The ‘Duel’ Peterbilt just isn’t the same without its rusting hulk of a tank trailer.
The Duel Pete was a 1960 Model 281. One of the first trucks I drove when I was a young man was a 1965 Pete Model 351. Like the Duel Pete, it was a narrow nose with a butterfly hood. That old truck was extremely clean for a 12 year old logging truck and I took good care if it while I drove it. After I moved on, the guy that replaced me was a cull that proceeded to trash it in short order.
If I have one great regret in life is that I wish I had tried to buy that truck. It was one of the soundest, most cozy trucks I’d ever been around. It would be a perfect fit in today’s historic truck shows.
Yeah, that was my first thought when I saw it. And yeah, those old trucks kinda grow on you. Never drove a semi, but I do recall two from my younger days.
I.H. Loadstar 1600 dump truck. Gas engine, split rear axle. Drove it off and on as needed working for my Uncle during high school summers. My Uncle managed a feedlot in Malin, OR.
While stationed in West Germany in the mid 70’s, routinely drove one of these on the German highways and byways–
–except the one I drove had a gas engine. Same paint job.
Back in the ’50s and ’60s International had in-line six engines called Red Diamond and Black Diamond engines. Pretty good power and lots of torque but boy, the mileage sucked. Fortunately, that was back in the days of 13ยข gas.
So Liverpool United has always been gaslighting!
I learned how to drive a tractor trailer in an “N” model Ford 52 years ago.
Number 6 looks to be a White ‘Mustang’. Very rare piece. They were plentiful once back east.
@Ceder .. thanks for posting this … keep up the good work. I can’t quite explain why, but I have a fondness for the old Dodge Power Wagons .. see pic #10 .. more of those please.
The ‘Duel’ Peterbilt just isn’t the same without its rusting hulk of a tank trailer.
The Duel Pete was a 1960 Model 281. One of the first trucks I drove when I was a young man was a 1965 Pete Model 351. Like the Duel Pete, it was a narrow nose with a butterfly hood. That old truck was extremely clean for a 12 year old logging truck and I took good care if it while I drove it. After I moved on, the guy that replaced me was a cull that proceeded to trash it in short order.
If I have one great regret in life is that I wish I had tried to buy that truck. It was one of the soundest, most cozy trucks I’d ever been around. It would be a perfect fit in today’s historic truck shows.
Yeah, that was my first thought when I saw it. And yeah, those old trucks kinda grow on you. Never drove a semi, but I do recall two from my younger days.
I.H. Loadstar 1600 dump truck. Gas engine, split rear axle. Drove it off and on as needed working for my Uncle during high school summers. My Uncle managed a feedlot in Malin, OR.
While stationed in West Germany in the mid 70’s, routinely drove one of these on the German highways and byways–
https://www.easternsurplus.net/VehicleDetails/161/M109A4-Van-Body-Truck
–except the one I drove had a gas engine. Same paint job.
Back in the ’50s and ’60s International had in-line six engines called Red Diamond and Black Diamond engines. Pretty good power and lots of torque but boy, the mileage sucked. Fortunately, that was back in the days of 13ยข gas.
So Liverpool United has always been gaslighting!
I learned how to drive a tractor trailer in an “N” model Ford 52 years ago.
Number 6 looks to be a White ‘Mustang’. Very rare piece. They were plentiful once back east.
@Ceder .. thanks for posting this … keep up the good work. I can’t quite explain why, but I have a fondness for the old Dodge Power Wagons .. see pic #10 .. more of those please.