![]() ![]() I don't like how Shelby American slaps his name on everything and then doubles and triples the price! I am also a die-hard Ford/Shelby/Saleen guy. ![]() He was a pioneering visionary for racing and performance cars. So why can't I simply paint mine up with a Shelby motif'? I love Carroll Shelby. I mean, its a tool box, right? Just a metal box with drawers. They came with some Shelby stripes and a couple of slick graphics and retailed for $4500!!! This was the light bulb moment for me. They were nothing more than the modern version of my MB1700. #Mac tool box economizer 2000 for sale macThis was around 2007-8 and MAC was making tool boxes for Shelby American. This box was way more than I needed, but you can never have enough strorage, right?! #Mac tool box economizer 2000 for sale professionalI am not a professional mechanic, just a do-it-yourself type car guy. Once cleaned and lubed up with fresh grease, all the drawers glide as they should. I also tore down each drawer slide, cleaning off years of dirt, dust and petrified grease sludge. I spent days cleaning and degreasing my 'new' tool box. Anyway, I took the lower box and began to clean. Most shops have their own power and radios/stereos or boom boxes. Meaning, if you needed power and a radio, and tool storage, this box would do it all. Clearly this was an old design, as car radios, even the two post style, came with clocks in the digital age, mid 80's! My best guess is that this top of the line MAC tool box, would be great as a stand alone 'island' in your shop or garage. It even ran off of the converter, if you kept your box plugged in. There was actually a separate, digital clock mounted to the side of the radio. You also had to remove the entire radio 'tray' to access the radio, converter and clock. However on these vintage boxes, the provision is for the older style two post car radio. The automotive radio is an interesting idea, that is still used, today. They said that they had no use for outlets, on the outside of the box, and tripping over the cumbersome extension cord. Both mechanics I talked to virtually never used the 110 outlets. In addition, there are locking compartments, inside the top right 'cubby area, and all of the lower drawers can be locked, separately. These doors/this style was discontinued after only a couple of years of production. One mechanic said that there were way too many little compartments in the swinging cabinet doors, to lose small items in. The doors do swing all the way open, flush to the sides of the tool box. What I found is that most simply left them open, all of the time. These doors did not lend themselves to locking up your tool box at night. They required a lot of clearance, to swing open, on either side. The swinging 'cupboard' doors were not very well liked. The flat top was a well liked feature, as a catch all for paint cans, lubricants, brake kleen etc. I have spoken with a couple of professional mechanics who own or have owned this box. So I bought the bottom box for approximately 1/3 of what they normally sell for, $500! Here are a few pictures of the MBN1700/MB1710 set. The box would clean up just fine, and the drawer slides just needed to be cleaned, de-greased and then properly lubed. MAC Economizer Tool Boxes.top 250 OBObottom 600 OBOboth boxes 775 OBOBottom Box has 11 drawers Roller BearingsTop Box has 10 drawersAutomotive restoration shop closingAlso have for saleOil drain for liftEnglish Wheel 90 tall, 45 throat54 Jet ShearTsurumi. It's a very solid toolbox but it has a lot of details like there's a lot of scratches and a couple of dents and couple of cracks in the metal. This toolbox is in good working condition, all drawers are well aligned and open and close smoothly. Up for your consideration, MAC Tools Economizer 2000 tool box. However, I was able to recognize that there were no dents or dings, nor any real defects. In addition many of the drawers were sticky and did not slide open freely. It was extremely dirty, from 20+ years of use. I checked out the box and it was in very good condition. These older boxes are 50' or so in length, boxes are customarily much larger, now. The Snap On dealer really didn't want to take the lower box into his inventory, due to its age and size. The old one was a MAC 1700B, like the one pictured below. A local mechanic was purchasing a new bottom box, and trading in his old one. So a few years ago I was presented with an opportunity to purchase a vintage MAC tool box. Mac Tool Box Economizer 2000 For Sale Rating: 3,8/5 8861 reviews ![]()
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