This 1963 MACK B-813 model is featured on America’s Lost Treasures, July 25.

GREENSBORO, NC – On July 25, the National Geographic Channel will feature Mack trucks on America’s Lost Treasures. A fully restored 1963 Mack B-813 model will be featured during the episode, which will air at 9 p.m. eastern time.

“The truck is immaculate. By far, this has to be one of the most perfect restorations,” said Don Schumaker, curator of the Mack trucks Historical Museum. “You almost have to look at something like this as being priceless.”

The show aims to find antiques and “forgotten links” to the nation’s history. The show’s host, Curt Doussett searches in the nation’s basements, attics, barns, and garages to find unexpectedly valuable objects and uncover their untold stories.

As for Mack’s story, it started in Brooklyn 1900 when two brothers, Jack and Gus Mack, founded Mack Trucks Inc., then known as the Mack Brothers Company. In 1917, during World War I, the British Government purchased the Mack AC model to supply its front line with troops, food and equipment. According to Mack’s website, British soldiers nicknamed the trucks “Bulldog Macks” because of their blunt-nosed hood and durability. The trucks reminded the soldiers of the qualities of their country’s mascot, the British Bulldog, and so it came to be that this American Icon, the Mack Bulldog, was named by the Brits.

As for the classic truck on Doussett’s hands, it had to be assessed. Doussett and the truck’s owner travelled to Allentown, Pa. to meet with Schumaker.

Only 930 B-813 models were ever built, and out of those only about 30 still exist today and are restored, Schumaker said.

But is it a lost treasure?

Mack trucks have recently been featured in other television shows like Undercover Boss, Made in America and Ultimate Factories, as well as two films: Cars 2 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.