trucktoberfest, an annual appreciation event for the antique truck club organizations that support the museum. More than 300 people and 100 vintage trucks take part in this celebration of Mack heritage.

The Mack Trucks Historical Museum is housed in the Mack Customer Center in Allentown, PA, which is also home to the Mack Heritage Center, a Mack showroom and a performance track where customers can test drive Mack vehicles.

www.macktruckshistoricalmuseum.org