It's easy to see why hopefuls don't think it's too far-fetched. Mack did actually sell pickup trucks of a sort in the past, turning out around 2,600 Model ED trucks between 1928 and 1944 ...

But then that had always been Jack Mack’s way ... On that day the 59-year-old Mack, founder with his brothers of what became the Mack Trucks company, was headed to Weatherly for a business ...

it has joined our list of the most popular semi-truck brands in the U.S. While there's no truth to the rumors that Mack is making a pickup truck, Mack trucks have graced several movies ...