Born out of a passion for vintage Macks, DJF Truck Parts specialises in parts for older Mack Trucks manufactured between 1960 to 2007.
It was started by Dallas Fabian – a transport operator, farmer and vintage Mack parts specialist – who developed his love for the brand from a young age.
As the owner of 18 Macks, he’s been importing Mack parts since he bought his first vintage model many years ago. With parts becoming harder and harder to come by, Dallas decided to launch DJF Truck Parts.
Today, from his base in New South Wales’ Central Coast, Dallas stocks more than 3500 individual parts. The range includes Mack driveline kits, engine rebuild kits, replacement air manifold, cab parts, window winders, door handles, interior trims – and in recent years complete dashboards for Macks from the 1980s era.
“We built complete dashes for 80s model Macks including the Superliner, R-600 and Value-Liner,” said Dallas. “There are a few people who sell individual dashboard parts but what we produce is the complete dash – you just drop it in, hook your wires up and off you go. They’ve been pretty popular since we started manufacturing them.”
A DJF Truck Parts complete loaded R-Model Mack dash. Image: DJFThe DJF Truck Parts range is ever evolving, driven by customer demand and availability. “That’s what drives our product range,” added Dallas. “If a product is still available in the OEM market, then we’ll supply that. When an item gets discontinued, you need to look at other ways to supply these parts so people can continue to restore these old trucks. So we have things made when we need to.”
For Mack’s R-600 and Super-Liner models, DJF Truck Parts stocks almost every part an owner could need.
Adding to the range more recently, DJF Truck Parts has launched a new step extrusion that goes onto the fuel tanks of the 80s model Macks. “You can’t get those anymore, so we’ve had them made and we are now supplying them to customers,” said Dallas.
Dallas has created a new mobile showroom on wheels, which he plans to take to various truck shows around the country to showcase the DJF Truck Parts offering.
A 42 ft pantech trailer acts as a mobile showroom on wheels for DJF Truck Parts. Image: DJF“I’ve built this display on a 42 ft pantech trailer. It’s set out with benches on each side and a staircase up the back.
“Everything we sell is displayed on the benchtops and the walls, so it’s a showroom on wheels. It gives people a chance to see what we have in the flesh, including our dashboards.”
The trailer’s first truck show outing was the Kyabram Mack Muster in Victoria from March 21-22. The display trailer will also head to the Golden Oldies Truck Show in Dubbo in August, and the Queensland Mack Muster in September.
Additionally, DJF Truck Parts has launched a new website, so customers can browse the range of parts and make enquiries online.
“We’re still adding to the website, so keep checking back, we’re adding more and more products every day,” added Dallas.
For more information visit djftruckpartsaustralia.com.
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