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May be old but still cool.....

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by OLDSKOOLERnWV, Feb 19, 2016.

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  1. Feb 19, 2016 #1
    OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    Went to the local Big Rig junk yard looking for a spare 24.5 aluminum budd and a Jake micro switch for the pump and ran across this O'l Peterbilt. Just simply surprised it is still in 1 piece. Cummins power with a 36" bunk and air ride, just as it left the factory. To many projects now or I may have ask the big question.....:)
     

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  3. Feb 19, 2016 #2
    Blackshack46

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    Must not have many truckers around ya. I can't believe it's been there so long, the grill is weathered. BUTTTTTT it still has Pete badges :mshocked:
     
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    Bet you could snatch that up for cheap
     
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  5. Feb 19, 2016 #4
    AModelCat

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    Best part is its a short hood. Is that the power steering reservoir hanging out in place of the air cleaner?
     
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    swaan

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    That looks to be a 750 luberfiner hanging off the side , but I coukd be wrong. Those were really popular back then. Real cool how it's unmolested, right down to the original split rims on the steer
     
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    OLDSKOOLERnWV

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    No that would be a luber finer as it was called back then. Basically a extra oil filter that was ornamental in a sense. The 75 359 I drove for Pop had one. I opened the door of this truck and it was like taking a step back in time, everything seemed just as it was from the factory. Even twin splitters on the shifter, HI / LO on the side of the shifter and DIR / OD in the shift knob. It needs some attention but it is in overall good original shape.
     
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    Straight Stacks

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    Old Iron, Chrome and Pete emblems on a Pandora's Box!
     
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    OLDSKOOLERnWV

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    Truck has the small door in the right side of the hood which allowed you to check the oil without tilting the hood, that is kinda nice but.... what if a belt is ready to break or fan hub is loose? Nice to see all those things. I just like the older stuff, can't help it.
     
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  11. Feb 20, 2016 #9
    clausland

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    You really need to rescue that quick.........
     
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    Cool find. ALWAYS nice to see a 359 that is still savable. This particular truck appears to be a '74-'76 ( '77 was the 1st year for rectangle headlights) aluminum hood.( rivets on the hood skin) Actually, this would be the "medium" length hood, as there was a shorter fiberglass hood. Probably has a "flat dash", as '77 was also the 1st year for the "round" or "Corvette" dash, although, I don't care for that comparison, as the Corvette had no influence on the shape. This truck looks a lot like my '85 day cab I bought many years ago. Make no mistake, a truck like this is going to need everything, and it's not a project for the faint of heart ( or wallet). Still, 359's are getting rare, and with the price of fuel being low, many old timers are thinking about getting an older ride like this, to be cool again. I paid $7,000 for my '85 in '03, and it ran, although, needed everything. Little stuff, mostly. ( cab and engine/ trans. mounts, steering column u-joints, hood wiring and LOTS of electrical work). It was a nice truck when done, but sadly, when I sold it in '09, it was a tough sell, and only got $6,500 for it.( day cab limited prospective buyers and a bad time to sell anything) So better get it cheap. Here was my '85. http://assets.blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03/HowardArbiture_04_1500.jpg
     
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