Trucks Are Beautiful - Page 41 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**special-K** · 02-08-2018, 08:18 AM

My best friend in elementary school's (early-60s) dad was an excavating contractor. He pulled the low-boy with a Diamond-T COE. I remember he would have us go out, climb up to bleed the air out of the brakes in the evening. That truck is where I first heard the name and thought it was such a cool name.

Old fire apparatus is cool stuff. Talk about a custom truck. They are it!

C10 - C90 Bill · 02-08-2018, 09:48 AM

Interesting truck.

Sure is a different place for an Air Cleaner.

**special-K** · 02-08-2018, 10:42 PM

Looks like a buzz bomb.

Yeah Bill, strange. That truck is custom in many ways. How about the tandem singles?

Nudder piktur. How about an experimental KW?

C10 - C90 Bill · 02-09-2018, 09:25 PM

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Yeah Bill, strange. That truck is custom in many ways. How about the tandem singles?

I didn't even notice them till you pointed them out, lol.

It is an International isn't it?

blue 72 gmc 4x4 · 02-12-2018, 09:13 PM

My 1959 Spartan 100 and some trucks at a junkyard in Winslow.

factorystock · 04-07-2018, 01:05 PM

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My 1959 Spartan 100 .

A Chevy in this year and weight range must be super low production. Air and Buds are always a big plus in my book!

5Tractorguy · 04-08-2018, 03:20 PM

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**special-K** · 02-09-2018, 10:45 PM

Lovely Kenworth

**davischevy** · 02-09-2018, 11:16 PM

I love that KW.

**special-K** · 02-09-2018, 08:25 AM

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**special-K** · 02-09-2018, 10:37 PM

Yep, IH

Curbfeeler26 · 02-10-2018, 12:20 PM

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Yep, IH

Isn't that a White-Western Star ?

**special-K** · 02-10-2018, 08:30 AM

I can't find anything wrong with it. If that truck was a meal it would be gourmet... or is it the best dang BBQ you ever had from a roadside stand?

Did I show this?
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If I did, her's another one:

**special-K** · 02-11-2018, 05:07 PM

The truck in the picture where I replied to the previous post is a Western Star. I believe it is Post White era, just a Western Star. I was diggin' on those White Western Stars back in the day they used the old White cab and were hand-built.

I find this International interesting
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And, here is one hell of a custom-built Diamond T

Curbfeeler26 · 02-12-2018, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

The truck in the picture where I replied to the previous post is a Western Star. I believe it is Post White era, just a Western Star. I was diggin' on those White Western Stars back in the day they used the old White cab and were hand-built.

I find this International interesting
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And, here is one hell of a custom-built Diamond T

That IH logging truck is one dangerous set up. When I see something like that again, it makes me glad that I've retired. Takes me back to the first time at US Steel. They plopped a 34K coil on my flatbed. Ran out of the slag house to tie it down and the brand new 40ft. Fruehauf was bowed. That was a trip I will never forget. Great pic though...

jumpsoffrock · 02-12-2018, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Curbfeeler26

That IH logging truck is one dangerous set up. When I see something like that again, it makes me glad that I've retired. Takes me back to the first time at US Steel. They plopped a 34K coil on my flatbed. Ran out of the slag house to tie it down and the brand new 40ft. Fruehauf was bowed. That was a trip I will never forget. Great pic though...

I don't understand your slang or phrases, but this sounds interesting. What about that picture is worrisome?
Care to tell us the whole story of yours that you are referring to?

Curbfeeler26 · 02-13-2018, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jumpsoffrock

I don't understand your slang or phrases, but this sounds interesting. What about that picture is worrisome?
Care to tell us the whole story of yours that you are referring to?

Well. Where do I begin? #1 The snow. The equipment of his day. The load is weighted towards the back of a short trailer. He has the load chained off in sections with those older binders. I believe he has too few chains. The load looks to be about 15' high. He has the binders on top of the load. You cannot see if they are becoming loose. The good news is the multiple axles and maybe he is only making a short run to a nearby mill or river. God Bless him...

jumpsoffrock · 02-11-2018, 08:39 PM

Saw this truck a week ago out in the middle of nowhere.

**special-K** · 02-12-2018, 09:30 AM

A West Coast Mack...cool!. I've warmed up to the R models more recently. When they were everywhere I could care less about them. I mean I like all trucks, but they were nothing special to me. I lve the dump bodies out that way. Low slung and long. 10x sexier than our big buckets. I want one. This West coast dump was at our Tr-State show last fall. Love it! Patina and all. Wouldn't change a thing on this old veteran! Appears to have been outfitted to work till not so long agao. Either that or this guy fixed himself up a hot rod lookin' truck

That big Diamond T belongs to the Keystone Truck & Tractor museum in Colonial Heights, VA. I want to get there soon.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=..._5YTX9DtxdeWeG

**special-K** · 02-13-2018, 12:15 AM

I'm curious about your trailer bow haul too. How about the way the logs are chained. Is that common?

C10 - C90 Bill · 02-13-2018, 10:34 AM

I've hauled a few wild loads in my time, but check this out for a wild road. I found this the other night:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB88EIk-nAg

**special-K** · 02-14-2018, 11:20 AM

This Studebaker car carrier wins the odd ball contest. The caption said Studebaker but that doesn't look like a Studey cab way up there

C10 - C90 Bill · 02-14-2018, 12:00 PM

I agree. It's looks more like a Ford. Carrying Ford cars to boot.

Also agree on it being Odd Ball. It sure is, lol.

**special-K** · 02-14-2018, 09:31 PM

It must have been mistitled. I thought Ford same era as well. I wonder how many pedestrians got run over

**special-K** · 02-15-2018, 09:47 AM

Here's your White Western Star

02-08-2018, 09:48 AM	#2
C10 - C90 Bill Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Moneta, VA USA Posts: 3,082	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful Interesting truck. Sure is a different place for an Air Cleaner. __________________ '60-'72 Chev/GMC Fan GMC 9500 Fan Detroit Diesel Fan

02-08-2018, 10:42 PM	#3
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful Looks like a buzz bomb. Yeah Bill, strange. That truck is custom in many ways. How about the tandem singles? Nudder piktur. How about an experimental KW? Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-12-2018, 09:13 PM	#5
blue 72 gmc 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Aladdin Wy Posts: 794	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful My 1959 Spartan 100 and some trucks at a junkyard in Winslow. Attached Images __________________ 1955 GMC Hydramatic 1959 Chevy Spartan 100 1969 Chevy C/10 1969 Chevy C/30 Bruiser 1972 GMC (Wrecked) 1972 GMC pickup..old blue Restored Vent Windows https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=766598 1955 GMC hydramatic build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=429417

04-08-2018, 03:20 PM	#7
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02-09-2018, 10:45 PM	#8
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful Lovely Kenworth Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 02-10-2018 at 08:26 AM.

02-08-2018, 08:18 AM	#1
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful My best friend in elementary school's (early-60s) dad was an excavating contractor. He pulled the low-boy with a Diamond-T COE. I remember he would have us go out, climb up to bleed the air out of the brakes in the evening. That truck is where I first heard the name and thought it was such a cool name. Old fire apparatus is cool stuff. Talk about a custom truck. They are it! Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-09-2018, 11:16 PM	#9
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,838	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful I love that KW. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

02-09-2018, 08:25 AM	#10
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful ... Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-09-2018, 10:37 PM	#11
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful Yep, IH Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-10-2018, 08:30 AM	#13
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful I can't find anything wrong with it. If that truck was a meal it would be gourmet... or is it the best dang BBQ you ever had from a roadside stand? Did I show this? If I did, her's another one: Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 02-12-2018 at 09:22 AM.

02-11-2018, 05:07 PM	#14
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful The truck in the picture where I replied to the previous post is a Western Star. I believe it is Post White era, just a Western Star. I was diggin' on those White Western Stars back in the day they used the old White cab and were hand-built. I find this International interesting And, here is one hell of a custom-built Diamond T Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-11-2018, 08:39 PM	#18
jumpsoffrock Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California Posts: 966	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful Saw this truck a week ago out in the middle of nowhere. Attached Images

02-12-2018, 09:30 AM	#19
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful A West Coast Mack...cool!. I've warmed up to the R models more recently. When they were everywhere I could care less about them. I mean I like all trucks, but they were nothing special to me. I lve the dump bodies out that way. Low slung and long. 10x sexier than our big buckets. I want one. This West coast dump was at our Tr-State show last fall. Love it! Patina and all. Wouldn't change a thing on this old veteran! Appears to have been outfitted to work till not so long agao. Either that or this guy fixed himself up a hot rod lookin' truck That big Diamond T belongs to the Keystone Truck & Tractor museum in Colonial Heights, VA. I want to get there soon. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=..._5YTX9DtxdeWeG Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 02-13-2018 at 12:11 AM.

02-13-2018, 12:15 AM	#20
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful I'm curious about your trailer bow haul too. How about the way the logs are chained. Is that common? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-13-2018, 10:34 AM	#21
C10 - C90 Bill Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Moneta, VA USA Posts: 3,082	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful I've hauled a few wild loads in my time, but check this out for a wild road. I found this the other night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB88EIk-nAg __________________ '60-'72 Chev/GMC Fan GMC 9500 Fan Detroit Diesel Fan



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02-14-2018, 11:20 AM	#22
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful This Studebaker car carrier wins the odd ball contest. The caption said Studebaker but that doesn't look like a Studey cab way up there Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-14-2018, 12:00 PM	#23
C10 - C90 Bill Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Moneta, VA USA Posts: 3,082	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful I agree. It's looks more like a Ford. Carrying Ford cars to boot. Also agree on it being Odd Ball. It sure is, lol. __________________ '60-'72 Chev/GMC Fan GMC 9500 Fan Detroit Diesel Fan

02-14-2018, 09:31 PM	#24
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful It must have been mistitled. I thought Ford same era as well. I wonder how many pedestrians got run over __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-15-2018, 09:47 AM	#25
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks Are Beautiful Here's your White Western Star Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

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